This one is flawed from the get-go...

[DaveBayArea]

Calvary Chapel wants to move their 95.5 translator to 92.1, requesting a minor change waiver because of co-channel interference from KUIC in Vacaville:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Application_id=1809916

Ummm.... First of all, 95.5 and 95.3 are adjacent channels. Not co-channels. 2nd, they obviously never looked to see how strong KVMX is in Sacramento. That 92.1 signal from up by Mt. Aukum is truly co-channel. Not adjacent. It will completely eliminate coverage from an already-compromised translator. Third, displacement apps are only good for when a new station comes on, right? KUIC has been around for longer than the translator.

Let's see what happens with this one...

On a side note, I wonder where they're getting the "direct off-air" signal from KAWZ as required by the rules. That's a fancy antenna they must be using out there at Elverta Road.

Dave B.

 

[stewie]

Calvary Chapel wants to move their 95.5 translator to 92.1, requesting a minor change waiver because of co-channel interference from KUIC in Vacaville:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Application_id=1809916

Ummm.... First of all, 95.5 and 95.3 are adjacent channels. Not co-channels. 2nd, they obviously never looked to see how strong KVMX is in Sacramento. That 92.1 signal from up by Mt. Aukum is truly co-channel. Not adjacent. It will completely eliminate coverage from an already-compromised translator. Third, displacement apps are only good for when a new station comes on, right? KUIC has been around for longer than the translator.

Let's see what happens with this one...

On a side note, I wonder where they're getting the "direct off-air" signal from KAWZ as required by the rules. That's a fancy antenna they must be using out there at Elverta Road.

Dave B.

Agree, this makes no sense.

Sacramento is just becoming a lot of noise on FM.

 

[stewie]

Calvary Chapel wants to move their 95.5 translator to 92.1, requesting a minor change waiver because of co-channel interference from KUIC in Vacaville:

http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_list.pl?Application_id=1809916

Ummm.... First of all, 95.5 and 95.3 are adjacent channels. Not co-channels. 2nd, they obviously never looked to see how strong KVMX is in Sacramento. That 92.1 signal from up by Mt. Aukum is truly co-channel. Not adjacent. It will completely eliminate coverage from an already-compromised translator. Third, displacement apps are only good for when a new station comes on, right? KUIC has been around for longer than the translator.

Let's see what happens with this one...

On a side note, I wonder where they're getting the "direct off-air" signal from KAWZ as required by the rules. That's a fancy antenna they must be using out there at Elverta Road.

Dave B.

Dave,

I wonder why they even applied for this.
The 50 dBu contour on KVMX literally blankets the proposed translator site.

 

[Big D]

There was recently another LPFM or translator application on 92.1 in the area that was dismissed by the FCC. The application was obviously prepared by a consultant out of state only looking at protected contours. If I recall, Lotus protested the application based on the actual field strength at the proposed transmitter site, thereby causing interference. I'll try to dig up the application file. A consultant could easily run a Longley Rice calculation for KVMX to check for such an interference condition. I'm sure this is on Lotus' radar.