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Translators

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I'm just curious about radio translators. I noticed that in Buford,GA, there is a 19 watt translator on 88.1 FM that broadcasts a religious station from the west coast. Is there any specific reason for this?
 
Translators are sometimes used to overcome geological conditions which block a primary station's signal. GPB uses several translators in its TV network to provide useable signals to areas shielded by mountainous terrain, for example. Essentially, translators receive the primary frequency and rebroadcast the program material on the translator frequency, e.g., 88.1 MHz.
 
Translators in the non-comm band (88.1-91.9) can be fed by satellite, which is why there are nationwide religious translator networks.
 
I thought this was so, but couldn't lay hands on the facts at the time I posted. I remembered reading about the translator networks, but couldn't recall the details.
 
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