Under FNX ownership, was there a requirement for "Local Studios" for each of these stations? I know most (if not all) of the programming was a complete simulcast from Lynn.
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WFNX 92.1, 92.1, and 103.7
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VoiceofWayne said:Under FNX ownership, was there a requirement for "Local Studios" for each of these stations? I know most (if not all) of the programming was a complete simulcast from Lynn.
103.7 definitely had a studio in Providence for a while. Some may not remember that they eventually split off from the "FNX Radio Network," and had their own harder edged alternative format as "103-7 FNX," and I believe they had a local staff.
VoiceofWayne said:Under FNX ownership, was there a requirement for "Local Studios" for each of these stations? I know most (if not all) of the programming was a complete simulcast from Lynn.
The sale filing for WFEX revealed that the station had a sales/studio facility in Nashua. It would make sense if the former WPHX/WPHX-FM had a similar facility co-located with the Portland Phoenix, but I wouldn't know.
VoiceofWayne said:Under FNX ownership, was there a requirement for "Local Studios" for each of these stations? I know most (if not all) of the programming was a complete simulcast from Lynn.
Under FCC rules, each station must maintain a "main studio" (defined as a place where programming can originate) at one of the following locations:
1) Within the station's community of license.
2) Within the principal coverage area of any AM, FM or TV station licensed to the station's community of license.
3) Within 25 miles from the reference coordinates of the center of the community of license.
Exceptions can be made, but you have to make a case to the FCC that "good cause exists" for locating the main studio elsewhere than one of the above choices. The rules also specify that the station must maintain a local or toll-free telephone number in the community of license.
dumber than a box of hair said:Under FCC rules, each station must maintain a "main studio" (defined as a place where programming can originate) at one of the following locations:
1) Within the station's community of license.
2) Within the principal coverage area of any AM, FM or TV station licensed to the station's community of license.
3) Within 25 miles from the reference coordinates of the center of the community of license.
Exceptions can be made, but you have to make a case to the FCC that "good cause exists" for locating the main studio elsewhere than one of the above choices. The rules also specify that the station must maintain a local or toll-free telephone number in the community of license.
Does this also apply to non-comm stations? What about a situation like WUMB that runs eight Class A repeater stations?
encarta95 said:The sale filing for WFEX revealed that the station had a sales/studio facility in Nashua. It would make sense if the former WPHX/WPHX-FM had a similar facility co-located with the Portland Phoenix, but I wouldn't know.
How does that work from a technical perspective? There were separate feeds to each of the local stations because the commercials would often be different, but this came from Lynn. If they wanted to sit in the local studio and originate at each location was the audio from Lynn "potted" through each of the local studios, or would they push a magic button and switch to a different STL ?
VoiceofWayne said:How does that work from a technical perspective? There were separate feeds to each of the local stations because the commercials would often be different, but this came from Lynn. If they wanted to sit in the local studio and originate at each location was the audio from Lynn "potted" through each of the local studios, or would they push a magic button and switch to a different STL ?
Computer automation and a switcher.
One main program feed... each station also has its own automation computer either at the main studio or the local studio... they time all the commercial breaks so when the main station goes to commercials for 6 minutes.. each remote station does too... then at the end of the ad break the computer sends a audio switcher command to switch back to the "main program" feed.. and the local automation PC sits and waits for the next commercial break.
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