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WLTE 95.5 Approved Today: Good night WMXP, WPLS, WWOK, WNGR & W239AW

I would hope WMXP-LP does have a plan in place to move frequency. It would probably go on the old WLTE frequency, sharing with WPLS-LP, while WLTE gets the whole new frequency to themselves. Anyways, just too crowded in SC.
 
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I would hope WMXP-LP does have a plan in place to move frequency. It would probably go on the old WLTE frequency, sharing with WPLS-LP, while WLTE gets the whole new frequency to themselves. Anyways, just too crowded in SC.
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There are very few available frequencies in Greenville. And none that will cover Greenville like WMXP has been, if even half as well. WPLS is under no obligation to share their license with the licensee of WMXP, if the FCC would even let them. Sharing frequencies is something done in the initial application phase and, to my knowledge, hasn't been initiated after a sole licensee is established. I am not sure there is a precedent or rule to allow that. Further, 95.9 is second adjacent to 95.5. Without a good 2nd adjacent waiver, Salem could insist they vacate due to interference, especially if they have future HD plans for 95.5, pretty easily. Even if Furman gets the waiver, their signal will be greatly decreased by the new 95.5. All translator operators and LPFM licensees know, from the start, that something like this is always a potential risk. LPFMs & translators are secondary to full power stations as codified by Congress. WLTE is the only primary station in this entire mix of affected stations. It can, basically, do what it wishes to improve it's signal, including terminating the broadcast in the area by any secondary station that blocks it's path.
 
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The FCC granted an amendment to their application (FCC staff wanted some additional information). They don't have a construction permit yet. As for the affected LPFM's, they wouldn't be able to apply for a change until the WLTE CP is fully granted. Add WWOK 95.3 to the list with their mighty one watt from Parris Mountain.

Share-times can be forced if an NCE doesn't broadcast enough hours daily. It used to be 12 hours daily Mon.-Fri. with an exception for academic breaks. With cheap automation to run 24/7, few NCE's would leave themselves exposed like this any more.
 
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The FCC granted an amendment to their application (FCC staff wanted some additional information). They don't have a construction permit yet. As for the affected LPFM's, they wouldn't be able to apply for a change until the WLTE CP is fully granted. Add WWOK 95.3 to the list with their mighty one watt from Parris Mountain.
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WWOK is listed in the original subject line. As is a few more. Having done a few apps myself, the granted amendment usually means the CP is granted. It has the same file number.
 
ngriffin said:
The FCC granted an amendment to their application (FCC staff wanted some additional information). They don't have a construction permit yet. As for the affected LPFM's, they wouldn't be able to apply for a change until the WLTE CP is fully granted. Add WWOK 95.3 to the list with their mighty one watt from Parris Mountain.

Share-times can be forced if an NCE doesn't broadcast enough hours daily. It used to be 12 hours daily Mon.-Fri. with an exception for academic breaks. With cheap automation to run 24/7, few NCE's would leave themselves exposed like this any more.
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I had no idea. I also did not know of a rule that allowed this for LPFM (different class of service) - can you site a case or rule where a sole licensee of an LPFM (or NCE) had "share times" forced? I love learning about this kind of stuff.
 
ngriffin said:
The FCC granted an amendment to their application (FCC staff wanted some additional information). They don't have a construction permit yet. As for the affected LPFM's, they wouldn't be able to apply for a change until the WLTE CP is fully granted. Add WWOK 95.3 to the list with their mighty one watt from Parris Mountain.

Share-times can be forced if an NCE doesn't broadcast enough hours daily. It used to be 12 hours daily Mon.-Fri. with an exception for academic breaks. With cheap automation to run 24/7, few NCE's would leave themselves exposed like this any more.
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Not correct. The construction permit was issued today. File No. 0000148015. Does Furman even want a radio station nowadays? Most colleges and universities are selling off their full power FM stations as quickly as they can before values fall further.
 
Does anyone else feel Salem may have other format plans in the works once this is completed? Classic hits is completely out of their business model, you won’t see any non-religious stations in their portfolio outside of Hawaii.

As much as it’s not needed, I could see the commercial “Fish” format being viable in the market and fairly easy to sell. Everything on the current classic hits format is played on 102.5 and 99.5 so I’m surprised Salem is doing this.

This essentially brings back the coverage 103.9 provided to the 103.3 simulcast. Too bad 103.9 has been upgraded and on to bigger and better things, it’d be nice to see a trade off so both 103s could be paired again.
 
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There was never really any promoting His Radio Z on 95.5 (W238AW) which has the same programming as 104.1 in Spartanburg and 102.1 in Greenville and also 91.1 in Wando/Charleston. 95.5 W238AW licensed to Westview SC which is a neighborhood in West Spartanburg (as a fill in for 104.1 south of the city) but never reached very well. Didn't make it clear into Woodruff or Spartanburg a few miles away and really only covered Moore/Roebuck. Very weak translator and sounded a bit worse with their audio processing lately.

Maybe the new 95.5 signal would reach a bit well into Georgia (Lavonia/Hartwell area) before WSBB would start to interfere going a few miles into GA like 95.9 currently does. Being further east I wonder how good the signal strength may be in the Anderson and Clemson area. Also sometimes there's sometimes tropo interference on 95.5 (BBN) from High Point NC (WHPE) I've heard them a few times clear in the Upstate (BBN also on 91.1 in the Upstate)

Edit: WLTE CP map is now on Radio Locator...Much improvement over the area from Anderson and NE, it looks like about the same signal going west to the GA state line and a clearer signal to the Spartanburg County line, at which point 103.3 would be the stronger choice near Greer/Pelham. The mid-point between the 2 signals (103.3 and 95.5) would be the East Greenville/Taylors area, with 95.5 definitely being the stronger choice in most of Greenville. Looking similar to 103.9's signal and coverage before they Upgraded from a Class A signal to a C3
 
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She'll be higher, closer to Greenville, and very importantly non-directional - and an overall cleaner frequency. HD plans as well!
 
Another one that wasn't mentioned is the CP/License (but still off air) 95.3 WEGG (Former WYPJ) licensed to Due West with a site near Honea Path...

This might be a little too close to 95.5 both on the dial and site location right outside the Anderson area. This station was sold to Lake Harwell Radio, and though it is off air I don't think this would work well...Status?
 
CraigD said:
She'll be higher, closer to Greenville, and very importantly non-directional - and an overall cleaner frequency. HD plans as well!
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Are there any plans for HD on 103.3? I know it may not be worth it considering the signal, even if both are class A 95.5 will be a better signal overall. 103.3 is terribly short spaced with 103.1 in Anderson and there’s a C3 on 103.5 from Greenwood that doesn’t interfere but does come in clearly quite surprisingly. I’m surprised those signals were allowed that close.

95.5 will also cover the Mauldin/Ft. Inn/Simpsonville area better than 103.3. This area is also more prone to interference from the adjacent frequencies.

When 103.3 and 103.9 were a simulcast, in general 103.9 was the better signal overall and seemed to have more signal punch. 103.3 was really only the better option in Spartanburg county and to the NE.
 
The Due West station had to move to Georgia in order for the 95.5 opening to be created for WLTE. In Georgia, the station will be coupled with WLHR(Lake Hartwell Radio-Lavonia, Hartwell & Royston) in Lavonia, GA and now has a call sign WEGG. I guess in tribute to that area's prominent poultry industry. No overlap with WLTE on 95.5 but looks like it's directional to protect WSBB-95.5 in Atlanta. Obviously when WSBB moved to inner Atlanta, the chess game was on.
 
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The Due West station had to move to Georgia in order for the 95.5 opening to be created for WLTE. In Georgia, the station will be coupled with WLHR(Lake Hartwell Radio-Lavonia, Hartwell & Royston) in Lavonia, GA and now has a call sign WEGG.
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I didn't know WEGG in Eastern NC had changed letters. And it too was in an area where poultry was important.
 
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The Due West station had to move to Georgia in order for the 95.5 opening to be created for WLTE. In Georgia, the station will be coupled with WLHR(Lake Hartwell Radio-Lavonia, Hartwell & Royston) in Lavonia, GA and now has a call sign WEGG. I guess in tribute to that area's prominent poultry industry. No overlap with WLTE on 95.5 but looks like it's directional to protect WSBB-95.5 in Atlanta. Obviously when WSBB moved to inner Atlanta, the chess game was on.
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I love the spectrum chess game.
 
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Does Furman even want a radio station nowadays? Most colleges and universities are selling off their full power FM stations as quickly as they can before values fall further.
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Anytime I've tuned into that station, it seemed to be running old Furman sports games. I think one guy is running the entire operation. I was under the impression he volunteered to do it. I doubt they could have sold it. It's ultra low powered - barely covers anything
 
What's up with the WRTH audio stream lately, it sounds like it's very over-modulated and too much bass, at least on Tunein.

Cant wait for the 95.5 signal to fill in the holes in the Conestee / Fork Shoals area of Greenville.

Great synchronization of both signals as well
 
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