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flytrap said:
They haven applied for permission to move. I assume like other classes of stations, you DON'T MOVE IT until you file for a construction permit to make the move.
That could be a bit of paperwork (and legal expense) which says to the city of Pearl: Welcome to radio.
Zach said:
A "quick and dirty" reading of the rules indicates that a move up to 5.6 kM is a "minor change" and an application could be filed any time. That equals 3.5 miles.
Moving farther than that is considered a "major change" and could only be requested by filing during an "Application Window". Assuming that maybe 1,500 to 3,000 applications might come in during an application window, an application to change location more than 3.5 miles could take a long time to filter through the system.
Here is the question you might have to ask a communications attorney: If I request today a move of 3.5 miles and it is granted and I make the move, how long do I have to wait before I can request a second move?
People have been "walking" translators by filing a series of moves and my memory is that the FCC recently changed policy on how quickly those people can file a second, and a third, and a fourth request to change location.
I'm not sure if the "minor change" rule is applicable to LPFM, since they are considered secondary service and can be displaced by a full power FM move - someone with more experience than me will have to comment on that. I have a feeling WPBP-LP is not running at full power. I remember it having much better coverage when it first came on.
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w9wi said:
I had looked up the distance that an LPFM can move a year or two ago but did not remember the details. The idea of a "major change" during a filing window did not come to my attention back then.
Of course, they, like anyone else, can get something wrong, but my resource for this "major change" issue was RecNet which is really focused on LPFM. I didn't take the time to see if I could figure out if there is a specific rule in the regs (I think I would have found it in earlier reading) of if in answer to a request for information the FCC has established a policy on major change for LPFM. Hopefully someone is reading this thread who can give us more definitive information.
I did some research today and I think a move up to 5.6km for LP100 stations is still considered a minor change, which could be filed at any time. Looking at the original application, it appears that it could be moved towards Pearl without any interference issues. Don't know if they are even considering it, but it certainly appears possible.
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If the translators I'm watching in Alabama are any indication, they can move within weeks of a prior move, maybe sooner. I watched a translator walk across three counties in central Alabama in a matter of months, always being granted a new CP right after the license to cover is filed. Licenses to cover, I might add, that were never built out.
Zach said:
LPFM is a different animal. Since they are considered non-comm community service type stations and have to present a present a pretty detailed case to the FCC, I don't see them skipping across the country like some translators have recently. I've seen LPFM frequency changes and short moves, but nothing involving a city of license change... which would be the case if someone tried to hop one across 3 counties.
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