Re: [IRCA] Low Priority West Coast Question (KCBC-770)
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Re: [IRCA] Low Priority West Coast Question (KCBC-770)



On Tue, Apr 13, 2010 at 9:55 AM, Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
>
> I could be so way off.. maybe Scott Fybush wil lread this and correct me?
>>
>
> He will, and he is :)
>
> KCBC's move was actually a side effect of a move on the FM band. The 96.7
> station that had been licensed to Manteca (KMRQ, if memory serves) figured
> out that it could significantly improve its signal over Modesto if it moved
> its transmitter site. But moving its transmitter site meant it would no
> longer put a city-grade signal over Manteca, so it needed a new city of
> license. But 96.7 was also the only station licensed to Manteca, so it
> couldn't move without replacing that "first local service" in Manteca.
>
> That's where KCBC came in. With a bit of a power tweak, it could change
> city of license from Riverbank to Manteca, and Riverbank was a city of
> license that worked for 96.7's new transmitter site, so the swap was made,
> KCBC became "Manteca" and 96.7 became "Riverbank."
>
>
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