Re: [IRCA] Expanded-Band Owner Objects to AM Surrender Plan

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yes Redding CA shut off the original AM, KNRO 1670 is left after what I
think was 600 went dark.

WVMI 570 went dark and is now WTNI 1640, in Biloxi Mississippi

Paul

On Wednesday, February 24, 2016, John Sampson <jnsampson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> I think it was five years.  As I remember, after the five year period, the
> station either had to revert to its original allocation or move to the
> X-band and take the original station off the air.   Also, I think that the
> original purpose of the X-band was to mitigate interference on the regular
> band and give some stations an opportunity to get rid of expensive
> directional arrays as well as boosting their coverage.  I believe that
> several of the X-band stations (Redding, California, and Brigham City,
> Utah, come to mind) actually followed the original guidelines.  Omaha took
> the 1180 station off the air for a couple of years but then somehow
> reactivated the 1180 frequency, obviously with the FCC's approval.  I agree
> with Russ, it's another case where the FCC didn't follow its original
> guidelines (but what else is new!).
>
>
>
>
> On Feb 24, 2016, at 3:57 PM, Russ Edmunds wrote:
>
> > Trying to change the rules you knew were part of the deal at the time.
> >
> > The real problem here is that the FCC - typically - ignored that part of
> > the deal - the surrenders were supposed to take place
> > on a much shorter time limit, although I don't recall exactly what it
> was.
> >
> > Russ Edmunds
> > 15 mi NW Phila
> > Grid FN20id
> > <wb2bjh@xxxxxxxxx <javascript:;>>
> >
> > AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip
> > FM: Yamaha T-80 & T-85, each w/ Conrad RDS Decoder;
> > Onkyo T-450RDS; Tecsun PL-310 ( 2);
> > modified Sony ICF2010 w/APS9B @ 15';
> > Grundig G8 w/whip; modified Sony ICF2010 w/whip
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 4:47 PM, Dennis Gibson <wb6tnb@xxxxxxxxx
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>
> http://www.radioworld.com/article/expanded-band-owner-objects-to-am-surrender-plan/278222
> >>
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