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Post by CAwasinNJ on Aug 15, 2019 4:48:22 GMT -6
KSOS-FM was previously 106.9 at Brigham City (now KEGH 107.1 from Humpy.) KSOS(AM) 800 was on the air when KUTR was approved but was taken silent so KUTR could improve its signal. Under the expanded band rules an old AM band station was supposed to be taken silent after a transition period after the ex-band station went on air. That never really happened and it's still not resolved at the FCC but that's another story.
The old 92.1 in Tooele (hitting Salt Lake with a booster) was KTLE and KMGR before becoming KUUU and moving to today's 92.5. 96.7 was relaying KUSU before becoming the buffer it is today.
mtndew is correct that a company can't own a non-fill-in translator. VFX is owned by Kent Frandsen so there's no ownership issues. First National and Arthur Frank are both Brent Larson companies. (https://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/forms/prod/cdbsmenu.hts?context=25&appn=101605049&formid=316&fac_num=78152 )
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Post by radiowyoming on Aug 16, 2019 9:51:03 GMT -6
Filed today with the FCC, a special temporary authority to remain sileny for KZSK:
"THE STATION IS SILENT DUE TO TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMITTER."
It was signed by Martin Davila, 2424 S 900 W, SALT LAKE CITY
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Post by mtndew on Aug 27, 2019 17:16:12 GMT -6
Hooking up a 100 watt transmitter (Exciter) should be the least of their worries. It's like hooking up an a over-the-air TV antenna to a TV. Broadcast equipment isn't cheap, but if you screw up a connector on you're coax or something then re-do it. The transmission side of things on 100 watts is pretty simple. Maybe the transmitter (exciter) is bad. I'll be following this saga ...
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Post by mtndew on Aug 27, 2019 17:30:45 GMT -6
I've always thought it was incredibly gracious of Brent Larson, "VFX's Greatest Fan!", to always air VFX, (his super duper favorite out-of-town station), on his valuable 98.3 SLC translator, for free, for his (not having any business relationship (cough cough) with the owners of VFX)! It's a tear-jerker for me.
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Post by radiowyoming on Aug 27, 2019 18:46:46 GMT -6
I've always thought it was incredibly gracious of Brent Larson, "VFX's Greatest Fan!", to always air VFX, (his super duper favorite out-of-town station), on his valuable 98.3 SLC translator, for free, for his (not having any business relationship (cough cough) with the owners of VFX)! It's a tear-jerker for me. im not in market so obviously youre hinting at something here.. and i think the rules behind translators and how they can be funded have changed a bit over the years
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Aug 27, 2019 19:24:40 GMT -6
This sounds like a little more than a hint to me.
We have a zero tolerance policy for personal attacks and I am very tempted to remove that post.
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Post by mtndew on Aug 28, 2019 6:03:35 GMT -6
Well, ultimately Brent Larson can put what he wants on his translator. For all I know, he's just good pals with the VFX ownership. I just find it odd that he would incur (likely significant) monthly expenses to operate even a translator in a larger market, and broadcast an out-of-market station for which I don't believe you can receive monetary compensation in that case. I don't know all of the rules, but I would think he could charge a local station a fee. I'm guessing he holds on to it as an investment, but who knows. It's just my personal belief that there must be some debt of gratitude there at least. There are ways someone could benefit without it being against the rules. I am biased more in favor of the LPFM, though, since it would be more locally-focused programming, so I'm hoping they hurry up and fix their problems. The reception issues for VFX should be manageable and I'm sure they'll work it out, but I'm still curious as to the potential interference which may or may not amount to much, but we'll see.
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Post by amanuensis on Aug 28, 2019 9:51:48 GMT -6
VFX obviously has no worries about 98.3 going away, since they make that frequency part of their on-air branding.
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Post by radiowyoming on Aug 28, 2019 19:30:02 GMT -6
Well, ultimately Brent Larson can put what he wants on his translator. For all I know, he's just good pals with the VFX ownership. I just find it odd that he would incur (likely significant) monthly expenses to operate even a translator in a larger market, and broadcast an out-of-market station for which I don't believe you can receive monetary compensation in that case. I don't know all of the rules, but I would think he could charge a local station a fee. I'm guessing he holds on to it as an investment, but who knows. It's just my personal belief that there must be some debt of gratitude there at least. There are ways someone could benefit without it being against the rules. I am biased more in favor of the LPFM, though, since it would be more locally-focused programming, so I'm hoping they hurry up and fix their problems. The reception issues for VFX should be manageable and I'm sure they'll work it out, but I'm still curious as to the potential interference which may or may not amount to much, but we'll see. Ownership and financial support. In general, commercial primary stations and anyone associated with a commercial primary station may neither own nor provide direct or indirect support to non-fill-in translator stations, both before and after the translator commences operation. See 47 CFR Section 74.1232(d). However, in order to facilitate service to white (or unserved) areas, the Commission is favorably disposed toward waiver of this rule to permit a commercial primary station to support its own translator, or an independently owned translator, which provides service to these unserved areas. The primary commercial FM station may provide "technical support" to the independent translator station, which is defined as: actual services provided by the primary station's technical staff or compensation for the time and services provided by independent engineering personnel. Such support does not include the supply of equipment or direct funding for the translator's discretionary use. We also reiterate that technical assistance by the primary station should occur after the issuance of the translator's construction permit or license in order to meet expenses incurred by installing, repairing, or making adjustments to equipment. (Footnotes omitted) Memorandum Opinion and Order in MM Docket 88-140 (PDF), 8 FCC Rcd 5093, 5096 at Paragraph 20. See also 47 CFR Sections 74.1232(d) and (e). For the purposes of translator station applications, " sort by white area" is defined as any area outside the coverage area of any full service aural service (AM as well as FM). Paragraph 23, Report and Order in Docket 88-140, 5 FCC Rcd at 7216 (1990). Where a translator provides both fill-in service and white area service, the procedures applicable to "white area" service should be followed. A showing of the "white area" must be presented in the application with a request for waiver of the ownership requirement. When locating the "white area" boundaries, the service contours for FM stations shall be predicted using the standard method in 47 CFR Section 73.313. If a non-fill-in translator is independently owned, the owner sort by must secure the written permission of the primary station to rebroadcast its programming before commencing operation. This is a statutory requirement. See 47 CFR Section 74.1284(b); see also 47 U.S.C. Section 325(a) and Footnote 52 of the Report and Order in MM Docket 88-140, 5 FCC Rcd 7212, 7245 (1990).
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Post by CAwasinNJ on Aug 29, 2019 14:33:29 GMT -6
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