R J Carpenter wrote:
Is this, perhaps, to preempt the possibility of a LPFM?

Y'know, I've wondered about that...

We have a couple of cases where Nashville stations have filed for
translators at sites well within their city-grade contour and where no
apparent terrain obstruction exists.
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
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