Interesting article about allowing low power FM stations, Community FM
 

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"Jim Douglas" wrote in message
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It's interesting that the National Association of Broadcasters is so
concerned about protecting us from harmful radio interference from low
power FM stations. Too bad they didn't have the same concern around 20
years ago, when so many full power stations went on to fill the FM band.

Frank Dresser

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message
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It's interesting that the National Association of Broadcasters is so
concerned about protecting us from harmful radio interference from low
power FM stations. Too bad they didn't have the same concern around 20
years ago, when so many full power stations went on to fill the FM band.


Any bets on how the NAB would feel if they just opened up the band to full
power stations on 400KHz spacing? Bet that interference would be a non-issue
under those circumstances..

"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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Any bets on how the NAB would feel if they just opened up the band to
full
power stations on 400KHz spacing? Bet that interference would be a
non-issue
under those circumstances..



That's a good idea! Let's double the protected radius, while we're at
it. And it's so much more "planned" than just letting the excess number
of unprofitable stations go dark, as they were before Congress allowed
the formation of the mega-networks.

Frank Dresser

JD,

Sounds Like "Good News" :o)

Maybe Low Power FM (LPFM) will be the DXing Challenge of the Future.

~ RHF
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"RHF" wrote in message
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JD,

Sounds Like "Good News" :o)

Maybe Low Power FM (LPFM) will be the DXing Challenge of the Future.

~ RHF
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Like the college and high school stations used to be. Around here,
there used to be alot of schools with 10 watt FM transmitters. They
rarely kept to a strict schedule, especially around holidays. Sometimes
10 watts of pure mono FM could be heard miles away.

Then the FCC mandated all those transmitters had to be upgraded to
100watts. Many of the stations didn't bother, they just went dark.
Some of the rest decided to take themselves too seriously, and start
acting like minor league network stations. Actually, the one college
broadcaster I can think of who made it big, Carl Amare of old time radio
fame, started here at a 10 watter. I heard him play the old time radio
shows many times!

Frank Dresser

Ithinktheyshould have opened up a new radio band exclusively for lpfm
broadcasting.

Then the full-power broadcasters wouldn't be able to use the excuse they're
using now.

Of course then, they would have used some other excuse.

"Waterperson77" wrote in message
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Ithinktheyshould have opened up a new radio band exclusively for lpfm
broadcasting.

Then the full-power broadcasters wouldn't be able to use the excuse
they're
using now.

Of course then, they would have used some other excuse.


They would have had to tell the truth.... that they were afraid that
something fresh, new and local would erode their listener base, and therefor
their profits..

"Brenda Ann" wrote in message
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"Waterperson77" wrote in message
...
Ithinktheyshould have opened up a new radio band exclusively for lpfm
broadcasting.

Then the full-power broadcasters wouldn't be able to use the excuse
they're
using now.

Of course then, they would have used some other excuse.


They would have had to tell the truth.... that they were afraid that
something fresh, new and local would erode their listener base, and
therefor
their profits..


Of course the licenses the FCC did issue, for the most part, are a total
waste of spectrum space. Who really listens to garbage like TIS and garbage
dump hours, or more religeous stations (seems to me there are plenty of
those already on the air, including about a thousand satelators for a couple
large Christian stations).

"Frank Dresser" wrote in message ...
"RHF" wrote in message
om...
JD,

Sounds Like "Good News" :o)

Maybe Low Power FM (LPFM) will be the DXing Challenge of the Future.

~ RHF
.
.
Like the college and high school stations used to be. Around here,
there used to be alot of schools with 10 watt FM transmitters. They
rarely kept to a strict schedule, especially around holidays. Sometimes
10 watts of pure mono FM could be heard miles away.

Then the FCC mandated all those transmitters had to be upgraded to
100watts. Many of the stations didn't bother, they just went dark.
Some of the rest decided to take themselves too seriously, and start
acting like minor league network stations. Actually, the one college
broadcaster I can think of who made it big, Carl Amare of old time radio
fame, started here at a 10 watter. I heard him play the old time radio
shows many times!

Frank Dresser


FD,

Before College Low Power FM Stations became so popular.
I remember back in the day when Pacific Union College in Angwin CA
had a Low Power AM Radio Station and it was quite a catch back then.

~ RHF

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