[grc] [Nceorg] Commercial radio groups agree with us: NO to translators originating programming

[Michelle Bradley]

Converting translators to LPFM stations would put them under the LPFM 
limitations in the LCRA.  Because of how the FCC feels that LPFMs should 
be simplified, a large majority of translators with 100 watt (5.6 km) 
nondirectional facilities would not be able to meet the minimum distance 
separations to full-service stations as required by statute in the LCRA.

It would take an act of Congress to change that.


*Michelle A. Bradley, CBT*
/Amateur Radio: KU3N/
/Founder - REC Networks/ - *https://recnet.com*
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On 7/29/2020 3:05 PM, evan davis wrote:
> When we were struggling to establish our first LPFM (now WCRSlp) in 
> Columbus, Ohio, and were time-shared with two other uncooperative 
> licensees, but managed to get a translator approved in the mean time, 
> you can BET we were looming for any loophole that would allow us to 
> originate programming on the translator. Ours was probably a unique 
> situation.
>
> What about allowing translators to convert to LPFM's?
> Evan Davis
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> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:40 PM Michelle Bradley via grc 
> <grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org>> wrote:
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>     This proceeding is in some ways, "the son of C4".  Many tactics
>     were the same (such as a hidden element 73.215/45 dbu), the
>     outcomes are similar (circumvent rules to get into urbanized
>     areas) and many of this who signed the boilerplate letters for
>     this also signed C4.   You will find that big radio more likely to
>     side with lpfm..  its medium radio and in some cases, small radio
>     that you have to be more concerned with.
>     -------- Original message --------From: Will Floyd
>     <will at prometheusradio.org <mailto:will at prometheusradio.org>> Date:
>     7/29/20  12:18  (GMT-05:00) To: Michael Brown
>     <mike at brownbroadcast.com <mailto:mike at brownbroadcast.com>> Cc:
>     nceorg at lists.prometheusradio.org
>     <mailto:nceorg at lists.prometheusradio.org>, _GRC list
>     <grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org>> Subject:
>     Re: [Nceorg] [grc] Commercial radio groups agree with us: NO to
>     translators originating programming It's a good sign. Hopefully
>     the FCC will stop this translator origination nonsense in its
>     tracks.On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 12:21 AM Michael D. Brown via grc
>     <grc at maillist.peak.org <mailto:grc at maillist.peak.org>>
>     wrote:http://www.insideradio.com/free/big-groups-align-with-lpfms-in-fight-to-stop
>     -translators-and-boosters-from-originating-programming/article_271e8f7e-d095
>     -11ea-83a1-33cc4bfdc879.html
>     <http://www.insideradio.com/free/big-groups-align-with-lpfms-in-fight-to-stop-translators-and-boosters-from-originating-programming/article_271e8f7e-d095-11ea-83a1-33cc4bfdc879.html>
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