[grc] are we a RASS station (a CPB category)

[Michael D. Brown]

Jama:

I presume that when CPB talks about "coverage area" they are referring to the 
FCC 60dBu contour.

Based on the 2020 Census, KMUD covers 44,429 persons, with 12,761 square km 
inside the 60dBu contour.  This is 3.48 persons per sq km.
(KMUD's satellite signals were not included)

If anyone else needs this, we can do these calcs in less time than it took to 
read this email, as a public service...

Michael D. Brown
Brown Broadcast Services, Inc.
3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA
mike at brownbroadcast.com  ?  www.brownbroadcast.com
offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202


-----Original Message-----
From: grc <grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org> On Behalf Of Jama via grc
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2021 5:16 PM
To: grc at maillist.peak.org
Subject: [grc] are we a RASS station (a CPB category)

Hello GRC brain trust!

I imagine that someone out there knows if there is an easy way to find out 
whether CPB considers KMUD an RASS station.

I don't have access to ISIS, but I imagine this info is in a doc there.  If 
our Interim Station Manager knew exactly where to look, I think she'd have 
time to look for this info there.

We are trying to figure out whether our NFFS requirement for 2020 and 2021 is 
$300K, or if we are considered RASS, it would be $275K.

CPB definition -
Rural Audience Service Station (RASS): A station with a CAP density equal to 
or less than 40 people per square kilometer.
I haven't been able to find a definition of CAP that would explain its use in 
the above.  Most of our listening area is rural, but I haven't tried to find 
population density figures.

Thanks for any clues you might have.
Wishing you all well!
Jama Chaplin
Finance Committee
KMUD, Garberville, California

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