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

[Jama]

Thank you Michael !! 

Behr was helping me with this too just now, and found in the CPB page about "estimating your CPB grant amount," that CAP stands for Coverage Area Population.  So odd that that isn’t defined anywhere in the General Provisions!   Thank you for the translation!!

We send warm wishes to you and Betty. 
Jama



> On Dec 7, 2021, at 6:17 PM, Michael D. Brown <mike at brownbroadcast.com> wrote:
> 
> 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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