[BC] Digital coverage

[Dennis Cope]

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Sent: Sunday, December 25, 2005 01:22
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Subject: Re: [BC] Digital coverage


FM IBOC works okay in the lab and out in the desert, where all stations are
fully spaced. It's a disaster on the east and west coasts where most
stations
are short spaced to others and a lot of grandfathered superpower FM stations
are. A good example: I was CE of the 103.1 class A licensed to Santa Monica,
CA. Santa Barbara (about 75 air miles away) has a superpower 103.3 (105 kW
at
about a mile AAT). Its 54 Dbu contour completely covered Santa Monica and
actually extends PAST the 103.1's transmitter site! The day that 103.3
lights
up IBOC, the coverage of the 103.1 will shrink to about 20% of what it is
now
(and I'm talking about PROTECTED coverage, not "extra" coverage).  Can you
understand? It will be impossible for the 103.1 to be heard within most of
its
city of license any more! How the FCC can allow this is beyond me!

-D


So,, lets see....  A flame thrower FM station can go IBOC and wipe out their
competition at the same time.
Two for the price of one.

Wonder how many GM's are thinking this way?

Dennis
WCTG, WESR