[BC] Zoning issues

[Barry Mishkind]

Isn't this something the NAB is working on, to help broadcasters?

At 10:25 AM 9/20/2006, Bailey, Scott wrote
>    My station in Gallatin, TN, when we got ready to replace my old 195'
>wind charger tower, codes came to me and want me to go down to 100'. At
>the time, my knowledge of unipoles, was not good, and I was still
>learning about what top loading was.


>    This was 1999. Today, Sumner County Codes are trying to stop any
>tower building at all, including for 2 way emergency use in the UHF
>band, with is really stupid. WQKR (1270), Portland, TN, was forced off
>their licensed tower site by property owner Larry Collins. I think he
>wanted the towers gone to use the land to expand a factory building
>nearby..
>    WQKR former owners went in front of City Codes for a new site found,
>and were turned down. They then found a possible site location outside
>the City of Portland, in the county. Sumner County said...hell no, and
>asking why do you need 2 towers anyway?





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