im shutting down my 2 fm’s and just solely on Internet & IPTV until i get an certified am transmitter for KDSX and a lpfm license for KCAT obviously with the raid of KQRO getting KCAT-B101 (my new station) a Low Power License and other services set up i have shut down my part 15 fm’s for good. and when the time comes i will get the lpfm ready with my school and job and be part 15 am certified and compliant for KDSX.
To the Change Department ABMedia1
I think you will like AM because it does not have the touchy stress that seems to come with FM, in the part 15 world.
Also remember that very good transmitters like AMT3000 and AMT5000 have the 100mW input power and building a 15.219 compliant antenna is a fun project.
The FCC Certification does nothing more than make the sale of fully-built transmitters legal by the manufacturer, it does not add a special safety factor for the user.
Reply to Andrew
Hey Andrew,
You can likely apply for a 100 watt LPFM in October, which looks like when the FCC will open the filing window. One way to look for a possible frequency is to go to http://recnet.com. Then look on the LPFM Channel Finder and type in the street address or coordinates of your proposed antenna site. This is not all that us involved, but you can see if there are clear frequencies, or if it will require a second adjacency waiver. You will have to have a registered non-profit in place to file.
I can’t get one here in Tallahassee without a second adjacency waiver, which makes applying more complicated. I am going to have to use a consulting engineer because I do not know how to do the waivers myself.
It might be that a Part 15 AM station might be complimentary to an LPFM due to the limited coverage of both.
My classic country format actually sounds pretty good on AM radio, especially given that a lot of the older music is coming from vinyl instead if mp3 or .wav files like almost everyone else has.
I do understand the LPFM process, so just holler at me if this doesn’t make sense or if you have questions.
Alan