Patrick -- For the record -- the former owners of KAST applied for the 1700 Khz channel -- not the present owners -- and at that time -- it was a requirement that they would give up 1370 after a five year period. ---- KAST is a 1 KW -- Regional. Yet the coverage area is by far less than maximum. Allow all "NEW FM Banders" coverage equal to the present class AM coverage -- plus a minimum of double the area coverage -- by simple application. The value of a Class C -- or even C1 FM is 4 times that of KAST. Give a 3 to 5 year period to vacate the AM channel. So if KAST FM could cover from South Bend / Raymond to Tillamook and east to Longview-Kelso -- Fulltime in Stereo / HD --- I would say that about 85 % of all stations would take the FM channel. TV channels 2 to 6 operate from 54 to 88 Mhz. New FM receivers could be on for sale in less than one year. If KAST did not move to FM --- after others re-locate / vacate the AM channels -- it may be possible for 1370 to increase power -- change antenna pattern -- or even move to another community. It would give stations like 1600 in St. Helens -- a full time channel -- with fulltime coverage. It would also "pick up" the dead weeds on AM and allow more room to others. _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca
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