I see a lot of translators on mountains with 250 watts. Why is our translator a much lower power?
There are two different types of translators, fill-in and non fill-in.
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If our organization is less than two years old or has moved their headquarters or 75% of the board less than two years ago, are we still eligible to file in the window?
Yes, but your application cannot claim the 3 points for Established Local Applicant.
Remember that for the translator window, the 25 miles is measured from the reference coordinates of the community that the translator will service (based on reference coordinates that you can find in FCCdata.org by doing a search by community name) and not the community that the primary station is licensed to (or transmitter site in the case of LPFM stations).
Can we apply for "Channel 200" (87.9 MHz) in the filing window?
Channel 200 (87.9) is intended only for grandparented Class D FM stations that are being displaced as a result of a modification by a full-service (primary status) NCE station. There are very strict limits on the placement of a Channel 200 displacement including a massive Channel 6 protection and since it's use for FM sound broadcasting is not internationally agreed to, no Channel 200 stations can be placed in the border coordination zones (within 402 km from the Canadian border and 320 km from the Mexican border).
If our window application is mutually exclusive, can we request a change to the non-reserved band (92.1~107.9) to break out of the group?
No. You may only change to one of the other 20 reserved band channels between 201~220 (88.1~91.9).
Which channels are in the reserved band?
Channels 201 through 220 (88.1~91.9 MHz).
