Small radio station forced to go silent after ‘unbelievable’ theft of giant tower, which would cost over $100,000 to replace

Small radio station forced to go silent after ‘unbelievable’ theft of giant tower, which would cost over $100,000 to replace

  • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
    6·
    9 months ago

    I don’t understand; why does losing the ability to transmit AM mean they’re not permitted to transmit FM anymore?

    • mark3748English
      9·
      9 months ago

      Their broadcast license probably has terms requiring both stations to be operational. FCC licensing can be extremely complex.

    • BrikoX@lemmy.zipOPMEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I assume it’s some kind of bureaucratic precaution, as it is a federally licensed broadcaster.

    • nocturne@sopuli.xyzEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      Neither the station’s own website, nor their gofundme have an answer to that question. Both just state as the article does that the FCC forced them to go off the air.

    • RobotToaster@mander.xyzEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      My guess is the terms of something require it to ensure accessibility, because FM is more commercial.