FM Stations Affected by 2017 TV Band Repacking

RADIO ONLINE | Thursday, July 6, 2017

NAB has commissioned a study to determine which FM radio stations are likely to need to coordinate with TV stations making adjustments following the incentive auction. This analysis identifies 678 FM stations that may need to reduce power, shut down or operate from an auxiliary facility as work is being done on a neighboring TV station antenna to ensure tower worker safety from radio frequency exposure.

V-Soft Communications took on the project to use information available in the FCC's station database to determine which FM radio stations in the U.S. may be affected. In addition to determining affected stations, a list of FM stations was created that, based on its calculations, are in a common aperture with the TV station antenna on the same tower. The report also identifies whether potentially affected FM stations could use auxiliary facilities while work is being performed on the TV facility.

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