Mandatory Annual EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS)
Full and low power radio
and TV broadcasters, commercial and non-commercial, in all fifty states
and territories must file ETRS Form 1 every year including 2024 when
there will be no EAS National Periodic Test (NPT). Our fee is $100,
payable by Zelle or check, in September.
Constructing a Low Power
FM: A Towering Challenge
From initial
pre-application planning to on-air broadcasting, antenna tower site
selection is one of the greatest challenges facing Low Power FM (LPFM)
broadcasters. Local maps identify potential tower sites as “Green” (no
FCC restrictions), “Yellow” (varying levels of difficulty) and “Red”
(not acceptable to FCC).
Virtually all LPFM
broadcasters have very limited budgets and, if “Green” will allow
placing their antenna on a short pole on the roof of their headquarters
for convenience and cost saving. No STL (Studio Transmitter Link); no
rental or purchase of a separate transmitter/antenna site. No Zoning
Hearings or Building Permits. (After all, millions of houses have, or
had, rooftop antennas without a building permit!)
Unfortunately some LPFMs
can’t place antennas on their roof because of “Yellow” second-adjacent
restrictions and need to broadcast from a multi-bay antenna on a 100
foot tower in the middle of a field. Well-funded Permittees want the
LPFM “sweet spot" — 100 watts at 30 meters (98 feet) above average
terrain. Height above ground level (AGL) and Height above “average
terrain” (HAAT) may be similar in Florida or Kansas, but radically
different in the Rockies!)
CCB Services and Fees
No fee for call letter
selection and sign-on License to Cover for our clients. Other FCC
filings include Minor and Major Mod technical Moves, address changes,
board Transfer of Control, Assignment of License, and legal Pleadings.
Flat fees based on filings needed. Routine and unique complex
situations!
RF Equipment
Quotes come directly from
manufacturers. Prefer stereo or monaural? Need audio processing? How
many feet of ½” foam core coax? “N” connectors factory attached? Need
outdoor monitoring antenna with mandatory Emergency Alert System? Many
permittees will be able to sign on for under $10,000 with quality LP
equipment covered by multi-year warranties. Equipment can be leased for
three to five years for $250 per month.
For more information contact
JohnBroomall@Yahoo.com
today. Don’t delay! |
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CCB
is Your LPFM "A.C.E.”
Need any
type of help related to Low Power FM?
CCB offers Advocacy, expert
Consulting
and quality radio Equipment on a low-power
budget.
Since LPFM started in 2000, CCB has successfully
filed more than 1,000 FCC LPFM applications of all types for churches,
ministries, schools, and other local community groups.
John Broomall is not just a Consultant and FCC filer.
He has a "hands-on" knowledge of LPFM having operated WPCG,
Grace Radio 102.9, Canton, GA (near Atlanta) for nearly
two decades. |
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