Disney’s WABC-TV New York asked the FCC for a waiver...
Disney’s WABC-TV New York asked the FCC for a waiver of interference rules so it can boost the power of its VHF signal to better cover the largest U.S. media market. WABC-TV operates on channel 7 and is seeking to…
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boost its effective radiated power (ERP) from 26.9 kW to 34.0 kW, it said in a request for waiver filed with the FCC last week (http://xrl.us/bms68h). It also submitted a four-way interference acceptance agreement with the licensees of WBNG-TV Binghamton, N.Y., WWNY-TV Carthage, N.Y., and WXXA-TV Albany, N.Y., to address the expected interference to those stations that the power boost could cause. The application is the second time WABC-TV has sought to increase its power. In September 2011 the commission allowed the station to boost its power to 26.9 kW ERP after it reached interference agreements with the licensees of WNJB-TV New Brunswick, N.J., and WGAL-TV Lancaster, Pa. The new power boost application also complies with those agreements, the waiver request said.