The FCC adopted a third report and order...
The FCC adopted a third report and order that harmonizes and streamlines rules for tower construction near AM stations, as expected (CD Aug 8 p1). The order establishes a single protection scheme for tower construction and modification near AM tower…
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arrays and designates “moment method” computer modeling “as the principal means of determining whether a nearby tower affects an AM radiation pattern,” said the agency (http://fcc.us/14SSl9P). The order includes proposals suggested by an ad hoc group of radio broadcasters, engineers and equipment manufacturers and was supported by NAB and the Minority Media & Telecommunications Council. The new rules exclude many cases for which measurements were previously required and “streamline the process of determining the impact of nearby tower construction and modification, thereby saving the tower proponent both time and money,” it said.