In order to get on FM radio, we basically have to cross a minefield and come back alive. Here’s a summarized list of all that has to happen, basically at the same time:
- Keep KIMX from moving from Laramie to Fort Collins
- Make sure that the Educational Media Foundation gets their KLDV translator on 96.9.
- Purchase the 88.3 KLHV license.
We have no idea what the story is with KIMX. They go by “Planet 96.7” in Laramie, and cover an enormous area with a Class C2 signal. However, they want to move to Nunn, CO and use an allotment there. We imagine they’ll have to go to auction to get this frequency, and we don’t know when the next auction will be for commercial radio stations. So, if we want to keep them out of Fort Collins, we need to have a bunch of signatures saying we don’t want them here.
Why we don’t want them here: because if they move to Fort Collins, the possibility of a translator on 96.9 disappears. The Educational Media Foundation applied for this frequency some time ago, and are likely going to have to take place in an auction to get it because it’s in the commercial band. That means lot’s of cha-ching being spent to get the translator. BUT then see step 3….
We purchase KLHV. Which means great things for Educational Media Foundation because we will have likely paid for much of their auction price. We get their full-power license, and they’ll get their translator license, and keep Fort Collins in a protected contour like they’ve always wanted.
So…if you want us on FM radio…welcome to the real world, and please sign the petition.
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