WRNJ Proposes AM Move to 45-50 MHz
The FCC should allow AM stations to move to the 45-50 MHz section of the VHF band, said WRNJ Radio in a petition for rulemaking posted Thursday in docket 13-249. There is “a large portion of vacant space” in the…
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band, WRNJ said. Current occupants of that spectrum are listed as state and local emergency management, police dispatch and EMS paging, the petition said. WRNJ has found that spectrum largely devoid of signals in New Jersey and New York, and that major manufacturers no longer make equipment for that band, the filing said. “WRNJ recognizes there are still a few users, but it is believed that it is just a matter of time before they also migrate.” Allowing AM stations to voluntarily move to the band and operate in digital mode would address the interference issues plaguing their current home and wouldn’t require additional FM translators, WRNJ said.