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Appendix 1511
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Wasurscron 25, D. C.
In the Matter of
ASSIGNMENT or FM FREQUENCIES
TO EXISTING FM LICENSES IN THE
New YORK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.
Docket No. 6781
Ocroprx 26, 1945.
Report sy THE COMMISSION
This proceeding arose as a result of the Commission's action of Sep-
tember 12, 1945, allocating frequencies to the existing ЕМ licensees
and permittees and providing that licensees could file objections with
the Commission concerning their assignment, Only three objections to
the frequencies assigned were fled and all three of these related to New
York assignments. These objections were filed by Columbia Broadcasting
System, National Broadcasting Co, and Bamberger Broadcasting Serv-
ice, respectively. A hearing was requested and was held October 15, 1945.
At the hearing Columbia Broadcasting System presented a proposed
plan for allocating frequencies in area I which diffeted from that pro-
posed by the Commission. The claim was made that under this new pro-
Posal, it would be possible to have about 10 stations in New York City
with approximately the same coverage and that the average coverage of
FM metropolitan stations outside of New York City would be greater
under the CBS proposal than under the Commission's proposal,
The Commission has carefully examined the CBS proposal and sup-
porting data. It appears from this examination that under the CBS
proposal more of the channels assignable to New York will have ap-
proximately the same coverage than is possible under the Commission's
Proposal but as a result some of the channels assigned to other cities
will have a somewhat smaller service area beyond the 1,000 microvolt-
per-meter contour. The claim that the average coverage of FM stations
outside of New York would be increased is not borne out by the data,
On the basis of all the data, it appears that there is no material difference
between the Commission’s proposal and that of CBS so far as average
coverage of FM stations in area I is concerned. However, it should be
noted that the CBS proposal does have some advantages over the Com-
mission proposal so far as interference within the 1,000 microvolt-per-
meter contour is concerned. Under the CBS proposal there are only
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three instances where interference will occur within the 1,000 microvolts-
Per-meter contour whereas under the Commission's proposal there are
tine such instances.
In view of the foregoing, the Commission has determined to adopt
the CBS proposal as the basis for allocating FM metropolitan stations in
area I. It should be pointed out that the proposal will not be followed
in any hard-and-fast manner by the Commission but is published as a
guide to people interested in FM as to the general manner in which the
Commission expects to license FM stations in area 1.
At the hearing on October 15, an applicant for a new station in the
New York area appeared and objected to the granting of frequencies
to existing FM stations. Two points were made. In the first place, it
was urged that no frequencies be assigned at this time to existing sta-
tions but that such stations should be required to compete with all other
applicants for the 20 frequencies which are available in New York,
However, it should be noted that existing licensees do stand on a different
footing from applicants. Had the Commission determined not to move
FM higher in the spectrum, no question would be raised with respect
to the license status of present licensees. The fact that in order to mini-
mize skywave interference the Commission moved the whole FM band
to a position higher in the spectrum has no impact upon the status of
existing licensees and permittees.
‘The second point raised was that the best assignments should not be
given to the existing licensees but that applicants as well as existing
licensees should be entitled to compete for them. The answer to this is
that under the Commission's rules and regulations all of the New York
stations will have opportunity for equal coverage within the 1,000 micro-
volt-per-meter contour and this is the only contour that is protected in
area I by the Commission's rules. Moreover, while some of the channels
do appear to have a theoretical superiority so far as coverage beyond
1,000 microvolt-per-meter contour is concerned, this is only temporary
at the best until more stations are licensed and may disappear even before
then. The evidence at the hearing indicated that all calculations were
based on the assumption that each station would be operated with effec-
tive power of 20 kilowatts and an antenna height of 500 feet and that
the antenna would be located as near the center of the city as possible.
Deviation in any one of these factors by stations on the same or adjacent
channel might change the theoretical superiority. Finally, not all of the
theoretically best channels have been assigned in New York to existing
stations. Some of the existing licensees in indicating their preference have
been assigned channels which are not the theoretically best in New York
City. Hence, a representative number of the theoretically best channels
is available in the New York City area for the new applicants.
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Appendis 1513
As a result of the Commission's action in adopting the CBS proposal
as а basis for allocation in area 1, some changes have been necessary in
the assignments to existing stations and permittees. The new assignments
are listed below in table 1. In table II, there are shown the channels
which are available for assignments in the various cities of area I, or in
nearby cities, according to the CBS proposal as adopted by the Com-
mission,
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Outstanding Construction Permits
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