It was 499% above its allowed 10-watt output, according to an FCC notice of violation. The Commission also wrote up Iglesia Pentecostal Casa De Dios Para Las Naciones, owner of LPFM KCGG-LP, for not logging EAS tests. Read the notice HERE.
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And then there are some of the AM’s with translators that have turned off the AM transmitters or greatly reduced the AM power
The Chicago IL Bureau inspected a station in Kansas? That was quite a drive i’m sure. Must not be any bureaus a bit closer. If there was maybe they would be a bit better at math. 6 watts erp isn’t hardly worth the cost of a license.
The station was at 399% above its allowed 10-watt output, not 499%.
It was running at 49.9 watts, 499% of its allowed power, which is 39.9 watts (399%) over its allowed power.
It’s like saying a five-gallon can holds five times more than a one-gallon can. It doesn’t. It holds four gallons more, five times as much.
We have a bunch of operators running 10-50X licensed power, wrong antennas, way over-modulating on LPFMs; original programming, no EAS or legal ID’s on translators, etc. out in Palm Springs. It’s like the Wild West; either the FCC is too busy or doesn’t care.