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The regular online entry with the FCC says W291BV is still licensed to relay WGAR-FM, whereas only a construction permit currently exists to relay WAKS. Is there some other FCC link which clarifies this? Like a monthly/quarterly news release or something? Thanks. Levdr1lp / talk21:33, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
Oh, bless the FCC's little heart and their inconsistent information. I was triggered to have a look by the minor change application they had granted on September 28th (which is the construction permit you saw). But the authorization for the license to cover that's currently in effect - the one issued October 5, 2017 - already listed WAKS as their primary station. As for why the authorization is inconsistent with what's showing in their database? shrug emoji. Mlaffs (talk) 21:58, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
(edit conflict) I must need some coffee-- I just realized that license to cover in that PDF was granted October 5, 2017-- not 2018. As someone who lives in Northeast Ohio, I can tell you that as recently as two days ago, 106.1 FM was rebroadcasting the HD2 digital subchannel of WGAR-FM (iHeartCountry Classics). Assuming that's still the case, isn't the actual over-the-air broadcast relevant here? Levdr1lp / talk22:34, 7 October 2018 (UTC)
My logical brain says that what you heard with your own ears should absolutely be relevant. My Wikipedia brain says we have to go by what the reliable sources say and, unless we can find a reliable source that disagrees with the FCC, they'd be it. My logical brain says that the FCC's inconsistency in their own records lends credence to the idea that we should put it back the way it was. My logical brain also says that it seems awfully odd that they should have a specific station listed as their primary in both their year-ago LTC and in their just-happened modification application, and it not be the one that they're actually broadcasting.
Interestingly - at least interestingly to me - I learned only fairly recently that the FCC doesn't require licensees to get FCC approval before changing their primary station. There is a requirement to notify the FCC when you make a change so that they can verify you're still in compliance, but I've literally never seen anything in a correspondence folder about a change for any translator. I'd just assumed they were handled through an application process.
They'd had a few silent periods over the last while, and they're operating under an STA right now. I wonder if there's any connection to this disconnect?
