[cma-l] FM Frequency Allocation

[Ian Hickling]

I visited a Client this week who has been awarded an AM CR Licence in a large city - because Ofcom says there are no FM frequencies available.
We carried out a Band II spectral scan on the top floor of the tall building in the city centre housing his studios where we are planning to site his AM aerial.Out of the 204 possible channels we found:4 primary national services with signal levels at 54dBuV5 additional national service transmitters at 48dBuV9 other services including an existing CR at 40dBuV14 other unidentified services at 24dBuV or lower27 clear frequencies where there was no signal greater than the measured 8dBuV noise floor.Now I fully accept that just because a frequency appears unoccupied it doesn't necessarily mean it will be usable for the intended service.I am suggesting to the Client that he very politely asks Ofcom to say why each of these 27 frequencies cannot be used for his high value but relatively low-power service for his city - which is effectively surrounded by hills on three sides.
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