LICENSEE FOR K289CQ TUMWATER, WASHINGTON, FORMALLY REQUESTS A SECTION
74.1233(D)(2) NONADJACENT CHANNEL DISPLACEMENT WAVER TO CHANNEL 225. FULL
SERVICE STATION KJET RAYMOND, WA HAS BEEN GRANTED A CONSTRUCTION PERMIT
FILE NO. BPH-20190128AAS FOR FACILITY ID NUMBER 78160, CDBS APPLICATION ID NO.
1799168.
THIS APPLICANT IS DISPLACED AND FORMALLY REQUESTS A WAIVER FOR THIS NONADJACENT CHANNEL. THIS FM TRANSLATOR IS THE SOLE TRANSLATOR FOR 3-KW
DAY/7-WATT NIGHT KGTK-AM OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.
K289CQ TUMWATER TRANSMITTER SITE IS CURRENTLY INSIDE THE GRANTED 60 DBU
CONTOUR OF CO-CHANNEL 289 KJET-FM (FAC. I.D. #78160). THEREFORE, THE COCHANNEL AND FIRST ADJACENT CHANNELS (289, 290 & 288) ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO
K289CQ.
K289CQ CANNOT MOVE TO SECOND ADJACENT CHANNEL 287, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
CO-CHANNEL WITH KCMS (FAC. I.D. #14505) EDMONDS, WASHINGTON, AND OUR
LICENSED 60 DBU CONTOUR WOULD TOUCH THEIR 60 DBU CONTOUR IN OUR SERVICE
AREA.
K289CQ CANNOT MOVE TO THIRD ADJACENT CHANNEL 286, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
FIRST ADJACENT TO KTDD (FAC. I.D. #3915) EATONVILLE, WASHINGTON AND KCMS, AND
OUR LICENSED 54 DBU CONTOUR WOULD OVERLAP THEIR RESPECTIVE 60 DBU
CONTOURS. ALSO, K270CJ RECENTLY PROPOSED A MOVE TO CHANNEL 286 (BPFT20180904AAG) JUST OUTSIDE KCMS 60 DBU CONTOUR, AND WAS OPPOSED BY KCMS AND
ULTIMATELY DISMISSED BY THE FCC.
K289CQ CANNOT MOVE TO SECOND ADJACENT CHANNEL 291, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
CO-CHANNEL WITH KBKS (FAC. I.D. #27020) TACOMA, WASHINGTON, AND OUR LICENSED
60 DBU CONTOUR WOULD OVERLAP THEIR 60 DBU CONTOUR IN OUR SERVICE AREA. IN
FACT, OUR TRANSMITTER SITE WOULD BE INSIDE THEIR 54 DBU CONTOUR.
K289CQ CANNOT MOVE TO THIRD ADJACENT CHANNEL 292, BECAUSE IT WOULD BE
FIRST ADJACENT TO KBKS AND OUR LICENSED 54 DBU CONTOUR WOULD OVERLAP
THEIR 60 DBU CONTOUR. ADDITIONALLY, IT WOULD BE FIRST ADJACENT TO CHANNEL
293 KOWA (FAC. I.D. #135604) OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON, AND OUR LICENSED 54 DBU
CONTOUR WOULD OVERLAP THEIR 60 DBU CONTOUR.
K289CQ TRANSMITTER SITE IS INSIDE THE 40 DBU CONTOUR OF IF-53 CHANNEL 236
LICENSED TO KITI (FAC. I.D. #53396). BROADCASTING ON CHANNEL 236 WOULD CAUSE
CATASTROPHIC INTERFERENCE TO KITI INSIDE THEIR 54 DBU CONTOUR.
ADDITIONALLY, IF K289CQ BROADCAST ON 236, OUR LICENSED 60 DBU CONTOUR
WOULD OVERLAP FIRST ADJACENT K237FR (FAC. I.D. #140747) TUMWATER 60 DBU
CONTOUR, WHICH IS NOT ALLOWED.
K289CQ TRANSMITTER SITE IS INSIDE THE 40 DBU CONTOUR OF IF-54 CHANNEL 235
LICENSED TO KUOW (FAC. I.D. #66671). BROADCASTING ON CHANNEL 235 WOULD CAUSE
CATASTROPHIC INTERFERENCE TO KUOW INSIDE THEIR 54 DBU CONTOUR. AND,
K289CQ’S LICENSED 40 DBU CONTOUR WOULD OVERLAP THEIR 60 DBU CONTOUR.