Moving main studio

[smalltownbroadcaster]

Hello there, first time poster - long time lurker!

Own a small commercial FM out West; and recently have taking over all duties...

We are looking at moving our Studio across town, but still within community of license. Can anyone let me know if this is a simple 'Minor Modification' (form 301)...or something more, or something less? I realize there are likely not Attorneys on this board, but this seems like a somewhat simple thing; just need to know the rules for sure and I am having a hard time searching the commission.

Thanks, and learning lots of good things here!

[grich]

Everything you need to know is in 73.1125...http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2015/73/1125/

Well, maybe not EVERYTHING, but...

Check out paragraph (d) of that Rule.

[smalltownbroadcaster]

Thanks Grich! I read through that last night; but I wasnt sure what 'notification to the FCC in Washington shall be made promptly' means exactly? Just a letter, email, telegraph, etc?

[Deep Thought]

Main studio change within the community of license is just a letter submission (in triplicate of course ). Be sure you also change the station's official mailing address if it is the old studio location. Do that in CDBS "non-form filings" under "Change in Official Mailing Address for Broadcast Station".

[TPT]

However.....

If you use a licensed STL (i.e.--950 mhz system--"STL" is used loosely nowadays to include unlicensed 5 GHZ systems down to systems using the internet) to feed your programing to the transmitter; .....you will need to go through the prior coordination process to notify everyone on you co-channel and adjacent channels that your STL path is changing. Then file for a new license for your STL. Since "everyone" means a boatload of of folks out quite a number of miles, you will need to use one of the frequency coordinators.

I use Terrestrial RF in Tulsa--their services/prices/etc are on the web site