(Rules allow HD2 and HD3 channels to be carried and
originating stations can be changed without FCC approval.)
In approving the
application, northpine.com reports the FCC dismissed an informal objection from
low-power FM activist Jeff Sibert, who argued the frequency should be preserved
for low-power FM use and that the translator would effectively be used to
originate its own programming.
The FCC found the proposal complied with all rules and noted
that it allows translators to rebroadcast HD2 channels, even though they aren't
otherwise available on analog radios. W225AP is owned by Christian broadcaster
Educational Media Foundation, which sold what's now K278BP/103.5 to Clear
Channel after moving it to the IDS Center in 2010. K278BP carries the News/Talk
format of KTCN/1130 via a simulcast on KFXN-FM-HD2.
EMF has also applied to upgrade three other translators on
93.3, 99.9, and 102.5, with applications stating they would relay Clear Channel
stations. The translators currently carry EMF's "K-Love" and
"Air-1" networks.
Clear Channel could have programming on a total of ten FM
signals in Minneapolis if all of the applications are approved; translators do
not count towards ownership caps.
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