Sirius wants to boost power on many Repeaters
Saturday, February 2, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Tags: FCC, Repeaters, Satellite Radio, Sirius
Sirius is asking the FCC permission to increase the power of several repeater towers to 2,000 Watts. The locations of each of these repeaters are listed below or you can find them in the handy map above (RSS/Email readers may need to click-through for the full effect).
- Ann Arbor, MI
- Bridgeport, CT
- Columbia, SC
- Des Moines, IA
- Flint, MI
- Grand Rapids, MI
- Jackson, MS
- Los Angeles, CA
- Madison, WI
- Mobile, AL
- Naples, FL
- Paramus, NJ
- Raleigh-Durham, NC
- Waterbury, CT
- West Palm Beach, FL
According to Satellite Radio TechWorld, these repeaters currently operate somewhere from 150 to 800 Watt, so this increase in power should improve Sirius' repeater reach significant. Lately, the FCC hasn't had any problems granting authority for repeaters operating at or below 2,000 Watts, so hopefully the same applies here.
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Comments
In the interest of accuracy, Irvine, California is not Los Angeles -- it isn't even in L.A. County. The location of the Sirius repeater is approximately 41 miles south of downtown Los Angeles (a two hour drive on some days!)
Posted by: Joseph | February 2, 2008 11:30 AM
wouldnt you think it would make sense for EVERY repeater to be at the allowed max so to enable the best receo]ption possible?? XM has a larger repeater network--so combining the 2 services would benefit the consumer in regard to portable coverage
Posted by: gary | February 3, 2008 12:29 PM
Gotta give Sirius credit...they've learned from last time, and remebering to ask for permission first, rather than waiting to get caught. No more ammo for the NAB!
Posted by: RoadRunner | February 3, 2008 5:30 PM
Living in Ann Arbor I can tell you first hand how weak this repeater is.
Posted by: Chris | February 4, 2008 9:40 AM
Things are fine here in Des Moines, in fact, my Sirius is much stronger here than other places in the Midwest.
Posted by: Daniel S. | February 4, 2008 10:52 AM
"XM has a larger repeater network--so combining the 2 services would benefit the consumer in regard to portable coverage"
No benefit as both SatRads transmit on different frequencies.
Posted by: XM LIstener | February 4, 2008 12:02 PM