Bayview MA

[Dave Doherty]

Until recently, the FCC recognized US Census Designated Places as
presumptively licensable communities (FCC document DA-09-2265, McNary, AZ).
Many of the communities Jeff listed  are CDPs. 

 

Another factor is that the FCC relies on its applicants and licensees to
state the truth. In general, if an applicant is not challenged, the
applicant's statements will be accepted as fact. So, as long as the
applicant provides the required showing, and is not challenged on the point,
the community will be accepted as licensable.

 

A CDP can exist within a New England Town and be licensable on its own.  In
general, I believe a New England Town is not recognized as a municipality
like Worcester or Boston, and local communities within them can be
licensable.  

 

Away from New England, the Town concept is often (but not universally)
referred to as a township. So you might have a township containing several
communities.  They would be licensable if they have the requisite local
government services. That is much different from Tatnuck, which is clearly a
section of Worcester and governed and served by the Worcester City
government - and Beacon Hill for the same reasons.

 

With the 2010 Census, the Census Bureau left it up to local and regional
authorities to decide what a CDP should be. As a result, there is little
consistency, and the FCC  has moved away from the policy of presuming a CDP
to be licensable.  Wyckoff, NJ, my old home town with a population of
17,000+ and all the home-rule stuff like local government, schools, fire and
police departments, etc., as well as a well-defined commercial district, was
dropped as a CDP.  Some locations out west with populations as low as 25
were added.

 

As Scott pointed out, the FCC has struggled with the definition of what is a
licensable community for decades. The latest version is in the Rural Radio
proceeding and a more recent case that expanded on it.  For those who want
to be informed on the subject, you can read through the FCC's Rural Radio
source documents, search the FCC website (or maybe Google) for

 

FCC-10-24A1.pdf

FCC-11-28A1.pdf

FCC-190A1.pdf

FCC-12-127A1.pdf

DA-13-906A1.pdf

 

-d

 

 

From: Ron Bello [mailto:rbello@belloassoc.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2013 10:04 PM
To: Jeff Lehmann
Cc: Dave Doherty; boston Radio Interest
Subject: Re: Bayview MA

 

All those on Cape Cod would be considered villages within the parent town

Both Hyannis and West Barnstable are villages within the town of Barnstable
along with Cotuit, Marstons Mills, Centerville and others.

 

On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 9:18 PM, Jeff Lehmann <jjlehmann@comcast.net> wrote:

Other non translator/LP stations in MA and RI licensed to places that I
don't believe are actual separately governed locations:

MA:
1240 WBUR West Yarmouth, MA
88.3 WYZX (CP) East Falmouth
89.3 WUMD & 91.1 WTKL North Dartmouth
89.5 WWQZ Baptist Village, MA
90.1 WCAI Woods Hole, MA
90.7 WKKL West Barnstable, MA
93.5 WFRQ Harwich Port, MA
93.9 WRSI Turners Falls, MA
95.1 WXTK West Yarmouth, MA
98.7 WKFY East Harwich, MA
102.9 WPXC & 106.1 WCOD Hyannis, MA
103.9 WKPE South Yarmouth, MA

RI:
990 WALE Greenville, RI
1180 WCRI Hope Valley, RI
90.3 WRIU Kingston, RI
91.1 WXEV Bradford, RI
95.9 WCRI & 99.3 WMNP Block Island, RI
99.7 WEAN Wakefield-Peacedale, RI
102.7 WRNI Narragansett Pier, RI

I'm sure I missed a few...

Jeff Lehmann