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Ocean Shores radio station wins FCC construction permit to relocate transmitter; board eyes exit from costly lease
Summary
The Ocean Shores advisory board received notice that the FCC granted a construction permit to relocate KOSW’s transmitter into the city. Board members discussed potential monthly savings versus existing lease obligations and agreed to have a representative raise an exit plan with the city manager.
The Ocean Shores Radio Advisory Board learned that the Federal Communications Commission granted a construction permit on Aug. 29 allowing KOSW to relocate its transmitter into Ocean Shores, a change the board’s engineering adviser said could substantially reduce the station’s current lease costs.
The permit gives the station until Aug. 29, 2028, to build the new facility and is intended to protect the proposed relocation while the board pursues zoning, environmental review and lease negotiations. Marty (technical consultant and board adviser) told the board the move would return the transmitter “physically in the city,” improving in-town coverage and potentially reducing the station’s tower lease from roughly $3,600 a month to an estimated neighborhood of $500 a month.
Why it matters: KOSW currently pays a multi-year tower lease that the board described as a significant…
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