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FREE coverage maps

  • Christopher rolando
    • 273 posts
    June 28, 2011 11:48 AM PDT

    How to get FREE and and really neat coverage maps for your stations or your competitors:

    Federal Communications Commission | The United States of America (fcc.gov)
    Search
    Now put in your station
    Click:  Service Contour on Google map (60 dBu)

    Now a map will come up.  BUT...
    In the Search Box will be a link.
    Go to where it says contour=54 and change it to contour=60 or contour=70 or whatever you want.

    For print outs I suggest CaptureWizPro


    This post was edited by RSC Administrator at February 24, 2024 3:40 PM PST
  • Tom Burns
    • 14 posts
    June 29, 2011 6:53 AM PDT
    No, there  have been some FCC cases in which the commission frowned on those using anything beyond the primary contour.  Check your FCC attorney before doing this.
  • Tom Burns
    • 14 posts
    June 29, 2011 11:13 AM PDT

    I just noticed,  these maps from Google  have a copyright at the bottom.  Once I bought a radio station and inherited a coverage map.  Sometime later the owner of the  copyright contacted me to complain of the unauthorized use of  his work.The map did not show a copyright in the version I had obtained but that is not significant. I withdrew the map.

  • RSC Administrator
    • 1373 posts
    July 7, 2011 1:41 PM PDT

    From Jena Hillenbrand on the RSC Facebook page:  "You can also go to Radio-Locator.com I always use this site."


    This post was edited by RSC Administrator at February 24, 2024 3:41 PM PST
  • Glyn
    • 5 posts
    February 22, 2013 12:18 AM PST

    We'd suggest caution using this kind of contour map - they only give a rough approximation of coveage extent and can easily be misinterpreted.   Much better wold be a coverage map using an accurate coverage prediction tool.  These are available from reputable broadcast consultants such as our own service: Radio Coverage Maps dot com


    This post was edited by RSC Administrator at February 24, 2024 3:43 PM PST