KRSN requests 30-year land lease from School Board

Seeking an acre of land and a 30-year lease for their antenna, KRSN AM 1490 owner-operators Gillian and David Sutton presented their case to school board members Tuesday evening in the district boardroom.

“We are not in compliance with FCC regulations,” David said.

The station has not been in compliance since the old antenna was dismantled some eight years ago to make way for the Hawks Landing housing addition, he said.

FCC requires the station’s antenna to be in the city of license - Los Alamos - rather than in White Rock. The FCC granted the station a temporary renewal July 16, David said.

Along with a small transmitter shed, the Suttons intend to install a Valcom 75-foot vertical antenna constructed of fiberglass that takes a grounding field of 250 feet. “It is brand new technology approved by the FCC in February,” David said. “It is the most compact antenna approved by the FCC.”

While willing to explore other land opportunities that meet FCC requirements, the Suttons explained the 1-acre tract owned by Los Alamos School District on DP Road completely meets their needs:

•  It’s the same elevation as the town site of Los Alamos;

• it allows them to cover their city of issuance; and

• it will bring them into FCC compliance.

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