For CBS, which had lost big stations to Fox, the top priority was improving itself in places where its station signals were weak.
When the FCC's syndication exclusivity rules (or "Syndex") were strengthened in the early 1990s, distribution of all out-of-market station signals were hampered.
He learned that 103 was among those dial locations the agency had set aside as a buffer between station signals to prevent interference.
The station signal was 10 watts and coverage was generally just nearby to the Campus, sometimes reaching farther.
This would have effectively given the station signal reach into the Salt Lake City market it was a part of.
Mr. McGorrill, who insisted on being paid cash for station signals, said he made some deals with small cable operators, but those agreements had to be kept secret.
The radio broadcasting industry itself asked the Government for regulation because station signals were drowned out by crowding and competition on the spectrum.
The station signal could be heard from Vancouver, BC to Vancouver, Washington.
The station signal in Belhaven, New Bern, Greenville, and Washington North Carolina.
Because of the low power, the reach was limited, so the station signal was added to the Monterey cable system in 1978.