Another hopelessly complicated directional AM that'll never be built gets green lighted from the FCC

This newest one is right in Birmingham, licensed to the northern suburb of Fultondale. Here are the stats: 6 kW days, 250 watts nights and six towers full time.  The actual coordinates put the facility in the middle of a forest between US-31 and Quail Ridge Golf Course in Gardendale.

I went ahead and added this to the AM list. I've kind of broken my longstanding rule against listing brand new construction permits because the majority of them never come to fruition, and the few that do, do so with vastly different facilities.  At this point, these entries just add some color to the pages. :)

If you're wondering why I'm so pessimistic about this ever getting built, consider the obstacles: AM radio is being abandoned in droves by anyone whose age is below room temperature.  A six tower array is expensive to built and even more expensive to maintain.  The few established AM powerhouses in Birmingham have already migrated to FM simulcasts or translators.  The market is already fairly saturated with choice.  And not least, this is a highly directional signal both day and night that will in all likelihood miss a lot of population to the east and west of downtown and north of Gadendale.  The city is spread out along the poles, north-south and east-west.  This signal is aimed almost due south from Forestdale.

This CP joins others on AM in Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, Fayette, Excel and Opp, and I'll be shocked if any of them get put on the air before the CPs expire.