KYCY Radio Transmitter Facility Project
2 Documents in Project
Summary
SCH Number
2000072106
Lead Agency
City of San Jose
Document Title
KYCY Radio Transmitter Facility Project
Document Type
NOP - Notice of Preparation of a Draft EIR
Received
Present Land Use
Newby Island Landfill
Document Description
CBS/Infinity Broadcasting has applied for a general Plan Amendment (GP00-04-001) for the purpose of constructing a 50 kilowatt (KW) amplitude modulating (AM) transmitting antenna facility at the Newby Island Landfill. The station is for Radio KYCY 1550 AM currently operating at 10 KW from their current transmitter site near the City of San Mateo. The proposed transmitter station would comprise about 10 acres and would consist of a directional array of four 400 ft. tall guyed towers arranged in an L-pattern spaced between 160 ft. to 300 ft. apart, depending on the location of each tower within the array. There would be 120 guy wires radiating outward from each tower at three degree intervals for stabilization. The transmitter facility will also have a 1000 sq. ft. transmitter building to house the associated radio frequency (RF) equipment. A stand-by generator unit will also be required which may be a self-contained unit or attached to the transmitter building. At each tower, there will be a small equipment shelter 4 ft. x 6 ft. x 3 ft. to house a devise to tune the antenna. Each tower would receive the radio signal via a buried coaxial cable from transmitter building. Also, associated with each tower would be copper wires buried about six inches below the ground for operational purposes. The site would be unmanned except for periodic maintenance. FCC construction approvals for daytime and nighttime broadcasting from the Newby Island Landfill site have been approved. In addition, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has approved construction of the towers at the landfill site. The towers would be painted and lighted in accordance with FAA Advisory Circular AC 70/7460, latest version.
Contact Information
Name
Akoni Danielson
Agency Name
City of San Jose, Department of Planning
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Location
Cities
San Jose
Counties
Santa Clara
Cross Streets
Dixon Landing Road
Total Acres
10
State Highways
Interstate 880
Notice of Completion
State Review Period Start
State Review Period End
State Reviewing Agencies
California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 4 (DOT), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), California Regional Water Quality Control Board, San Francisco Bay Region 2 (RWQCB), California State Lands Commission (SLC), Office of Emergency Services, California, Resources Agency, Resources, Recycling and Recovery, San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
Project Issues
Aesthetics, Cumulative Effects, Biological Resources
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