Analysis of AM and FM Broadcast Station Operations in the Vicinity of the Proposed Alabama Ledge Wind Energy Facility in Genesee County, NY Comsearch was contracted by Tetra Tech EC, Inc of Morris Plains, NJ to determine if there would be any degradation to the operational coverage of AM and FM Radio Broadcast Stations located in the vicinity of their proposed Alabama Ledge Wind Energy Facility in Genesee County, NY. Comsearch determined that there were two AM and five FM stations licensed within 15 miles of the proposed wind energy facility. Table 1 contains the parametric data for the AM stations. The two licenses for the AM stations are actually a single broadcaster with the same call sign that operates at two different transmit power levels. The distance to the nearest wind turbine from the AM station is 10.08 miles, which means there will be no problems to the AM station coverage from the presence of the wind turbines. This is the conclusion because AM station coverage is unaffected by tower structures as long as the separation distance to the broadcast antenna is greater than 1-km (0.57miles) for an Omni-directional antenna and 3- km (1.7miles) for a directional antenna. Table 1 Location of AM Radio Stations in Genesee County, NY Location Call Sign Tx-ERP Frequency Distance BATAVIA NY WBTA 1.0 kW 1490 kHz 10.08 mi BATAVIA NY WBTA 0.71 kW 1490 kHz 10.08 mi Table 2 contains the parametric data for the FM stations in the area. There are twenty license records for FM stations. Sixteen of the stations are low power FM stations. Of the sixteen, eight are new stations and have not been given Call Signs. They may not be operational at this time. The other four stations are medium power stations. Table 2 Location of FM Radio Stations in Genesee County, NY Location Call Sign Tx-ERP Frequency Distance MEDINA NY W207BD 0.038 kW 89.3 MHz 11.37 mi ALBION NY W209BF 0.027 kW 89.7 MHz 14.15 mi BATAVIA NY WGCC-FM 0.88 kW 90.7 MHz 11.12 mi NORTH SYRACUSE NY W230BE 0.12 kW 94.1 MHz 11.67 mi AKRON NY W243BW 0.016 kW 96.5 MHz 10.74 mi CORFU NY W248AT 0.01 kW 97.5 MHz 5.28 mi AKRON NY NEW 0.019 kW 100.1 MHz 10.74 mi BATAVIA NY NEW 0.01 kW 100.1 MHz 10.91 mi DARIEN CENTER NY NEW 0.013 kW 100.1 MHz 11.84 mi ATTICA NY WLOF 3.2 kW 101.7 MHz 14.66 mi ALBION NY WJCA 3.7 kW 102.1 MHz 13.54 mi 19700 Janelia Farms Blvd Ashburn, VA 20147 703-726-5500