Interesting article about "multi hopped" moved translators

[NECRAT]

http://www.broadcastlawblog.com/2011/06/articles/fm-translators-and-lpfm/the-bumpy-road-of-using-fm-translators-to-rebroadcast-am-stations-or-hd2-channels/

In recent years, FM translators have become more and more important to broadcasters, as they are being used to rebroadcast AM stations and HD-2 channels, giving the programming broadcast on these over-the-air signals new outlets in many markets. However, there have been some bumps in the road to the introduction of these new outlets

[w4cl]

It happens just as often in TV as well. That is how most TV stations are getting translators these days since the FCC has had a freeze on new translators since before the transition.