As a matter of policy,
simulcast sites are listed in the database as one site. That is because that's the way the radio sees the site. The radio cannot tell the difference between transmitter locations, because they are on the same frequency. The simulcast sites act as one giant site.
Norman,
Edmond and
Oklahoma City are all multiple-site simulcast systems. They are listed in the database as one site. We could list Norman as “Downtown” and “Lake Thunderbird,” but that would serve no purpose for programming radios. For those interested in the actual transmitter locations, that information (complete with a map) is available (as with any frequency in the database) by clicking the
FCC license link. The
Oklahoma City EDACS System has seven locations on the primary simulcast site. Again, It would make NO sense to list the locations separately.
Yes, the Moore site is in Cleveland County. However, the database is set up to locate each site in a single county. The Oklahoma City system has sites in Canadian and Cleveland Counties, yet the database shows it in Oklahoma County. This may be a weakness of the database, but it still gives a good starting point for someone looking for area frequencies.
If we were to list the site as Oklahoma City/Moore site, then what would we call it when Norman becomes part of the system? What about Edmond? Shawnee? Welcome to the Oklahoma City/Moore/Norman/Edmond/Midwest City/Yukon/Shawnee site?
I feel the real issue here is that somehow the great city of Moore is being left out of the database. This was never anyone’s intention. Obviously from discussions in the forum, the city of Moore is very much in the forefront of what's happening in the trunked radio world.
--fast2okc
