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Requirement Details
- Category
- Broadcast
- Mission Impact
- Critical
- Description
- Primary FM transmitter is end-of-life with no available spare parts. Manufacturer discontinued the model in 2021. Unit runs 24/7 and has experienced two on-air failures in the past six months.
- Justification
- Continued operation risks total loss of FM broadcast in the Stuttgart market, serving approximately 8,000 community members. No backup transmitter exists at this location.
- Risk if Unfunded
- Total loss of FM broadcast at Stuttgart. No redundancy. Recovery time from a catastrophic failure estimated at 4–6 weeks.
Funding & Decision
- Funding Status
- Unfunded
- Funding Source
- —
- Approved Amount
- —
- Date Funded
- —
- Date Completed
- —
- Decision Notes
- —
Priority & Readiness
- Enterprise Priority
- —
- Local Priority
- 1
- Readiness
- Quote in Hand
Cost & Schedule
- Estimated Cost
- $42,000
- Required By
- 2025-10-01
- Execution Window
- 45 days
Point of Contact
- Name
- SSgt Rivera
- rivera.c@afne.afn.mil
Record Info
- Created
- 2026-05-11
- Last Updated
- 2026-05-11
- Updated By
- seed