Systems and methods for determining feasibility of communication spectrum maximization

A computerized method of improving the coverage of a target area by an existing radio transmitter, the method comprising:

• creating with one or more computer processors multiple potential alternative locations for an existing radio transmitter wherein the existing radio transmitter comprises at least one of the group consisting of:
• an AM radio transmitter, an FM radio transmitter and a television transmitter;
• analyzing potential changes in a signal coverage of a target area associated with the potential alternative locations based on predictions of changes in the existing radio transmitter associated with the potential alternative locations;
• testing whether the feasibility of the potential alternative locations by automatically accessing with one or more computer processors a database of FCC rules wherein testing whether the potential alternative locations are feasible comprises:
• determining spacings between the existing radio transmitter and at least one of multiple other existing radio transmitters, wherein the existing radio transmitter and the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters form a broadcast pair;
• comparing each spacing with a distance;
• and
• determining potential alternative locations that are feasible when the spacings are greater than the distance;
• wherein if the potential alternative locations are infeasible due to interference from the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters, the method further comprising analyzing one or more potential alternative locations, potential alternative channels, potential alternative frequencies, and potential alternative classes of the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters to potentially remove the interference;
• scoring the potential alternative locations that are determined to be feasible;
• determining a feasibility of potential alternative locations for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• determining the feasibility of potential alternative channels and potential alternative frequencies for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• determining the feasibility of potential alternative classes for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• determining the feasibility of potential alternative classes at each potential alternative location for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• determining the feasibility of potential alternative channels and potential alternative frequencies at each potential alternative location for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• determining the feasibility of potential alternative classes at each potential alternative channel and potential alternative frequency for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• determining the feasibility of each potential alternative class and each potential alternative each potential alternative frequency at each potential alternative location for the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• scoring the potential alternative locations, the potential alternative classes, the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies of the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters;
• and
• ranking the potential alternative locations, the potential alternative classes, the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies of the at least one of the multiple other existing radio transmitters based on the scoring of potential alternative locations, the potential alternative classes, the potential alternative channels and the potential alternative frequencies.