Desarrollo del estudio de ingeniería conforme a la normativa de la ARCOTEL para la puesta en operación de una estación de radiodifusión en frecuencia modulada (FM) de carácter comunitario en la provincia de Chimborazo.

Abstract

The objective of this research work was to carry out an engineering study asked by the Colegio de Ingenieros Eléctricos y Electrónicos de Chimborazo (CIEECH – Acronym in Spanish that means the Electric and Electronics Engineer Association of Chimborazo). The aim is to get a Community FM radio broadcasting frequency to offer services to Riobamba, Guano, Chambo, and Colta cantons. The study was supported by two different plans: first, the Management Plan for Community Media which determines the necessary parameters to maintain an adequate administration of the study with projection to the future; Second, the Economic Sustainability Plan that determines the feasibility of the project according to inflation, taxes, and regulated salaries, criteria given by the Ministry of Labor. The technical study detailed the equipment, antennas, installations, and other elements that constitute the technical structure of the proposal. The transmission means to be used in the link was also determined as well as the coverage of the radio signal. This has been established according to the regulations set by the Agencia de Control y Regulación de Telecomunicaciones (ARCOTEL – Acronym in Spanish that means Agency of Control and Regulations of Telecommunications), and the recommendations given by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The Communicational Project detailed the program to be broadcast in the coverage zone. The regulations proposed by the Consejo de Regulación y Desarrollo de la Información y Comunicación (CORDICOM – Acronym in Spanish that means Committee of Regulation and Development of Information and Communication) and the provisions content of the Republic of Ecuador’s Constitution. This Engineering Study has, at the moment, its approval pending since it is in the qualification phase on the side of the state organisms. The decisions and recommendations determined by the telecommunications control and regulations institutions that were utilized for this work were the following: Recommendation coded ITU-R P.1546-5, and the Legal Decision by ARCOTEL coded 072-04-CONATEL-2010. It is recommended continue doing research focusing on the characteristics of the devices and equipment that will be part of the radio electrical system concerning the links as well as the coverage.