[BC] Survey says....

[WFIFeng@aol.com]

In a message dated 12/09/2005 11:56:10 AM Eastern Standard Time,
richwood at pobox.com writes:

 > I have faith in Gargantual International to be kind and
 >  gentle. You should, too.
 >

HOW much was that bridge, again?

Seriously, my idea/suggestion of having only the 50Kw Clears remaining (and
even a few new ones created on newly-vacated freqs) is not just for 
the benefit
of the small, but passionate, DX community. It is for the public at large.
When the AM band is cleared of the majority of smaller signals (many 
of whom end
up carrying the same syndicated stuff off the bird, anyway) it will be a
place for the long-range stations to have vast nighttime service areas.

All of the smaller stations, DA's, Daytimers, etc, would be migrated to the
new FM band on the to-be-vacated TV channels 5&6. Those stations would then be
able to serve their local communities with FM quality signals, 24/7. I'm sure
that most AM's would jump at the opportunity to go FM, especially the
Daytimers & those with low night power.

The brand-new 50Kw AM allocations that would then be created, could certainly
fetch some hefty prices as the FCC auctions them off. (That should get the
politicians salivating.)

Willie...