[BC]a question for the CFR experts

[Jerry Mathis]

There's no such rule that I've ever heard of.



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS





>From: "JYRussell at academicplanet.com" <jyrussell at academicplanet.com>
>Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC]a question for the CFR experts
>Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2005 16:16:04 -0600
>
>Isn't it spec'd in the CFR that it is indeed patently illegal to 
>intentionally attempt to communicate by commercial radio communication with 
>parties beyond your licensed contour..? (Or some fancy language version of 
>that...)
>
>   which part...section etc....?
>
>  It always gives me fits when a listener sends in a letter to the station 
>with accurate reception reports... usually a ham person, or late-night 
>radio afficianado, which is fine and dandy... BUT...  when the GM presses 
>me to answer them because he's "proud of his little station", I always try 
>to make it plain in the letter that it was never our intent nor did we ever 
>expect to send a signal so far.   I bring up ducting when it's the FM, 
>explain the AM a bit if it's the AM... thank them politely, send them a 
>bumper sticker and warn them to keep their card (which, sure, I send back!) 
>but I remind them it's not likely they'll hear us again...
>
>   Too far in the CYA department... not enough...?
>Jason
>Jason
>
>
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