[BC] SBE

[Mike McCarthy]

The FCC's wisdom was to bring Part 74 into the standard processing 
scheme so that our little micro-cosim of licensing could be 
accomplished within the WTB's streamlined automated system. And 
unfortunately, the FCC felt the STL band was sufficently busy enough to 
warrant Part 101 full blown PCN coordination.

The criteria for notification as I recall is all licensees withn 150 
miles in all directions and a key hole arc +/- 5 deg. either side of 
the path azimuth out to 250 miles.  This is regardless of the other 
station's path azimuth, power height, or any other technical parameter.

I concur that requirement is excessive and we (SBE) tried to get the 
FCC to reduce the requirements.  But they said no.  Seems the 
commerical coordinators had their fix in...

And here we are today.

MM 

> The FCC did blow it badly on that call.
> 
> I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm getting deluged with 
PCN's for 
> systems that are many channels and hundreds of miles away and not 
pointed 
> toward any of my paths.
> 
> Ron Castro
> Chief Technical Officer
> Results Radio, LLC
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jerry Mathis" <thebeaver32 at hotmail.com>
> To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 1:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [BC] SBE
> 
> 
> > And when we do speak, they don't listen. Two words: Frequency 
> > coordination.
> >
> >
> >
> > Jerry Mathis
> > Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS