[BC] NFL pleading poverty

Mike McCarthy Towers
Mon May 23 12:08:03 CDT 2005


Actually, they are a licensee.  NFL Films is considered a network entity 
and program producer.  NFL is also the licensee of the intercom systems as 
well as the coach-to QB systems, ref pagers, and loads of two-way stuff.

MM

At 08:46 AM 5/23/2005 -0700, you wrote:
>IIRC, the NFL is not a licensee, therefore has 'no dog in that fight' when 
>it comes to coordination of broadcast licensees. The licensees are 
>responsible for coordination...the NFL has nothing to do with any RF, 
>except for their own wireless field communications equipment and standard 
>'itinerate business communications frequencies.  I don't see how the SBE 
>coordinating licensed stations is any different than the standard 
>coordination they had done for years for the whole broadcast industry.
>
>And you still haven't told us Mario, what's your beef with the NFL?  Did 
>you lose a big bet on the Superbowl?
>
>Ron Castro
>Chief Technical Officer
>Results Radio, LLC



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