[BC] Re: Distance Plotting

[Lightning Communications Co.]

Anybody know a good program or website where I can do distance from point to 
point measurement?  I.E. Town to Town by air miles...etc

Tim Volckmann
Lightning Communications

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas G. Osenkowsky" <tosenkowsky at prodigy.net>
To: "Broadcast Radio Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 08, 2005 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] News from the FCC


> >Will this form be usable to report religious broadcast indecency?
>>With all the scams in religious broadcasting I think our fetish over
>>sexuality is misplaced.
>>I'm of the opinion that consumer fraud is more harmful than the sight
>>of naked bodies or dirty words. I guess I'm just old fashioned.
>
> The original post was, unfortunately, incomplete. In an unprecedented
> move, the FCC has seized reign over the Internet and networks and
> syndicators that offer programming to over-the-air and Internet
> broadcasters. The Commission, by unanimous vote, decided to
> offer protection to all residents of the United States, its territories,
> possessions and occupied lands regardless of their status.
>
> In a prepared statement, the Commission wrote "Residents of these
> United States can easily fall victim to predators, falsehoods, scams
> and insincere offers. We need to protect them. We decided not to
> wait for the approval of Congress, in this we act alone." The
> Commission noted that listeners, viewers and Internet surfers can
> be of any age, race, gender or orientation. Email spam offers of
> sexually oriented products can be viewed by children. Pornography
> can be viewed by anyone using a computer. Misleading, false and
> unsafe products can be offered to anyone. All of these people need
> and deserve the protection of the United States Government. Even
> religion can be used to cloak malintended content.
>
> To answer Rich's question, Form 6913.R would be used for religious
> oriented complaints. Form 6913.I for Internet related complaints.
> Form 6913.L for List related complaints (appropriate for this forum).
> Form 6913.E for EAS related complaints.
>
> The Commission also adopted new Rules requiring expansion of the
> EAS system to the Internet. Weekly tests will be conducted at both
> National and Local levels. Every Internet subscriber will be required to
> subscribe to an Authenticator List service which will provide codes
> which the user will type in upon receipt of the Weekly tests. Failure to
> enter the proper code will disable the computer, necessitating a visit
> from an approved contractor to reactivate the machine. This will ensure
> attention is paid to the EAS system. The code will be different for
> every computer and for every test. Funds derived from this program will be
> put towards further expansion and improvement of the EAS system.
>
> Tom Osenkowsky, CPBE
>
>
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