[BC] Re: Distance Plotting

[Joseph DiPietro]

The FCC website has a tool at 
<http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/distance.html>


Lightning Communications Co. wrote:
> 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
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> 
>> >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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rfEngineers, Inc.
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