[BC] CALLING ALL AM DAYTIMERS

[Harold Hallikainen]

Interesting! I wonder about listener complaints or complaints from
competition (perhaps from nearby towns). This is almost a shared time
situation.

Harold


> They told the owner of the daytimer that there was no way they could
> grant anything for him at all, but between a conversation with someone
> at the FCC and the owner of the daytimer, the guy at the commission made
> this suggestion and told the owner of the daytimer as long as there was
> no complaints from the Class A station, they would no do anything about
> it.
>
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> Subject: RE: [BC] CALLING ALL AM DAYTIMERS
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> What did the FCC say about this?
>
> Harold
>
>>
>>
>> Phil,
>>   We had a situation here where there was no way that this particular
>> daytimer couldn't get any nighttime authorization, and no Pre-Sunrise
> or
>> Post-Sunset. It was the only station in the county, and high school
>> football was big, and nobody wanted some stupid Saturday Morning
> Replay
>> of the game, it was considered old news.
>>   What the station owner of the daytimer did was contact the
> management
>> of the Class A dominate station, they both sign a letter that on
> Friday
>> Nights, (during football season) from 7:30 PM Central until 9:30
>> Central, the Class A station would accept the interference from the
>> daytimer, to allow the community to hear the football game live.
>>   I know most engineers would totally disagree with this, but this was
>> the only way this could be done, and thank goodness, the Class A
> station
>> went along with it.
>>
>> Scott
>>
>>
>> For example, if high school sports is a big thing in the possible NIF
>> area or nearby, it may be worth looking into. It may also be worth
>> investigation if a nighttime license would significantly increase the
>> station's market value. Licensing in the band is no less complex than
>> maintaining a plant that *is* licensed for nighttime. <g>
>>
>>
>> Phil Alexander, CSRE, AMD
>> Broadcast Engineering Services and Technology
>> (a Div. of Advanced Parts Corporation)
>> Ph. (317) 335-2065   FAX (317) 335-9037
>>
>>
>>
>>
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