[BC] Local studio rules

[Bailey, Scott]

As long as the main studio address is listed in the phone directory,
that's all that is required, from what I understand.  Also the station
must have a local (not toll free) telephone number.

It doesn't matter where the progammming is coming from. All they care
about is that useless file.

-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net [mailto:broadcast-
bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Mark Humphrey
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 10:02 AM
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Subject: Re: [BC] Local studio rules

Yes, stations need to be careful about this stuff or risk a big fine.
Enforcement has likely been stepped up in response to complaints about
the
decline of "localism" in broadcasting.

But this seems to me like yet another FCC rule that wasn't thought
through
very well.

Are there any rules requiring a station to publicize its main studio
location or toll free phone number?  The only requirement that comes to
mind
is the coverage area map, to be retained in the public file, showing
transmitter and main studio locations.   But -- Catch 22 -- if the
public
file is kept at the main studio, nobody will have access to that map
until
they find the studio!

So, if the public doesn't know about the "legal" main studio (usually
the
case when the "defacto" main studio is somewhere else) what useful
purpose
does it serve??  (Especially when there's no requirement to originate
any
programming from that location.)

Mark