[BC] The Daytimer situation

[Bailey, Scott]

Robert,
   It was a good idea for the day, but no local, community, groups that
can't afford FM's because big groups (like whom your employed with) have
taken all of them and there is no spectrum left, even in the rural
areas. If you would get out of NYC and come down travel into some of the
smaller towns in KY, TN, AL, GA, etc, you would find out.
  Like I said, the daytimers that are on now, have some night
authorization, and use it. Small town applicants SHOULD be allowed to
apply for a daytimer, with powers of 250-1 KW, and if possible 5-10
watts at night. There us a lot is unused spectrum in areas outside the
metros and it could be used for community broadcasting.
  And the way the commission is handling all this is ridiculous. They
are nothing but big time lawyers, wanting to suck money out of anybody
they can.

Scott


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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Robert Meuser
Sent: Friday, June 30, 2006 3:18 PM
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Subject: [BC] The Daytimer situation


Harold, the idea (from the 80s) was if they went away, other stations 
could improve facilities. This is also when tighter interference 
standards were introduced and ratcheting began. It is also when the 
FCC stopped authorizing new daytime stations.  This is certainly a 
process of attrition.

R



Harold Hallikainen wrote:

>>I have stated in the past that the FCC wanted daytimers and marginal
>>full timers to go away and put certain constraints in place to make it
>>happen over time. Please don't confuse my stating that policy with me
>>personally wanting a station to go away.
>>
>>
>
>
>Did the FCC really want daytimers to go away? i recall an FCC
staffmember
>(maybe John Reiser?) saying that the laws of physics allows daytime
>operation without causing interference to distant stations. Not using
that
>opportunity is a waste of spectrum. If, on the other hand, there is not
an
>economic use of that daytime only channel, it can be abandoned.
>
>Anyone remember the Daytime Broadcasters Association? How about the
NAFMB
>and the NRBA?



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