[BC] Public File proceeding

[Larry Fuss]

> The public file is the last outpost of accountability.

Actually, it's an exercise in paperwork.  It serves no useful purpose.

> I have to laugh at the comments filed on behalf of Montclair
Communications.  Poor slob spent 20 hours LAST YEAR on maintaining the
public file.  Someone else spends an hour a week. The grand total.  70 hours
PER YEAR.  

That's time that could be better spent doing something that actually served
the public, rather than preparing paperwork that nobody ever sees.

> The lack of accountability is one of the reasons broadcasting finds itself
in the state it's in today.  A hands off, lazy approach to everything has
allowed it to fall, like a house, into a state of disrepair.

Then make stations accountable for things that matter.  The Public File
does not matter.

> I don't care if nobody shows up to see it... IF a broadcaster maintains an
accurate public file, it shows their fitness as a license holder.

No, it only shows that they spent time doing useless paperwork.

> RUNNING A RADIO STATION IS NOT EASY PEOPLE.  Things in life aren't
supposed
to be or it wouldn't be worth it.

No, running a radio station is not easy.  Burdening licensees with useless
paperwork makes it even more difficult.

Larry Fuss