[BC] FAA RF rulemaking

[Mike McCarthy]

Step #1....Is the lighting requirement on your {{license}}?  If yes, then 
you need to file an application with the FAA to seek demarking your 
tower.  Then informally apply to the FCC to change your license removing 
the marking requirements.

If the license doesn't list marking requirements (which is should not 
unless you are near an airport or heliport), you are free to remove the 
lighting.

BTW...It's TOWAIRS....

MM

At 10:14 AM 6/28/2006 -0500, Bailey, Scott wrote
>Here's a question I need to know. I know it's sounds stupid, but I need
>to know who to call as far as the FAA is concerned to find out it my
>tower is suppose to be lit or not.
>I used the TOWARDS program on the FCC site, and it says no lighting
>required. My license doesn't mention anything about lighting, nor
>painting. I just want to cover myself on this before I take the lights
>off my 150' tower.  I have found I will save $$$ on the AC bill if I
>leave the lights off!
>
>Scott
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
>[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Mark Humphrey
>Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2006 9:04 AM
>To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [BC] FAA RF rulemaking
>
>On 6/28/06, Mike McCarthy <Towers at mre.com> wrote:
>
> > Finally, the FAA needs to consider broadcasters using anything above
>107.1
> > before they simply light up a VOR below 109.  If they took their
>blinders
> > off and looked where broadcasters TX's are located, they might avoid
>some
> > BFO issues.
>
>That would be nice, but who bears responsibility to fix the problem
>when the VOR or localizer was there first and the FM comes along later
>(or was "moved-in" from a more distant location?)
>
>The people who specialize in buying small-town stations and moving
>them to larger markets, then flipping them to big groups and pocketing
>millions apparently don't worry about these things.
>
>Mark
>
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