[BC] LPFM's

[Black, Mike]

There is another way...Local insertion of the ID at the remote
transmitter site. However, too simple. 

I would think the FCC would balk at this, as they are stations, not
translators. But who knows?

Mike Black
Geneva, NY

-----Original Message-----
From: broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net
[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Mark Humphrey
Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 9:47 PM
To: Broadcasters' Mailing List
Subject: Re: [BC] LPFM's

On 9/5/06, Dana  Puopolo <dpuopolo at usa.net> wrote:
> Today I was driving through upstate New York listening to the noncom
band. I
> heard a station ID that took almost THREE MINUTES because there were
so many
> LOCAL noncoms involved! Please explain to me how THIS benefits the
local
> area???

I'm considering filing a petition for rulemaking that would eliminate
the legal requirement for simulcast "networks" to identify their
stations aurally, as long the the individual callsign of each station
is transmitted at least once per minute via RDS or another approved
digital broadcast protocol (including the iBiquity system).   If
anyone has thoughts on this, please email me off list.

Mark
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