[BC] SBE

[Jerry Mathis]

The NAB wasn't interested. Probably because it wasn't a Management 
issue--"just an Engineering thing"--in all likelihood they just didn't care. 
If they had, it probably wouldn't have passed.



Jerry Mathis
Clear Channel Radio, Tupelo & Meridian MS




>From: Barry Mishkind <barry at oldradio.com>
>Reply-To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>To: Broadcast Radio Mailing List <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] SBE
>Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 16:31:06 -0700
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>At 04:11 PM 5/12/2005, Mike McCarthy wrote
>>The criteria for notification as I recall is all licensees withn 150
>>miles in all directions and a key hole arc +/- 5 deg. either side of
>>the path azimuth out to 250 miles.  This is regardless of the other
>>station's path azimuth, power height, or any other technical parameter.
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>         I did not realize it was done in such a
>         stupid over blown fashion (I haven't
>         had to file one of these since before,
>         and the info I asked for ... from SBE
>         ... is still in transit).
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>>I concur that requirement is excessive and we (SBE) tried to get the
>>FCC to reduce the requirements.  But they said no.  Seems the
>>commerical coordinators had their fix in...
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>         Now, if the NAB has the muscle to get
>         congress to order the FCC to delete
>         licenses for engineers, LPFM, and
>         any requirement for news and
>         public affairs ... how is it that what
>         is called the most powerful lobby
>         on the Hill (ok, let's assume top 3)
>         can't have resolved this without
>         the expense and silliness we see?
>
>         Can anyone tell us what happened
>         here?  It can't be the commercial
>         coordinators had more pull than the
>         NAB.....  That I will not believe.
>
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