[BC] Legal ID Question

[Steve Newman]

Is there an echo in here? :) I could have sworn I sent out a message similar 
to this one. <g>

Steve
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <DHultsman5 at aol.com>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2006 9:56 AM
Subject: Re: [BC] Legal ID Question


>
> In a message dated 8/26/2006 3:54:19 PM Central Daylight Time,
> shnewman at alaweb.com writes:
>
>> On  26 Aug 2006 at 13:32, Scott Fybush wrote:
>>
>>> It's been  done!
>>>
>>> KTVU, channel 2 in the San Francisco Bay Area,  was and is licensed to
>>> Oakland. At some point in the sixties, it  changed its licensee name to
>>> "San Francisco-Oakland Broadcasting."  The FCC didn't like it, but rules
>>> are rules...
>>
>> So  how did they get around the legal requirement for the second 
>> "Oakland"
>>  after the licensee name?
>
>
>
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Some folks at the city of Oakland,  or Chamber of Commerce used to  cause
> alot of problems with stations.
>
> One of the first $10,000.00 fines issued by the FCC was to then McLendon
> owned KABL.  As I recall,  the ID was correct " KABL,  Oakland",  but in 
> all the
> music segues etc.,  the image was  "KABL,  (cable car bells clanging) In 
> the
> air over San Francisco".  I  think the "KABL, Oakland" may have been well
> hidden,  but it was always  there + or - 2 minutes of the hour and half 
> hour.
>
> The original complain was filed by somone in Oakland stating that the
> station was doing an illegal ID.   They presented some tapes  etc.   The 
> Commission
> issued the $10,000.00 fine.
>
> They were upset with McLendon's antics and other markets also.  As a 
> matter
> of harassment during this same time period the FCC notified the station 
> that
> they would like to conduct a full audio proof of performance on the 
> stations
> beginning at 12 midnight the next night, over 24 hours notice.   They 
> didn't
> get anything out of that.  My recollection was they got out of  the fine 
> but
> had to address more of the needs of Oakland the city of  license.
>
> Dave Hultsman
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