[BC] Legal ID Question

[Mark W. Croom]

Now that makes a lot more sense--the shutdown that is. I would have expected 
if they'd had a license of some sort they would just have been told to 
reduce power. Probably still been fined or worse, but not off the air. I had 
wondered a couple of times why the drastic measure.

I appreciate the clarification.

Mark
MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike McCarthy" <mre at ais.net>
To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: [BC] Legal ID Question


> There was no license at the time. Just a CP for a directional antenna and 
> a long expired STA to operate omni at reduced power. They got tripped up 
> on the expired STA...  The FCC never got to the tower to check the antenna 
> or the TPO...which would have gotten them in even bigger trouble had they 
> gone out there before pulling the plug.  As it occured, the FCC shot too 
> fast...by shutting them down on the expired STA.
>
> MM
>
>
> In 1991 I worked for a WCFL co-channel station that was located to the 
> east. <br />>
> Our ownership was one of the entities that complained to the FCC. Though I 
> <br />>
> was not involved in the run-up to that or the complaint itself, ISTR that 
> <br />>
> our Owner/GM tried to contact the owners to get their side of the story, 
> but <br />>
> I don't remember the outcome of that.<br />>
> <br />>
> I participated with a representative of our consulting firm in field <br 
> />>
> strength measurements around the antenna site which showed to our <br />>
> satisfaction that the station was not operating directionally. The data we 
> <br />>
> acquired was used to support ownership's request that the Commission 
> verify <br />>
> that WCFL was being operated according to its license.<br />>
> <br />>
> That was an interesting trip.<br />>
> <br />>
> Mark<br />>
> MN <br />>
> <br />>
> <br />>
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