[BC] City Of License/Transmitter site question

[wmroradio at bellsouth.net]

Jerry,
   We'll that's our screwed up Federal Government. Congress is a joke, and so is the Supreme Court. With the FCC falling under the Dept. of Commerce, the FCC needs to be abolished, and reformed with up to date rules. The rules of 1934 don't apply to today's technology. The needs of public service don't apply to general public.

  Who do we blame, the jerks we elected in office. Money hungry S.O.Bs.
   
   They really screwed up LPFM, told us (the public) lies under the Clinton Administration, the Bush Administration did give a s***, and Obama's Administration, well there hands are so full from the last 5 administrations screwups and being ignorant on what's going on with the commission, here we stand, somebody is getting treated with royalty, while others are getting the shaft on this LPFM deal! 
 
   Thanks to the NAB & Eddie Fritz, they screwed up LPFM too!  That's why I dropped my membership to the NAB.
--
Scott Bailey
President/General Manager
WMRO-AM, Magic 1560
Gallatin, TN

  
-------------- Original message ----------------------
From: Jerry Mathis <thebeaver32 at gmail.com>
>
> I just took a look in the Rules for LPFM's, and there are no requirements
> for either the transmitter OR the studio to be inside the COL.
> 
> --
> Jerry Mathis
> 
> On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 2:14 PM, <wmroradio at bellsouth.net> wrote:
> 
> > I was under the impression, unless something has changed, that a LPFM's
> > studios had to be in the COL. If you stop and think about it, LPFMs were
> > designed to serve the COL with programming that the listeners couldn't get
> > from the big hogs, allow volunteers to do radio shows, where the big hogs
> > wouldn't sell them airtime, and a learning place for the volunteers.
> >
> > Also, it is LEGAL to sell a church time on a LPFM, BUT.....it has to be a
> > donation noted on the check from the church or pastor of the church to the
> > LPFM station & the LPFM station to document it. This helps pay the expenses
> > on maitaing the little station. It is legal for a church to own a LPFM, but
> > the church must maintain a studio in the COL, at least that's the way I
> > understand it.
> >
> > I have found that LPFM's are misused and not used for their original
> > purpose. It's not just religious broadcasters, but secular little non-profit
> > groups, and people trying to use them as a commercial station, etc. Too many
> > loop holes in our crapie legal system.
> >
> > --
> > Scott Bailey
> > President/General Manager
> > WMRO-AM, Magic 1560
> > Gallatin, TN
> >
> > -------------- Original message ----------------------
> > From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > We're dealing with an LPFM here.
> > >
> > > The station was licensed sometime in 2005 to one town. Just before CP
> > > expiration,  It came on the air  from it's licensed  (according to the
> > > co-ordinate son the license) transmitter site.
> > >
> > > Problem is, that transmitter site is some 20 miles away from the city of
> > > license and this LPFM, in no way covers the COL.
> > >
> > > What rules out here, with regards to transmitter site and coverage? The
> > > requirement to be in/near your COL and cover it... or be where the
> > > transmitter site co-ordinates are, regardless of the fact they cause you
> > to
> > > not cover your COL and are too far away?
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sincerely,
> > > Paul B. Walker, Jr.
> > > www.onairdj.com
> > >
> > >
> >
> 
> 
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