[BC] sign-on games

Gary Peterson kzerocx
Fri Dec 15 07:32:24 CST 2006


> What do you do, though, when the "offending" station is doing this
> deliberately? 1530 in Bridgeport is now going on-air at 7am with what
> appears to be full power. They are not authorized that power until
> 7:15... so they're back to their old tricks. (Not as bad as before,
> tho. They used to sign-on at 6am year 'round.) However, 15 minutes of
> illegal operation is still illegal. It's a shame, because they've been
> legal for *almost* a full year.

" Are you sure they're not authorized the power till 7:15?  Have you seen
their license?  Maybe they're just across a line where FCC changes the
time in certain months.
Lyle Henry "

A very good point.  I have two AM sites, not quite thirty miles apart.  The
mean-monthly sunrise/sunset times on their licenses differ by fifteen
minutes many months of the year.

Gary, K?CX



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