[BC] FCC Enforcement Priorities

[Neal Newman]

 Hi Mark
 I wish I knew about the meeting . I was in Philly all day yesterday.
My Station is Now a Philly Market station.Let me know about the date for 
the next meeting.
Im Presently building New Studios in  Philly.
Neal Newman-CE
WTTM

Mark Humphrey wrote:

>Our guest speaker at the Philadelphia SBE meeting this evening was John
>Rahtes, head of the local FCC Enforcement Bureau office.  Here's a brief
>summary of his presentation.
>
>When his staff make random inspections of broadcast stations, they focus on
>three things:
>
>1) Public File
>2) Tower
>3) EAS
>
>The public file should include ALL required sections --  they now pay
>_particular_ attention to the issues-program lists.
>
>The tower(s) must be registered and have proper ID numbers posted unless
>exempted by the rules.  Inspectors also want to see fencing, locked gates,
>RF warning signs, and general compliance with RF safety procedures.
>
>For EAS, they will check to see that the equipment is operating properly and
>that tests have been received, sent, and logged as required by the rules.
>
>Here's something to keep in mind:  Instead of camping out in their trucks,
>the agents now set up remote monitoring stations, accessible on demand via
>the Internet, to check for EAS compliance, station IDs, proper
>sign-on/sign-off of daytimers, pattern changes, etc.  These remote boxes are
>temporarily installed in US Post Offices, local police stations, or other
>government buildings near the transmitter of interest.  If a licensee is
>found to be in violation of a rule, the bureau will usually monitor its
>activity for a while to verify that corrective measures have actually been
>taken.
>
>John also mentioned that his budget has never been higher than it is under
>this Administration -- he has more vehicles, staff and equipment than ever
>before.
>
>Be careful,
>Mark
>
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