[BC] Is this a Serious Sirius problem?

[Bruce Potterton - KSGN]

Ah, but one of the big reasons that Stern left standard broadcast and went
to satellite radio, was to escape the FCC's prohibition and fines to
broadcaster's of his programs.

 The reason that the FCC fined Infinity and other broadcaster's is that any
one including children could hear material that the FCC determined was
indecent on the public air waves either intentionally or unintentionally.

How is that different (right or wrong) than what is happening with the FM
re-broadcasting of a satellite receiver? It is the same material (possibly
even more indecent {by FCC standards}) and in the same public broadcasting
spectrum, that got Infinity a fine. 

Bruce Potterton
KSGN Riverside, CA
    

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[mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of Mark W Earle
Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 1:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [BC] Is this a Serious Sirius problem?

> me, saying that he was very offended by what he heard (H. Stern) 
> while
> trying to listen to us.
> 
> Bruce Potterton
> KSGN Riverside, CA 

Ah well. The world as a whole is an offensive place. People need to be
more tolerant and be able to get along with life in the face of small
annoyances. 

Now, it would be different if some deliberate effort were being made to
offend - but that is hardly the case here - another citizen using legal
technology in a legal way. An unintended minor result is that the signal
escaped the car listenint to Stern. (Well, you could argue that Howard is
offensive, but that's not the point :-)

> 
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> [mailto:broadcast-bounces at radiolists.net] On Behalf Of David 
> Lawrence
> Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 11:37 AM
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> Subject: Re: [BC] Is this a Serious Sirius problem?
> 
> On 1/26/06 7:54 AM, one Rachel Ehrenberg <ehrenberg at fastmail.fm> 
> wrote:
> 
>  > http://www.earthsignals.com/add_CGC/sat_interference.htm
>  >
> 
> This isn't a Sirius problem (or an XM problem, or an 
> iPod-with-an-iTrip
> problem). This is a phenomena that happens all the time - the slang 
> is
> iTripping, and it's the exact situation that's described - a car 
> sidling up
> next to another car hearing what the first car's FM injector is 
> sending out.
> It's like getting overridden with a linear amp on CB, but very 
> temporary.
> Most people aren't bothered by it. I make it a sport when traveling 
> along
> the 15 to Vegas, hearing what others are listening to.
> 
> David
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Mark
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