[BC] "all new" format drift to LMA

[Harold Hallikainen]

>
>   OK...I see where you're going. You would agree, this probably would be a
> "niche" fomat?
>   Actually, I'm glad I started talking to you about this because being
> you're the guy with the FCC rules site I NEED to ask a question. This
> will be a lateral shift in the thread so if you want you can either
> email me off-list or change the subject line. I kept it the same so
> you'd recognize the original subject. (Steve in "Don't make Barry angry
> mode)
>

Yep, probably a niche format. Might work, though.

>   Quick summary:
>
>   I moved out of the bigger markets and moved to my country property in
> lower Alabama. I was tired of the big cities. I've done them most all of
> my life. Onward. I'm working for a small station currently operating
> under an LMA. Two local businessmen want to buy the station and give me
> a nice percentage. (sweat equity) They happen to like the format I'm
> developing, the on-air work I do and my work ethic, experience in the
> biz, etc. What I want (need is the better word) to know is how much
> control can the holder of an LMA have in terms the of day-to-day
> operations of the station? The answer I need is from the FCC
> perspective, obviously. I will probably have to go off-list should you
> need specifics. Can you help me out here?
>
>   Thanks!
>
>   Steve
>   Steve Walker Productions


Sounds like a question for an attorney, which I am not. I have no
experience with LMA and leased time. Rules that come to mind, however,
are:

http://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2006/73/3613/
http://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2006/73/1150/
http://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2006/73/4267/

Probably everyone on the list has more experience in this area than I and
should contribute.

Harold
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