[BC] Re: [Tech-Assist] STL question

[Mark Humphrey]

Most of these rules were eliminated during the Reagan administration,
under the assumption that "free market" forces would encourage
broadcasters to do the right thing.

In recent years, the FCC's emphasis has been health and safety issues
(RF hazards, tower lighting and fencing, EAS etc.)  but I still see
some sites with fire and electrical code violations that make me
cringe.  Owned by big companies, too.

Mark

On 4/9/07, RichardBJohnson at comcast.net <RichardBJohnson at comcast.net> wrote:
>
> When I was in the business, the proof-of-performance was to be obtained from
> the microphone input terminals at the studio, through all intervening equipment,
> to and including the transmitter output terminals. Nothing was allowed to be
> patched-out. However, automatic leveling equipment could have their gain-control
> functions turned off (probably impossible nowadays). For the purpose of the
> compliance, the "studio" needed to be the main location from where programs
> originated, not some temporary hack at the transmitter site. Since ball-park
> remotes were not from the "studio," remote pickup equipment need not be tested.
>
> About the time I left the industry, there were stations being fined for noncompliance
> because they had automation equipment, tape playback, carts, etc., with no "microphones!"
> Some such broadcasters thought that the rules didn't apply to them.