[BC] Re: Station sign-on time/power

[KC4QLP@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/26/2007 1:12:52 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
broadcast-request at radiolists.net writes:

> Message: 28
> Date: Sun, 25 Feb 2007 22:59:30 -0500
> From: WFIFeng at aol.com
> 
> 
> I know that I do my fair share of griping about the restrictions of having 
> to operate Daytime Only... and the recent change to DST with will rip away an 
> hour of Morning Drive programming for three whole weeks... several 
> suggestions I have gotten were downright shameful, IMHO! One suggested signing-on 
> anyway. Another suggested a less blatant violation, to use the special 290 watt 
> April pre-sunrise for those weeks in March. That is not authorized on our 
> license, so it's not going to happen. Plain and simple.
> 
> I will reiterate my original point: What gives the Daytimer in the next town 
> the right to flout the law and sign-on when they feel like it, while the 
> other stations continue to obey the Rules? Breaking the Rules is wrong. If there 
> is anything *I* can do about it, I will. Call me "Police" if that makes you 
> feel better. I prefer the term "Law-Abiding Citizen". Thank you.
> 
> Willie...
> 
> 

Willie....

 As for the stations 290 watt presunrise authorization, due to the earlier 
change in time, would it be possible to get that PSRA moved to March? I don't 
see why it couldn't be modified. Even if 290 watts does not cover your COL 
during that time, at least you are on the air serving someone.

As for the rest of this debate, I contend with the frequencies that my 
stations are operating on and that is it. I don't have the time to sit at a radio 
and behind a computer all day and all night and scan every station on the dial 
and worry if station A, B or C are breaking any laws. If something strange is 
occring with a station co-channel or immediate adjacent channel, I'm not going 
to scream foul and call "the radio police" off the bat. Find out who is 
technically in charge of that RF plant and see if there are any malfunctions. If 
there are none and the "problem" continues,[repeat offender causing your station 
to lose business] yes then bring in the appropriate actions. But then let the 
FCC deal with it at that point...and the FCC will make it public if any 
actions come of it.That's their job...not anyone elses.
 If something strange technically speaking were to happen at WFIF and for 
some off the wall reason the station was on over night at full power. 
Malfunction. Would you want someone screaming foul, calling the FCC and stiring up 
trouble?..or would you rather have someone contact the station and say "hey, I know 
your station is a daytime operation and isn't suppose to be on during certain 
hours, you might want to see what happen" I'd much rather someone do that 
[help you...give benefit of the doubt] than have some busy bodies that think they 
know it all and start some trouble. Anyhow, ignoring a problem station 4 and 5 
channels away...or even at the opposite end of the dial doesn't make it 
ok...but you have to draw a line and say, ok, my time is worth this much, I have 
only so many hours in a day and I have this much to do. The rest of the issues 
in radio, you'll have to leave to our trusted FCC. That is what they are there 
for....regardless of how powerful or powerless that agency has become. 

There are too many people, since the coming along of the internet that want 
to play "Mr. FCC".

Otherwise I and more than likely, many others on here have way to much to do 
than to waste, worrying about something like this. 



Bob Carter - KC4QLP
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