[BC] Station fined for overpowering

[Cowboy]

On Thursday 01 March 2007 06:52 pm, Scott Fybush wrote:
> JYRussell at academicplanet.com wrote:
> > Yeah,  but there's the intent end of things... I'm not a perfect person 
> > by any means, but, when people think out and do things the way you 
> > suggest... I get away from them.  Rather be honest and broke then 
> > dishonest and wondering if I'll get caught...
> 
> Don't get me wrong here - I wouldn't run a station that way, nor would I 
> work for anyone who would.

 Agreed !

> My point is just that the penalty here is trivial in comparison to the 
> offense. If the FCC's writing $7,000 NALs for late renewal filings, 
> $10,000 for missing issues lists in public files and $325,000 for 
> wardrobe malfunctions, letting this guy walk away for just $4,000 sends 
> the message that it's an awfully minor misdeed to run a kilowatt instead 
> of 5 watts for years at a time.

 The message is clear :
 It makes good business sense to violate power requirements.
 Heck, the government "fee" was likely many times less than the
 electric bill !

> Me, I'd pull the guy's license if I ran the Commission...

 Well, if *I* ran the commission, there'd be a show-cause order for any willful
 violation, but I don't run the commision. Congress does, who themselves
 should get a show-cause order !
 ( no, wait. It's lobbyists who run it. No, political aspirants. No..... )

-- 
Cowboy