[BC] Re: New PSRA/PSSA nightmare!! (Tom Taggart)

[Wayne]

This is called "the Mother in Law Syndrome"  Creating a problem where none 
previously existed!

WW
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "r j carpenter" <rcarpen1 at verizon.net>
To: <broadcast at radiolists.net>
Sent: Monday, March 05, 2007 3:54 AM
Subject: [BC] Re: New PSRA/PSSA nightmare!! (Tom Taggart)


>
> I think Tom has a VERY strong point.
>
> These wholesale changes of PSRA and PSSA during time periods that are NOT 
> affected by the change in DST need a lot of explaining.
>
> Why should a station which has had a 500W PSRA authority for decades be 
> cut back to 270W in time periods NOT affected by the DST change?  The DST 
> change can't have changed the situation in December through February, for 
> example.
>
> I'm naive, but I'd think that there would have to be an Industry Committee 
> or an NPRM  or at least an RFI before such drastic changes. Does the 
> process by which these changes were adopted comply with the Administrative 
> Procedures Act?
>
> 1) Has there been a change in the ionosphere which requires these changes 
> to long-standing authorizations?
>
> 2) Has there been a revised treaty with Mexico and other countries which 
> requires these drastic changes?
>
> 3) Other questions follow......
>
> The problems can't be solved by a simple recalculation of a few stations 
> as proposed by the FCC's followup notice.
>
>
> I'd hope that a number of affected stations owned by Big Boys will have 
> had their lawyers working overtime this weekend.
>
>
> bob c.
>
>
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