[BC] Fwd: FW: PRE AND POST HOURS...new data

[Robert Meuser]

I have not seen it officially. Have you? This is a private 
correspondence from the comish to a consultant. I would stick to 
watching my in box and look for public FCC notices.

R

Dana Puopolo wrote:

>Obviously you haven't seen this one....
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>-D
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>From: Charles Miller [mailto:Charles.Miller at fcc.gov]
>Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2007 2:01 PM
>Subject: RE: PRE AND POST HOURS
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>...., we're pulling the plug on this project for now. It turned into a 
>complete disaster when an undiscovered bug in the program was brought to 
>light by the mass recalculation. Please advise all clients to disregard 
>the new PSRA/PSSAs, and to use April numbers for March advanced time. We 
>plan to get the bug fixed and new round of authorizations released before 
>November...
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>Charles N. "Norm" Miller, Engineer
>Audio Division, Media Bureau
>Federal Communications Commission
>Telephone: 202-418-2767
>FAX: 202-418-1411
>charles.miller at fcc.gov
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>------ Original Message ------
>Received: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 11:16:43 AM EST
>From: Robert Meuser <Robertm at broadcast.net>
>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>Subject: Re: [BC] Fwd: FW: PRE AND POST HOURS...new data
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>He just needs to wait and watch his FCC inbox.
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>R
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>Dana Puopolo wrote:
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>>So, does anyone know what's going on with these?
>>A client of mine got a great PSSA and now he can't use it?
>>He never HAD PSSA before. How does he get it back?
>>This fiasco is SO FCC!!
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>>-D
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>>------ Original Message ------
>>Received: Wed, 07 Mar 2007 06:57:11 AM EST
>>From: "Phil Alexander" <dynotherm at earthlink.net>
>>To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
>>Subject: Re: [BC] Fwd: FW: PRE AND POST HOURS...new data
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>>On 6 Mar 2007 at 18:39, Dave Dunsmoor wrote:
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>>>But, but,.....what is it that's broke that needs fixing in the first place?
>>>New authorizations
>>>for what purpose?
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>>>Like Tom said earlier, how about merely adjusting the times, and leaving
>>>power as is?
>>>Perhaps I've missed this important point.
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>>Dave,
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>>The point is that PSRA's only apply to LOCAL TIME between 6 AM and
>>adjusted local sunrise time (a/k/a daytime in FCC definitions).
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>>No calculations were ever done for 5 AM in March, yet 6 AM DST (local)
>>is what used to be 5 AM STANDARD time, and the sun doesn't listen to
>>Congress. It still rises at the same astronomical time every day.
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>>Therefore, the FCC is bound by 73.99(j) to adjust the times and in
>>this case, issue new powers for the period they have never dealt with
>>previously.
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>>The IX situation is somewhat worse because the F layers have not begun
>>to dissipate at 5 AM standard time in March and November.
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