[BC] Re: How A Station Can Stay Afloat...

[Glen Kippel]

The point is that someone is supposed to be at the studio location.  "Close"
only counts in horseshoes.  Uncle Charlie would like somebody there to
answer the door, if not the phone.

On 3/27/07, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <walkerbroadcasting at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Glen:
>
> That was my understanding. I have two Part Time Technicians, one is close
> by
> and one isn't.. so I'm safe.
>
> Paul
>
>
>
> On 3/27/07, Glen Kippel <glen.kippel at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > No, one full-time manager and one or more part-timers will
> do.  Basically
> > someone has to be there during office hours Monday through Friday to let
> > in
> > the FCC or someone who wants to look at the PI file.  It is OK to take a
> > lunch hour.
> >
> > On 3/27/07, engineermike <engineermike at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Yes but doesn't the FCC require more than one full time employee per
> > their
> > > rules?  Not to burst your bubble but rather to warn you to be careful
> > what
> > > you
> > > claim in public.
> > > Might want to check that out.
> > > Mike
> > >
> > >
> > > Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> > > > How can a station in a market of 50,000 stay afloat?
> > > >
> > > > Quite easily, actually..
> > > >
> > > > For one thing, I'm the sole employee.. I do everything but sales and
> > > > engineering. I have a Contract/Chief Engineer who lives 3 hours away
> > and
> > > > visits once every 2 weeks. I also have a retired electrician/ham
> > > operator
> > > > who helps out with very minor stuff and several on this list who
> > > graciously
> > > > provide me with LOTS of advice,
> > > >
> > > > Secondly, the "other" station in the county, a Class A FM "tries" to
> > > serve
> > > > Greenwood, 15 or 20 miles away. I'm not knocking what they do as it
> > > works
> > > > well for them..... but with 1KW, our strongest coverage area
> includes
> > > most
> > > > of Abbeville County, which is about 26,000 people. We are improving
> > what
> > > we
> > > > do, but we are paying attention to the little towns and issues
> around
> > > here
> > > > that the others dont
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >  Paul B. Walker, Jr.
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