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

[Harold Hallikainen]

> I think you are crossing requirements with that of an LMA'd facility.
> To my recollection if the owner is operating the station all that is
> required is that the station be open during "normal" business hours.
> You can define the hours but typically they want to see 8 hours a day,
> between 8A & 6P. You can see a bit more about the rule here..
> http://www.fcc.gov/Bureaus/Enforcement/Orders/2000/da000141.txt
>
>
> engineermike 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
>


The cited WQOP case is interesting. I talked with their attorney. As I
recall, he finally filed something saying the FCC did not comply with the
Administrative Procedures Act in adding the staffing requirement to the
Main Studio Location rule. The FCC finally said something like "all things
considered, we'll dismiss this violation." For a little history on the
main studio location rule, see
http://sujan.hallikainen.org/rw/insite/insite95.html .

The rule itself is at
http://sujan.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/2007/73/1125/ and FCC website
documents citing this rule are at
http://www.hallikainen.org/FCC/FccRules/CiteFind/0731125.htm .

Harold

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