[BC] AM Stations cranking it up on Football Night

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There is no reason ANYONE cannot complain.  A member of the public is  
free to file a complaint.  Look, the bad operators need to be removed  
from the game.  MAKE IT HAPPEN!

I would place an FIM NEAR them and connect it to either a chart  
recorder (old school) or a computer recording samples of its output  
every so often (by seconds if you can, 10 seconds is OK, 1 minute is  
acceptable) and sample the field strength.  IF they violate the  
rules, write up the location, the equipment, and the methods in use,  
and send it and the data off to the FCC.  Offer all help to them they  
might require.

A few major fines on this hitting the trades will make people think  
twice.

On Sep 1, 2008, at 6:00 AM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

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> Gentlemen,
>      I have a situation here where my competitor in the past has  
> NOT followed FCC rules on Friday Nights during high school football  
> games. This past friday night, the station did follow the rules  
> according to thier license, in fear of Powell Way turning them into  
> the FCC. Over the weekend, they have had some of thier staff and  
> friends making harrassing calls to me, nasty emails to me, my  
> staff.  At this time, we are ignoring them.
>     The station is on 1010, and I made it clear on another radio  
> site that the reason they have to drop thier power is because of  
> interference they can cause to WINS-AM and CFRB-AM. They are  
> licensed for 47 watts at night. This station is a Class "D" station.
>      I have a feeling this coming Friday Night they will crank it  
> up to 1 KW for the ballgame. They have been known to go up to thier  
> day power, 5 KW during a friday night football game, according to  
> field strength readings that have been recorded on them in the past  
> by my engineer.
>      I ask the group, if this starts happening, should I contact  
> the Tennessee Association of Broadcasters or just get the engineer  
> of WINS or CFRB to file a complaint against them. They say it's  
> none of my business what they do on thier channel, but when we  
> broadcast the same game and follow the rules, is it right?
>      In High School Football, there are rules the players must  
> follow. If we are to set good examples for our teens, I feel we  
> must follow the FCC's rules in radio.
>      I want to say thanks to Powell Way, as he warned one of thier  
> station staff members that if they cranked it up, he would report  
> it to the Enforcement Office in Atlanta.
>      If anyone has any contacts with management or engineering at  
> WINS or CFRB, please forward thier email address to me or Powell Way.
>      By the way, if Willie is still on this list, I would like to  
> hear from you as well about this situation.
> --
> Scott Bailey
> President/General Manager
> WMRO-AM, Magic 1560
> Gallatin, TN