[BC] RPU Identification

[Lotus Engineering]

Almost right Mark,  Thanks to Harold at http://www.hallikainen.com/FccRules/2009/74/482/
 

74.482   Station identification.

   (a) Each remote pickup broadcast station shall be identified by the
   transmission of the assigned station or system call sign, or by the
   call sign of the associated broadcast station. For systems, the
   licensee (including those operating pursuant to § 74.24 of this part)
   shall assign a unit designator to each station in the system. The call
   sign (and unit designator, where appropriate) shall be transmitted at
   the beginning and end of each period of operation. A period of
   operation may consist of a single continuous transmission, or a series
   of intermittent transmissions pertaining to a single event.

   (b) In cases where a period of operation is of more than one hour
   duration identification of remote pickup broadcast stations
   participating in the operation shall be made at approximately one-hour
   intervals. Identification transmissions during operation need not be
   made when to make such transmissions would interrupt a single
   consecutive speech, play, religious service, symphony, concert, or any
   type of production. In such cases, the identification transmissions
   shall be made at the first interruption in the program continuity and
   at the conclusion thereof. Hourly identification may be accomplished
   either by transmission of the station or system call sign and unit
   designator assigned to the individual station or identification of an
   associated broadcasting station or network with which the remote pickup
   broadcast station is being used.

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(ed) A footnote is interesting.

  Note: Stations are encouraged to identify using their associated part
   73 station call sign.

There is probably some room for interpretation of the unit designator part depending on how you read it.  It could be that the unit designator is not needed with the part 73 call sign, or it could be that the unit designator would not be needed if you only have one unit.  Since we have many, we ID with the part 73 license and the unit identifier (When my guys remember to ID) at the beginning, end and every hour.  If it's a bunch of cut ins we shut down between them, and ID at turn on and turn off since we are not on for more than an hour usually.

Bill

Bill Croghan CPBE WBØKSW
Chief Engineer, 
KOMP/KXPT/KENO/KBAD/KWWN/KWID
Lotus Broadcasting, Las Vegas, NV

> -----Original Message-----
>  [mailto:broadcast-
> bounces at radiolists.net] From: markg at watchtv.net
> 
> 	Please correct me on this one if I am wrong, but legal
> identification of a
> Remote Pickup Unit transmitter can either be the RPU License's Call
> Sign or
> the Main Station's Call Sign at the beginning and end of the remote?
> 
> Mark D. Gierhart (KE8MB)
> Engineering/IT
> Maverick Media - Lima,OH
> (419) 331-1600  office
> (419) 228-5085  fax
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