[BC] forget the brain dead engineers what about the DJ's?

[Sid Schweiger]

Charles Ring opines:  "One very arrogant SOB of a jock, among other things, "had fun with me" 
for months running, over my efforts to get him to apply for the 
then-needed (and free) FCC restricted permit. The PD was no help... 
Management had made me, as chief operator as well as CE, directly 
responsible for FCC compliance as the rules said. Thus there was no 
question about my authority to get him to apply for the permit. However 
his "star power" prevailed."

The "easy" answer, IMO, would have been to write a report to the owner once a week, in conjunction with your weekly review of the technical operation of the station, and note "an unlicensed operator is signing the log and is in control of the transmitter, a violation of FCC regulations."  Besides being a part of the DCO's responsibilities, it gets the violation onto the record and shows that you did your part to report it to the station's owner.  It also makes it less about a personality clash or an ego trip and more about fulfilling your responsibility to make sure the regulations are followed.

Sometimes you have to pick your battles.

Sid Schweiger
IT Manager, Entercom New England
20 Guest St / 3d Floor
Brighton MA  02135-2040