[BC] NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING - Revitalization ofthe AMRadio Service

[Robertm]

>On Nov 3, 2013, at 8:58 PM, "James B. Potter" <jpotter at jpotter.com> wrote:

>Must have been a cool experience.  I've done it from many states on cold,
>clear winter nights. Wish they all ID'd with plain English, slowly without a
>jingle.  Apparently a lot of stations don't realize that "Smooth Jazz 98" or
>"Kiss 104" aren't legal Ids

Why would a non US station ID in English??  There are very few countries other than the US that have such stringent ID requirements in the first place. KISS 104 is a perfectly legal ID in many places outside the US.
>.  
>My SWAG is many of those foreign stations aren't licensed or coordinated by
>their native 'FCCs' and they just go on the air and operate. I'll bet you
>could set up a 100KW AM in Zapata, MX, and El Presidente down there could
>care less.  

Actually that is incorrect. The Mexican government does a pretty good job on policing stations, especially high powered ones. They have a lot fewer legal constraints compared to the FCC.  Also, many stations are owned by either well financed and politically connected groups or the government itself. In either case, there is no real reason to violate the rules. 

The current treaties limit North American stations to100 KW days only, 50 KW or less nights.