Re: [IRCA] KGA degrade

[Bill Harms <philcobill@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Patrick:

    I have been scouring over old FCC records at the National Archives 
for the past several weeks. When the stations were originally licensed, 
there was a high emphasis placed on serving the public interest and that 
meant being involved in the local and regional communities. Many 
stations took that charge very seriously and became actively engaged 
with their community. In the license files I looked at many stations had 
several dozen letters and notes from local organizations in each file 
expressing their appreciation to the stations' participation in local 
events. This notion seems to be gone for the large part with the current 
cookie cutter approach to broadcasting. Yes it is financially easier to 
put up a satellite dish, put the station on remote, and send the 
station's personnel home with their pink slips, but that what is ruining 
radio.  What sets AM and FM apart from satellite radio etc is the 
ability to deliver and focus their signal locally and regionally and 
serve that market with programming that would be unique to their 
communities.

Bill

Patrick Martin wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
>
> Yes, it all comes down to money, If the company feels they can make more
> money giving their bay area station more power, they will. History is
> not an issue any longer in many cases.  So many old call signs are lost
> like KTW-1250, KOL-1300, KMO-1360, etc.
>
> 73,
>
>   

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