Re: [IRCA] WQST-850

["Paul B. Walker, Jr." <walkerbroadcasting@xxxxxxxxx>]

A station is REQUIRED to notify the FCC if theyve been silent more then 30
days and request permission to remain silent

My comment about the station being silent more then 45 days and the FCC not
knowing is simply the station never reproted it

Paul



On 10/6/07, Bruce Portzer <bportzer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:
> > If a station on their list is on the air, it's usually because they
> forgot
> > to notify the commission they signed back on.
> > And if a station is off and not on the list, well, they didnt notify the
> FCC
> > either.
> >
> > I know of a station thats beensilent more then 45 days and it's not on
> the
> > FCC Silent list.. and to top it off, the owners are selling it for
> > $75,000... ALOT more then they paid for it!(It was donated to them!)
> >
> > http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/status/silentAM.html
> > http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/status/silentFM.html
> >
> >
> >
> The list only has stations "silent over 2 months", so if a station's
> been off for "more than" 45 days wouldn't necessarily be included.
>
> See www.kiyu.com for info on why KIYU Galena AK is silent (a dump truck
> got caught in one of the tower's guy wires in July).
>
> Replacement tower sections have arrived, so they think they can have the
> AM back on the air soon.  The FM remains on the air.
>
> Bruce
>
>
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