Re: [IRCA] Short check of the AM Band

[vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx]

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Scott,

Thanks for explaining the FCC datebase information.  
A good reason to used other frequency listings.

Dennis,
Salmon Creek, WA

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From: Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx> 

> vroomski@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote: 
> > 
> > Deane 
> > 
> > Thanks for the correction on CKOM. That's what I get 
> > for checking in the FCC date base. 
> > 
> > I send a email to Charles Miller of the FCC to let him 
> > know that CKOM was still listed on 1250. 
> 
> The FCC doesn't care what callsigns are shown for Canadian stations in 
> its database. The only reason they (and Mexican and Caribbean stations) 
> are even in there is to provide the information that US stations need in 
> order to provide the protection to Canada that international treaties 
> require. That requires updated engineering data; the callsigns are just 
> there for convenience, and very little effort is put into keeping them 
> updated. (The source of record for Canadian calls and operating status 
> is Industry Canada's BASERAD database, which is a bear to work with.) 
> 
> Because of the way those treaties are written, Canada gets protection 
> for its AM stations even after those stations go silent - and that means 
> engineering records for those stations have to be maintained in the 
> FCC's CDBS database, complete with the last known callsigns. So CKOM 
> appears in the database on both 1250 and 650 - and will continue to do 
> so as long as the current rules remain in effect. 
> 
> s 
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