Re: [IRCA] Revitalization and Interference: Fact vs. Science Fiction

["Mark Durenberger" <Mark4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Students of FCC history may recall that Mr. Fowler as FCC Chair advocated a 
"Marketplace" approach to regulations...almost to the point of saying "we'll 
stay out of the way; let 'em fight it out."  (This is not meant to be a 
verbatim quote.)

The Elephant In The Room is whether the proposed changes under consideration 
will allow MORE NEW SIGNALS, as a result of relaxing certain protection 
requirements.

I doubt many would quarrel with the idea of shrinking the Class "A" 
protection areas, since all but a few "A" and "B" stations have re-oriented 
their programming, to focus on their measured markets and have abandoned 
wide-area service.  Examples of this in current-day action: Regional radio 
sports networks.  The "key" play-by-play station may be 50-kilowatt Class 
"A" but it's surrounded by dozens...up to more than a hundred...network 
affiliates, many of which are within the Class A's protected service area. 
They're facing reality.

But gawd help us if the bottom line to all of this is yet more 
satellite-programmed signals doing nothing but adding to nighttime 
interference...


Cheers!

Mark Durenberger



-----Original Message----- 
From: Dennis Gibson
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2017 4:54 PM
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Subject: [IRCA] Revitalization and Interference: Fact vs. Science Fiction

http://www.radioworld.com/columns-and-views/0004/revitalization-and-interference-fact-vs-science-fiction/339609

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