Re: [IRCA] IBOC status in Washington DC area

["Russ Johnson" <k3pi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom,

Just curious, from a day-to-day operating perspective - is it any more expensive (power, etc) or difficult to operate.  Thanks for the licensing fee info.

Russ J

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: "Tom Ray" <tomray@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America <irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:  Sun, 11 Feb 2007 19:36:59 -0500

>Gentlemen:
>
>The only fee is the initial licensing charge....which is the same all over
>the country.  There are no additional "fees" associated with running AM HD.
>None.  As in zero.  I've been running it for 4 years and have yet to pay a
>"fee".  Where are you getting this false information from???
>
>Tom Ray
>WOR
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Patrick Martin [mailto:mwdxer@xxxxxxxxx] 
>Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 12:59 PM
>To: am@xxxxxxxxxxx; irca@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: IBOC status in Washington DC area
>
>Russ,
>
>According to what I was told by a CE, once you turn the IBOC off the
>station does not have to pay the fees any longer. They do have the
>outlay of the equipment in the first place, but once the station turns
>it off, no more fees.  I guess the fees are the same for each station in
>a market. In other words, what KCBS SF pays, KNEW pays the same. It
>doesn't matter what the station's ratings are. They charge the same. The
>fees do vary from market to market I guess though.
>
>73,
>
>Patrick
>
>Patrick Martin
>KAVT Reception Manager
>
>
>
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