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Before you call the FCC and accuse KFUO of
doing something illegal, you might want to read paragraph 31 (page 12) of the
FCC’s 02-286 “First Report And Order” for MM 99-325 (IBOC) where
they say: 31. We modify the NRSC’s
recommendation in one respect, however. During winter months, daytime begins after morning
drive time and ends before evening drive time in most markets, especially in the northern regions of
the country. The Commission has long recognized the need for AM station operation between the hours
of 6:00 a.m. and local sunrise (the “pre-sunrise” hours) and
between local sunset and 6:00 p.m. (the “post-sunset”
hours). Section 73.99 of the rules provides for reduced-power pre-sunrise and post-sunset
operation by AM stations where such operation will not cause impermissible interference to other
stations. In view of the relatively low power to be employed for IBOC AM
signals, we will permit AM stations
currently authorized to operate during the pre-sunrise and/or post-sunset periods to transmit IBOC
signals during those times. Stations transmitting IBOC signals during
presunrise or post-sunset hours shall
operate with the power and antenna pattern authorized for the time period.49
We believe that the potential for skywave
interference during the pre-sunrise and post-sunset hours is small, and that the
benefit to the public by permitting broadcasters to implement IBOC operations between 6:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m. during the winter months outweighs any potential interference impact. Apparently you haven’t read this.
Should I send you a URL for the Digital Radio page of the Media Division of the
FCC? Chuck From:
irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:irca-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of N0UIHEric@xxxxxxx That's not what I hear, Chuck...IBOC operation is ONLY
PERMITTED from LOCAL I will be turning KFUO into the FCC ASAP. 73, Eric (N0UIH) |
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