Re: [IRCA] Short check of the AM Band

[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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