Re: [IRCA] FCC Site: The End-All Be-All ??

[Scott Fybush <scott@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul B. Walker, Jr. wrote:

> I get your point, but when it comes to what stations are off the air, the
> FCC's list is the authority...not Freshwater's.

Well, no.

The FCC's list is the authority as to which stations have voluntarily 
reported themselves as silent to the FCC.

The FCC's list is the authority as to which stations are at risk of 
having their licenses cancelled a year after reporting themselves as 
silent to the FCC.

But the FCC's list is not at all authoritative when it comes to telling 
DXers what we actually want to know: which stations are REALLY off the 
air, whether or not they've reported it to the FCC.

For that purpose, there is no single authoritative list. The FCC's list 
is a good starting point, though some of the stations listed there have 
returned to the air without notifying the FCC. Lee's list is a good one. 
We try to keep tabs at 100000watts.com on who's really silent, whether 
or not it's been reported to the FCC. So does Barry McLarnon, and so do 
Wayne and the NRC Log.

Put them all together and add the real-time info you can get from this 
and other lists, and you start to get a picture of reality.

s

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