Without seeing any further specifics, my guess is that some of these changes will only compound the existing problems with interference and coverage.
Russ Edmunds 15 mi NW Phila Grid FN20id <[email protected]> AM: Modified Sony ICF2010's (2) barefoot w/whip On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 3:20 PM, Stewart, Joseph R < [email protected]> wrote: > The current edition of the online industry talk-radio journal *Talkers* > Magazine http://www.talkers.com/ mentions FCC Chair Tom Wheeler writing > in a blog post about being “committed to taking action... so that AM radio > will flourish.” He says he’ll conclude the “open item” on AM technical > issues “in the coming weeks... with a Report and Order that will buttress > AM broadcast service and ease regulatory burdens on AM broadcasters. The > proposed Order would adopt specific measures to address practical problems > and interference-related issues that have long plagued AM stations across > the country.” Among the items in the proposed Order: giving “stations more > flexibility in choosing site locations, complying with local zoning > requirements, obtaining power increases, and incorporating energy-efficient > technologies.” Wheeler claims “these actions will help to ease some of the > technical limitations that have hindered AM stations in serving their > listeners.” The NAB’s Dennis Wharton professes gratitude for Chairman > Wheeler’s plans, and both he and Wheeler give props to FCC Commissioners > Clyburn and Pai for laying some groundwork on this. > > I don’t know... are they just putting Band-Aids on a lethal shotgun > wound? Discuss, discuss.... > > > > *Randy Stewart* > > Arts Producer > > KSMU > > 901 S. National > > Springfield MO 65897 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Get your copy of the > 35th Edition of the AM Radio Log > http://www.nrcdxas.org > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
