[IRCA] CHSC; US FCC
Kevin S wrote: I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they have to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content, etc.) - am I wrong??? The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance. If they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This same scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how many years now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night? I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down AM stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure most others have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive arrays and AC power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do the trick and multiple bays can reduce the power consumption. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] CHSC; US FCC
CBC is private? I had always thought they were a government service. Perhaps my ignorance there. If that's true, then they're abandoning their users. As most of their revenue would be generated in urban areas, I can understand it, but it still stinks. Mike On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Pete Taylor p...@comcast.net wrote: Kevin S wrote: I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they have to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content, etc.) - am I wrong??? The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance. If they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This same scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how many years now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night? I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down AM stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure most others have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive arrays and AC power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do the trick and multiple bays can reduce the power consumption. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
Re: [IRCA] CHSC; US FCC
Mike is correct. CBC is a public corporation, perhaps a little akin to NPR, and virtually all of their funding comes from our Federal Government (I'd say 100% for radio, and most for TV, as there are never any commercial ads on the radio, but some on TV)..Walt On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:21 AM, Mike Hawkins michael.d.hawk...@gmail.comwrote: CBC is private? I had always thought they were a government service. Perhaps my ignorance there. If that's true, then they're abandoning their users. As most of their revenue would be generated in urban areas, I can understand it, but it still stinks. Mike On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Pete Taylor p...@comcast.net wrote: Kevin S wrote: I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they have to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content, etc.) - am I wrong??? The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance. If they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This same scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how many years now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night? I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down AM stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure most others have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive arrays and AC power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do the trick and multiple bays can reduce the power consumption. Pete Taylor Tacoma, WA 12225w 4719n HQ180 ICF2010 Kiwa aircore Palomar loops DX398, SRF-59 M37V Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300 ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com ___ IRCA mailing list IRCA@hard-core-dx.com 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: irca@hard-core-dx.com
