Right, most don’t staff the local office. But they have had to have one so that people can come and physically inspect FCC files and records and file complaints etc.
This should have been done years ago when satellite feeds first started happening. From: Lewis Bergman Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2017 1:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: local broadcast You might be surprised how many stations already operate entirely remotely and only meet the studio requirement in a technical manner and have no local presence at all. We do some work for some and others like them rent tower space from me. They have internet feeds for content, some have sat backups, and some interface to pull in NOAA weather alerts. Lights out all the time. On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:21 PM Steve Jones <[email protected]> wrote: wow I dont like regulations, but this will turn out bad. the partyline vote is not suprising On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 12:25 PM, Jason McKemie <[email protected]> wrote: This seems like it will have some negative consequences, what are the upsides? http://thehill.com/policy/technology/356887-fcc-eliminates-local-studio-requirement-for-broadcasters
