Like Lewis, I do work for guy who maintains several radio stations with no local actual presence here , Las Cruces, Lordsburg and Hatch, NM. Internet or satellite feed out the transmitter. Mostly religious programs ..
On Oct 24, 2017 1:57 PM, "Lewis Bergman" <[email protected]> wrote: > I doubt anyone will notice. > > On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:49 PM Mathew Howard <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> So under the current rules, they didn't even have to staff the local >> studio, it just had to be sitting there empty? If so, then pretty much >> nothing changes other than cutting out some wasted costs for the operators >> and there really is no downside. I'd guess the majority of stations have >> absolutely no locally produced content anyway, so even if they did have >> local people sitting around, nothing would really change other than a few >> pointless jobs being cut out. >> >> I really can't see this as anything to be concerned about. >> >> On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 2:33 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> 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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>
