Kit, those are licensed as daytimer.. KMMJ is licensed as limited operation.. its a bit of a nitpick play on words
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 5:43 PM Kit via Hard-Core-DX < hard-core-dx@hard-core-dx.com> wrote: > There was a recent discussion of Limited Time stations, and there were a > few of them, some of which probably still have that authority, but I don't > know if you mean that KMMJ was different than the others for some reason. > I can think of a few of them right off, but maybe you know them already. > One of them was finally granted full time status after the breakdown of the > clears. I am thinking of WJJD 1160 Chicago, which was essentially a > daytimer for years, but they were a Limited Time station, meaning that they > were able to stay on until sunset at Salt Lake City. There were some > others like that. > Kit > > On Monday, March 9, 2020, 10:44:00 AM MDT, Paul B. Walker, Jr. < > walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > KMMJ-AM 750 Grand Island, NE is licensed as “Limited Hours” and I was > curious what exactly this meant. I inquired, a search of FCC > History/Archived Records was made and yielded this answer: > > > > Way back on September 19, 1968, KMMJ was issued a telegram for presunrise > authority to commence operation with its licensed facilities at the local > sunrise time of cochannel station WSB, Atlanta. The authority was > conditioned subject to the outcome of a rulemaking proceeding (Dockets > 17562, 18023, and 18036) relating to the “status of Class II stations [here > KMMJ] assigned to US I-A clear channels.” > > Ultimately, the Commission settled on a 500 watt limitation on presunrise > operation nationwide. That was less than KMMJ’s regular operating power > (10.5 kW directional away from WSB). It appears too that WSB opposed > letting KMMJ keep the higher power presunrise authority (see paragraphs 31 > and 32 at https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/FCC-69-844A1.pdf , > July 29, 1969). > > The solution the staff came up with was to issue the license for KMMJ with > “limited time” of operation. In effect that replaced operation of the 500 > watt presunrise limit applicable elsewhere in the country. See the > Memorandum of June 12, 1974: > https://apps2int.fcc.gov/admin/api/download/attachment/25076f9170b21d4a0170bfdedcc90169 > . > > The changes on the license were included on the next renewal of license > authorization (BR-676, dated May 20, 1977). The changes made KMMJ into a > “Limited Hours” station and specified the on-air times. As a practical > matter, however, KMMJ continued to operate unchanged. (This is the > origin of the comment in the AM Query: LIMITED TIME OPERATION: SEE BR-676, > MAY 20, 1977.) BR-676: > https://enterpriseefiling.fcc.gov/dataentry/api/download/attachment/25076f9170b21d4a0170c009b0480176 > > KMMJ is still licensed to operate in this manner. > It is likely that there is no other station in the country licensed in > this manner. > _ > Hard-Core-DX mailing list > Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx > http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ > _______________________________________________ > > THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed > and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License > published by Michael Stutz at > http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html > _ Hard-Core-DX mailing list Hard-Core-DX@hard-core-dx.com http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/hard-core-dx http://www.hard-core-dx.com/ _______________________________________________ THE INFORMATION IN THIS ARTICLE IS FREE. It may be copied, distributed and/or modified under the conditions set down in the Design Science License published by Michael Stutz at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/dsl.html
