I was saddened, but not too surprised, to read this morning that someone was denigrating whoever inquired of the FCC as to the source of the tone testing that many of us have been monitoring. The complainer's statements pretty well boiled down to the contention that we shouldn't be tattle-tails to the authorities who were, by definition, the bad guys, and that "anyway, no one was hurt by this."
First, I believe that the person who contacted the FCC was inquiring as to the facts as recorded, since we were assured by the member "in the know" who stated that everything was being done with permission. Therefore, the FCC had to know and the individual inquiring was not acting as a tattle tail. However, IMHO, reporting potentially serious illegal activity is a basic responsibility of any and every citizen in a republic, whether it involves the airwaves or any other part of our society. And who are we, any one of us, to determine whether or not anyone was hurt by these surreptitious tests???? What qualified us to be judge and jury??? On the face of it, if I was a listener to KDKA on its southern or eastern fringe zone, I'd likely be mad and feel "hurt" by some corner-cutting corporate "citizen" who apparently didn't give a damn about the listeners, station owners or advertisers who were very likely hurt by these "harmless tests." What about the three stations on 590 that are rather close-in to the probable test site??? What about their rural listeners??? Personally, I'm sick of both governmental bodies and, even more, corporate bad actors, who willingly stick it to the little guy, knowing that they can likely get away with it. What is that famous quote about "The only thing it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"??? John B. _______________________________________________ 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