At 06:15 PM 4/16/2007 -0400, you wrote: >The station can be licensed to a base all it wants, as long as the tower >isn't on the base or military property.... the base commander has no say or >authority > >Paul >
Paul, That's the point. As long as the station isn't on Federal property, they can say the are licensed to that facility....I guess. So if WSME says it's Camp LeJeune, the commanding general can't say doodlebug about it....just as long as none of the station is aboard the base. By the same token, if Marine Corps Base Camp LeJeune wants to set up a small AFRTS station of, say 50 - 100 watts, the FCC has no say. The USMC would have to go through NTIA to coordinate a frequency with the FCC. There was, for a while, a small Army Information Radio station at Fort Bragg on 640 with 50 watts. Why it was shut down, I don't know. I'll bet the commercial stations in Fayetteville fussed to one of NC's senators and political considerations came into play. In fact, AIR-640 shut down not too long before WFNC moved from 940 to 640, and I'll bet the base commander decided it was too much fuss. by the same token, the FCC has no jurisdiction over VOA. >Charles Charles A Taylor, WD4INP Greenville, North Carolina _______________________________________________ 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
