Re: [IRCA] CHSC; US FCC

2010-07-30 Thread Walter Salmaniw
Mike is correct.  CBC is a public corporation, perhaps a little akin to NPR,
and virtually all of their funding comes from our Federal Government (I'd
say 100% for radio, and most for TV, as there are never any commercial ads
on the radio, but some on TV)..Walt

On Sat, Jul 31, 2010 at 4:21 AM, Mike Hawkins
wrote:

> CBC is private?  I had always thought they were a government service.
> Perhaps my ignorance there.  If that's true, then they're abandoning their
> users.  As most of their revenue would be generated in urban areas, I can
> understand it, but it still stinks.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Pete Taylor  wrote:
>
> > Kevin S wrote:
> >
> > > I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they
> have
> > > to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content,
> > > etc.) - am I wrong???
> >
> > The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance.
> > If they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This
> > same scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how
> > many years now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night?
> >
> > I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down
> > AM stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure
> most
> > others have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive
> > arrays and AC power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do
> the
> > trick and multiple bays can reduce the power consumption.
> >
> > Pete Taylor
> > Tacoma, WA
> > 12225w 4719n
> > HQ180 & ICF2010
> > Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
> > DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
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Re: [IRCA] CHSC; US FCC

2010-07-30 Thread Mike Hawkins
CBC is private?  I had always thought they were a government service.
Perhaps my ignorance there.  If that's true, then they're abandoning their
users.  As most of their revenue would be generated in urban areas, I can
understand it, but it still stinks.

Mike


On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 8:44 PM, Pete Taylor  wrote:

> Kevin S wrote:
>
> > I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they have
> > to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content,
> > etc.) - am I wrong???
>
> The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance.
> If they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This
> same scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how
> many years now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night?
>
> I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down
> AM stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure most
> others have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive
> arrays and AC power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do the
> trick and multiple bays can reduce the power consumption.
>
> Pete Taylor
> Tacoma, WA
> 12225w 4719n
> HQ180 & ICF2010
> Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
> DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
> Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300
>
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[IRCA] CHSC; US FCC

2010-07-30 Thread Pete Taylor
Kevin S wrote:

> I'm not aware that US broadcasters have that many requirements they have
> to meet (minimums on national language and domestic material content,
> etc.) - am I wrong???

The Commission seems to be mainly concerned with Promise vs. Performance. If 
they approve what's proposed, they expect the operator to do it. This same 
scrutiny does not seem to apply to technical parameters. I mean, how many years 
now has KRXR-1480 been running 5kw at night?

I may be wrong but I don't sense Canadian government duress to close down AM 
stations. CBC (CBF CBL CBM etc.) is a private corporation. I'm sure most others 
have left AM as a matter of economics (real estate for expansive arrays and AC 
power for 50kw XRs are expensive). On FM, one stick can do the trick and 
multiple bays can reduce the power consumption.

Pete Taylor
Tacoma, WA
12225w 4719n
HQ180 & ICF2010
Kiwa aircore & Palomar loops
DX398, SRF-59 & M37V
Eton E100 + Tecsun PL-300

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