Just curious how the piece of legislation proposed by Rep. Charles Key, challenging the FCC's authority, is doing?
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How soon until unlicensed radio stations are allowed in OK?
- Thread starter edarmsttrong
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Probably not too good. Honestly, it's a moot point. Even something like that passed, the Fed gov't has more power these days than the state. States' rights went out the window a long time ago along with many other things that are still in the Constitution. In practice, the bill was pretty flawed anyway. Radio doesn't really pay much attention to borders of the state, etc. That makes it impractical. I DO think there is a need for a different class of license. We need some sort of very low power provisional type of license for drive-in movies, talking houses, localized events, things like that. It should be much simpler than the current mess for a real channel is. There are already commercial coordinating companies that coordinate STL licenses and two-way frequencies for non-broadcast commercial folks. I would be in favor of them also coordinating temporary or provisional licenses for FM radio. I would love to see it set up similar to a translator in that if there is any interference, it has to be taken off the air. I think allowing second adjacent and third adjacents even a bit closer required spacing than translators would work. I would also like to see something requiring that someone with a mod monitor and a spectrum analyzer has to sign off on certifying that the station complies with the rules. The burden should be on those that want to put something on the air.
There is a great need for a truely low-powered FM broadcast service like this. It's a need for more of a utility service than for mass consumtion of the general public as their station they listen to, etc. Someone needs to make a Petition for Rule Making with the FCC for such a thing. Maybe someone should suggest to Mr. Key that HE aught to file the PFRM. I'm pretty sure there's several of us in the actual broadcasting industry that would gladly help him write something that is workable.
Here's what we, the broadcasters DON'T want:
#1. We don't want some jake-leg throwing up something that either is suprious and spewing crap up and down the band, or too close to one of our stations. If someone would have to sign off that at least at first the station was clean and it was coordinated to not interfere, then we would be more assured interference from the low power stuff wouldn't be a huge issue.
#2 We really don't want any more folks at the food bin. We really, really don't need any more stations out trying to sell spots or underwriting. Frankly, what's on the dial right now is maybe more than what the dial can support. Keeping the coverage small enough to be unsellable should be sufficent to prevent that kind of issue.
#3 We don't want a black eye. Fools on the air cussing or generally making a pain of themselves makes radio stations in general look bad to the public and political types. Both are generally not smart enough to know if it's a pirate or a real station. They just hear the cussing out of their radio... So we need a good way to easily get a provisional type broadcaster off the air if they make a habit of being a bad (small though they might be) broadcaster.
Thoughts?
There is a great need for a truely low-powered FM broadcast service like this. It's a need for more of a utility service than for mass consumtion of the general public as their station they listen to, etc. Someone needs to make a Petition for Rule Making with the FCC for such a thing. Maybe someone should suggest to Mr. Key that HE aught to file the PFRM. I'm pretty sure there's several of us in the actual broadcasting industry that would gladly help him write something that is workable.
Here's what we, the broadcasters DON'T want:
#1. We don't want some jake-leg throwing up something that either is suprious and spewing crap up and down the band, or too close to one of our stations. If someone would have to sign off that at least at first the station was clean and it was coordinated to not interfere, then we would be more assured interference from the low power stuff wouldn't be a huge issue.
#2 We really don't want any more folks at the food bin. We really, really don't need any more stations out trying to sell spots or underwriting. Frankly, what's on the dial right now is maybe more than what the dial can support. Keeping the coverage small enough to be unsellable should be sufficent to prevent that kind of issue.
#3 We don't want a black eye. Fools on the air cussing or generally making a pain of themselves makes radio stations in general look bad to the public and political types. Both are generally not smart enough to know if it's a pirate or a real station. They just hear the cussing out of their radio... So we need a good way to easily get a provisional type broadcaster off the air if they make a habit of being a bad (small though they might be) broadcaster.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
OKC, you're right. The regulation of the airwaves has been delegated to the FCC by the Communications Act of 1933. Any attempt by a state to regulate the industry is just an exercise in "tilting at windmills."
Honestly, folks in the state should be disappointed that legislation like this even gets introduced. It costs the state money and time to handle the proposal, even if it goes no-where. This is not a "state's rights" issues...it's just something filed without doing proper research before hand.
It's sort of a flying in the face of the feds type of thing. I dislike the feds as much as Mr. Key does, but I agree that it isn't worth the time or money to try to even introduce something like this. Filing a PFRM for a new service, letting them deny the hell out of it, then raising bloody hell when they do would be more effective. The FCC is corrupt to the core but a person has to go through the steps and let them poo poo on it first. Then it's time to start raising a stink because you've tried to go through normal channels to fix a problem and were stopped by favor-dishing bureaucrats.
The fact is that there are only so many places to put a station in the first place on the dial. If he wants to introduce hundreds more "public service" type radio stations, then he needs to get behind the expansion of the FM band into the TV ch 5 and ch 6 thing. That's the only way there's enough room available.
The fact is that there are only so many places to put a station in the first place on the dial. If he wants to introduce hundreds more "public service" type radio stations, then he needs to get behind the expansion of the FM band into the TV ch 5 and ch 6 thing. That's the only way there's enough room available.
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