Re: WMVU AM 900 Nashua NHon late

["Ronald & Sandra Gitschier" <gitchzoo@bellsouth.net>]

Dan Strassberg wrote:
I think this callous flouting of the rules should draw FCC sanctions. I have
not tried ratting on WADN to the FCC, however. My complaint about WRHC Coral
Gables apparently using 50 kW-ND all
>night and interfering with WQEW brought a prompt and courteous
automatically generated e-mail response but NO action whatsoever. Although
WQEW's chief engineer, Herb Squire, subsequently reported that WQEW's
lawyers had worked out a deal for WRHC to comply with its CP, the FCC
apparently took no part in the deal, and I suspect that WRHC may now be back
to its old tricks.

Your suspicions seem to be correct at my location here in Jacksonville, FL
as WRHC still is a regular fixture here during hours of darkness on 1560.
WVOJ 970 seems to to do the same thing here in Jax as I can't tell any
difference between their 1kw day signal intensity and 110(ish) watt night
signal at all about 17 miles east of the tx site.  Mostly it seems that
stations are using thier day service to help pay the bills whenever the
opportunity arises. WOKV/690 has on a few occasions forgotten to switch from
50k NDA to the 10kw DA site. It's neat to follow thier 50kw signal out of
town when it happens. In this instance, it seems that thier board op (or
robot) simply forgotten to switch as the programming will also be
porpotionally amiss.  (yeah, let's replay Rush Limbaugh at 7 pm...  that'll
really make the listeners check thier watches...)  There are other stations
but I don't have the heart to rat on them all...  it's just a bit amazing to
me as to how the state of enforcement has changed 180 degrees. Is this a
comon practice in New England?

Ron Gitschier
Jacksonville, FL



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