WKLB announcements

[Dan Strassberg]

I was under the impression that the ownership of both stations as well as
that of WJJZ Burlington NJ (Philadelphia), which is also involved, had
already changed at least a week ago--but I could be wrong. As for the call
signs, I don't think FCC rules require the Commission to announce them when
appoved; I think the Commission, at its discretion, is allowed to withhold
public notification of call-sign changes until they actually occur. The FCC
adopted this rule decades ago when stations complained that early public
announcement of call-sign changes could provide competitors with advanced
notice of format changes, enabling them to "steal" formats. So if the
ownership changes have taken place, as I believe they have, the new call
signs should be part of legal IDs beginning at noon on December 1. We'll
see.

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Dan Strassberg, dan.strassberg@att.net
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----- Original Message -----
From: "A. Joseph Ross" <Joe@attorneyross.com>
To: <Boston-Radio-Interest@rolinin.bostonradio.org>
Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 3:12 PM
Subject: WKLB announcements


> Yesterday afternoon I was listening to WKLB and heard two
> announcements of the coming move.  They even said that it was taking
> place at noon.  They aren't making the announcements as often as WCRB
> is doing, but they have begun to make them.
>
> I'm curious about something, though.  Will the ownership actually
> change at noon, or will there be some paperwork for a temporary LMA
> pending the final closing of ownership?  And will the actual call-
> letters shift at noon, or will each station have to have an on-hour
> legal ID with the old call letters for awhile?
>
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