WBUR's L-O-N-G Station ID

[Paul B. Walker, Jr.]

Because we can and because this is a radio list.

That's why.

Paul Walker


On Feb 24, 2013, at 2:20 PM, "Don" <Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com> wrote:

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>> <<On Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:47:25 -0500, "Don" <Donald_Astelle@yahoo.com>
>> said:
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>>> Why do people have an ongoing fascination with this topic?
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>>> It doesn't matter...to the listeners, nor the FCC.
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>> If it doesn't matter to the FCC, then they have a simple process
>> (which does require 60 days notice in the Federal Register) to
>> eliminate the requirement.
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>> Of course, if stations no longer had to identify their community of
>> license, many communities would lose the last remaining "service" they
>> receive from those stations.
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> Not that the legal ID doesn't matter.....the debate about the preciseness of it.
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> Does "WLKW 'AM & FM'"  Providence mean anything different that "WLKW and WLKW-FM Providence"?
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> Not to me, not to listeners, not to the FCC enforment officials.......only to policy wonks.
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> But again, why the facination with it?
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