{"id":34394,"date":"2018-10-08T06:12:05","date_gmt":"2018-10-08T10:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=34394"},"modified":"2018-10-08T06:12:05","modified_gmt":"2018-10-08T10:12:05","slug":"fcc-might-reduce-am-clear-channel-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/10\/fcc-might-reduce-am-clear-channel-power\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC might reduce AM clear channel power"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Tom Taylor Now<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Are the protected night signals of monster 50,000-watt AMs \u201can anachronism?\u201d<\/strong>
\nAnd is the FCC poised to do something that will frustrate late-night DX\u2019ers? The Commission tries again to balance the role of Class A signals like KMOX St. Louis\/1120, designed to serve listeners hundreds of miles away, with the desires of local AMs. The \u201cskywave\u201d debate is decades-old \u2013 but particularly urgent now, given the rising noise floor from all kinds of interference. The Commission just issued a \u201cSecond further notice of proposed rulemaking,\u201d noting the rise of \u201cFM stations, satellite radio and other media.\u201d The first notice drew \u201ca voluminous and diverse set of comments,\u201d with some pointing out that \u201cAM skywave service is sporadic and unreliable, often subject to overwhelming environmental interference, and unlikely to consist of programming tailored to the needs of distant communities.\u201d But then there are questions about hurricane and other weather\/safety warnings. In this notice, the Commission has ideas about changes to daytime, \u201ccritical hours\u201d operation after sunrise and before sunset, and \u201cnighttime hours.\u201d One observer tells this NOW Newsletter says that cutting through the thicket of details, \u201cIt\u2019s clear that there will be a further reduction in protection to the clear channel Class A stations, particularly at night. The main questions are how much protection they will retain.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read at Tom Taylor Now.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Tom Taylor Now) Are the protected night signals of monster 50,000-watt AMs \u201can anachronism?\u201d And is the FCC poised to do something that will frustrate late-night DX\u2019ers? The Commission tries again to balance the role of Class A signals like KMOX St. Louis\/1120, designed to serve listeners hundreds of miles away, with the desires […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,56,433,3],"tags":[4097,3822,4099,6372],"class_list":["post-34394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-broadcasters","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-am","tag-clear-channel","tag-mediumwave","tag-tom-taylor-now"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-8WK","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":34192,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/hurricane-florences-toll-on-radio-stations-and-cell-services\/","url_meta":{"origin":34394,"position":0},"title":"Hurricane Florence’s toll on radio stations and cell services","author":"Thomas","date":"September 17, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Tom Taylor Now) The FCC last night reported that more FMs were out (20) than AMs (three). While nearly 14% of cell sites in the affected areas were out of service \u2013 and like the AM\/FM picture, virtually all the outages are in coastal North Carolina. 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Late on Friday, October 5, the Federal Communications Commission (\u201cFCC\u201d) released a Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in a five-year ongoing effort to \u201crevitalize\u201d the AM\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tecsun-S-8800-AM-Local-Dial-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tecsun-S-8800-AM-Local-Dial-1024x576.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Tecsun-S-8800-AM-Local-Dial-1024x576.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17902,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/the-society-of-broadcast-engineers-urges-fcc-to-improve-mediumwave-rfi\/","url_meta":{"origin":34394,"position":2},"title":"The Society of Broadcast Engineers urges FCC to Improve Mediumwave RFI","author":"Thomas","date":"March 23, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: ARRL via Eric McFadden, WD8RIF) The Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) has told the FCC that the regulatory agency needs to take another tack in its efforts to tackle AM revitalization. If the FCC takes the SBE\u2019s advice, the result could be less noise in the MF and HF\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"WHKY-AM-Radio-Tower","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WHKY-AM-Radio-Tower.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WHKY-AM-Radio-Tower.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WHKY-AM-Radio-Tower.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/WHKY-AM-Radio-Tower.jpg?resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":31373,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2018\/03\/fcc-enforcement-update-boston-brooklyn-miami-newark-and-fayetteville\/","url_meta":{"origin":34394,"position":3},"title":"FCC enforcement update: Boston, Brooklyn, Miami, Newark and Fayetteville","author":"Thomas","date":"March 29, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to an SWLing Post contributor who shares the following FCC enforcement items: RADIO EQUIPMENT SEIZED FROM TWO ILLEGAL RADIO STATIONS IN BOSTON https:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2018\/db0328\/DOC-349973A1.pdf STATEMENT OF COMMISSIONER MICHAEL O\u2019RIELLY ON ACTION AGAINST TWO BOSTON PIRATE RADIO \u201cSTATIONS\u201d https:\/\/transition.fcc.gov\/Daily_Releases\/Daily_Business\/2018\/db0328\/DOC-349972A1.pdf Notes: These news releases do not indicate whether the U.S. Marshals\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "News"","block_context":{"text":"News","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tecsun-S-8800-FM-Angle-1024x614.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tecsun-S-8800-FM-Angle-1024x614.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/Tecsun-S-8800-FM-Angle-1024x614.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17486,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2016\/02\/am-radio-proposal-has-class-a-broadcasters-upset\/","url_meta":{"origin":34394,"position":4},"title":"AM radio proposal has Class A broadcasters upset","author":"Thomas","date":"February 26, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Times Union) When the sun goes down, AM radio signals travel much farther. 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