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JohnnyMorganWXJX
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> You're right.
>
> It's still a terrible rule though, because it defies common
> sense. If a Class D applies to increase it's power, no one
> besides the FCC would consider that an "open allotment".
>
> I can't really blame the Christian group that got the
> frequency though. They saw an open frequency and took legal
> steps to obtain it. It's the FCC policy that needs to
> change. Class D's upgrading to class A's should be given
> that opportunity.
>
This all goes back to an idiotic ruling/decision by the FCC in the late 1970s requiring Class D non-comms to increase their power to Class A status (100 watts) or more. If they didn't in a limited period, they would get shifted to the comm band (with no protection) or be otherwise limited in their non-comm allotment. That's what we see here.
I still can't think that the "better use of the public airwaves" (the standard elucidated by the HS station faculty advisor) can be determined by the Commission ex parte. I'd demand a due process hearing.
>
> It's still a terrible rule though, because it defies common
> sense. If a Class D applies to increase it's power, no one
> besides the FCC would consider that an "open allotment".
>
> I can't really blame the Christian group that got the
> frequency though. They saw an open frequency and took legal
> steps to obtain it. It's the FCC policy that needs to
> change. Class D's upgrading to class A's should be given
> that opportunity.
>
This all goes back to an idiotic ruling/decision by the FCC in the late 1970s requiring Class D non-comms to increase their power to Class A status (100 watts) or more. If they didn't in a limited period, they would get shifted to the comm band (with no protection) or be otherwise limited in their non-comm allotment. That's what we see here.
I still can't think that the "better use of the public airwaves" (the standard elucidated by the HS station faculty advisor) can be determined by the Commission ex parte. I'd demand a due process hearing.