[AMRadio] Non Commercial, non Ham AM Radio station?

[Bill Guyger]

Yeah, what he said about hours of operation. The FCC doesn't care if you make a profit or not, they just take the view that stations are there to serve the public interest and if they grant you a license you better be able
to demonstrate that you are by having a public affairs / issues section in the public file that you are required to maintain. You also have to provide proof of compliance with EEOC laws and ownership forms etc. etc. etc. and have to have I believe, at least two employees with real salaries.

There's just a whole lot of details that make owning and operating a station a pain in the nether regions. For example, you can be busted big time for not making the afore mentioned Public File available on short notice to anyone who walks in the door and asks to see it........

Bill AD5OL

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On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:59 PM, W2XJ <w2xj at w2xj.net> wrote:

> There are no special technical provisions for non commercial AM stations but if it is not educational (licensed to a school) it must operate aprox 48 hours per week if a daytimer and double that if full time. See 47 CFR 73.1740 for details.  It also must conform to the applicable FCC technical and allocation rules that apply to all other AM stations.
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> On Aug 4, 2013, at 4:38 PM, "Jim Isbell, W5JAI" <jim.isbell at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> I know this is slightly off subject since this is a HAM forum, but
>> maybe someone could steer me in the right direction, or maybe the
>> discussion can take place here???
>> 
>> I want to know if anyone has ever licensed a not for profit AM radio
>> station?  What I am talking about is NOT a tax exempt station because
>> it will have a political view, but just a non profit AM radio
>> transmitter, transmitting news and opinion on the news and perhaps
>> music in the between periods on the commercial bands, to operate from
>> private property at what ever the maximum power allowed would be.
>> Probably only operate a few hours a day...or night....to begin with.
>> 
>> 
>> Jim Isbell
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