mAximo wrote:
"http://CBC.am/" writes:


Domestic SW broadcasting in the US is illegal!

The law has been on the books since the 1970s.


You've been taking lessons from Brian Denley, eh? You fail to cite any
relevant statute.

47CFR73.788: (note second sentence)

(a) A licensee of an international broadcast station shall render only
an international broadcast service which will reflect the culture of
this country and which will promote international goodwill,
understanding, and cooperation. Any program solely intended for and
directed to an audience in the continental United States does not meet
the requirements for this service.

47CFR73.701:

(a) International broadcasting stations. A broadcasting station
employing frequencies allocated to the broadcasting service between
5,950 and 26,100 kHz, the transmissions of which are intended to be
received directly by the general public in foreign countries. ...

(73.701 goes on to mention the existence of government-owned
international stations but that the FCC doesn't regulate them)

("International broadcast stations" are the only type defined as allowed
to use shortwave frequencies - there are no rules authorizing a
"domestic shortwave service", so any stations broadcasting between 1710
and 54 mHz must meet the definition of "international" stations.

I'm not sure whether the 5,950 kHz figure in 73.701 has been amended to
accomodate the tropical-band stations like WWCR, or if WWCR etc. has a
waiver to allow use of the lower frequency.)

(there is nothing in my copy of the rules to indicate when these
regulations were established. My *suspicion* is that they predate WWII,
as in the early days of radio, smaller domestic stations feared loss of
their network affiliations - and most of their audience - to
high-powered distant stations. (that's why WLW lost their 500kw permit)
Domestic shortwave would be a real nightmare to these small domestic
stations. )
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Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com