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I think the FCC is at least cognizant enough to consider Domestic SWBC a
non-issue. Outside of a couple dozen radiofolk here, who would listen
to Domestic SW?

There's a small group of true believers, like The Order types and the late
Timothy McVeigh who have certainly earned the attention of the government.
And the Southern Poverty Law Center would love to take credit for forcing
the government to harass station owners who carry these programs. There has
been a long history of such legal broadcasting harassment, and the
independent stations are most vunerable. But I'm not aware of any attempt
to control domestic SW broadcasting, even after Bill Clinton's "Hate radio"
remarks.

Howcum? I suppose it could be that the self-justifing activists, in and out
of government, don't really want to bother harassing the few who take
domestic SW radio programming seriously. Or they know the rules prohibiting
domestic SW programming are unenforceable.

I suppose it could be either. But I think the activists are looking for
more productive ways to make pains in the asses of themselves.



They seem to license any and all comers anyway. So where are the big
pirate guys who want to have their say legitimately?

The only big US pirate guy I can think of is Alan Weiner. The others seem
content broadcasting at low power a few times a year.

Could it be impractical financially to have domestic SW?
Uh, I think so.

-Bill


It exists, even if it's impractical. Certainly not as big time commercial
radio, but mostly as brokered shows hosted by evangalists and the paranoid
fringe element. At least, that's where the money comes from.

Frank Dresser