On Oct 1, 9:20 am, David wrote:

Apparently the FCC says flamethrowers are expected to
serve beyond their groundwave contours.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clear_channel



It doesn't say that. It says: "In 1980, the FCC voted to limit the
protection for the twenty-five clear channel stations to a 750 mile
radius around the transmitter."

It says NOTHING about clearchannels *having* to send out that far.