On 19 May 2005 03:13:03 GMT, Korbin Dallas
wrote:

I wish you were running the FCC, stations these days simply don't do
any public service. Running recorded Public service programs at 4 am on a
Sunday morning won't cut it in my book.

If they ran them at 6pm would you listen to them?

Rich

These rules were thought up before PLL transmitters.
Analog mini transmitters can be all over the dial. The new digital ones can
lock dead on.

Wrong. Mistuned, overdriven or modified PLL transmitters can be all over
the dial too. "Digital" does NOT automatically mean "better."

David Eduardo wrote:
Fortunately, the US realized what places like Mexico had known all
along:
the market will provide amply for news needs and specialized news and

information stations will be created naturally. Mexico has, in
general, more
and better news and information stations than the US does, and none
was ever
forced to do news and information programming.

Mexican stations were (are?) still forced to run that dreadful Sunday
night program, though (didn't it sound like someone was talking over a
barrel?)

wrote in message ...

David Eduardo wrote:
Fortunately, the US realized what places like Mexico had known all
along:
the market will provide amply for news needs and specialized news and

information stations will be created naturally. Mexico has, in
general, more
and better news and information stations than the US does, and none
was ever
forced to do news and information programming.

Mexican stations were (are?) still forced to run that dreadful Sunday
night program, though (didn't it sound like someone was talking over a
barrel?)

La Hora Nacional still is a must carry. However, we are talking about an
hour that typically has a 3.0 rating for persons using radio, so it is not
important.

Mexico City has more news and talk stations than NY, LA and Chicago
combined.

wrote in message ...

David Eduardo wrote:
Fortunately, the US realized what places like Mexico had known all
along:
the market will provide amply for news needs and specialized news and

information stations will be created naturally. Mexico has, in
general, more
and better news and information stations than the US does, and none
was ever
forced to do news and information programming.

Mexican stations were (are?) still forced to run that dreadful Sunday
night program, though (didn't it sound like someone was talking over a
barrel?)

La Hora Nacional still is a must carry. However, we are talking about an
hour that typically has a 3.0 rating for persons using radio, so it is not
important.

Mexico City has more news and talk stations than NY, LA and Chicago
combined.

I don't see why people go to so much trouble to broadcast illegally
when it is possible to broadcast legally & cover large areas, of course
it is only with the AM band this is possible but you can get near FM
sound quality with the right audio equipment. We have customers that
cover small cities legally with multiple transmitters.