"CW" wrote in message
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FCC regulations prohibit SW broadcasting to domestic audiences. That has a
lot to do with it.


As I understand, the regulations prohibit exclusively broadcasting to
domestic audiences. Incidental broacasting to domestic audiences is
allowed. It doesn't matter much, as the FCC isn't enforcing these
regulations, anyway.

There's a RWonline article which includes this topic:

"All in all, U.S. SW broadcasters operate in a strange, Twilight Zone kind
of world, but one that they relish. Passport's Magne believes that U.S.
shortwave broadcasters enjoy it so much that they don't want the FCC to
loosen its archaic restrictions on domestic shortwave. "

""The truth is that they like it the way it is," he said. "If the rules were
changed, it could open the floodgates to more competition." "

"An unfair accusation? Not according to WRMI's White. "

""We discussed changing the rules at the National Association of Shortwave
Broadcasters' convention a few years ago," he said. "In fact, the FCC asked
for our help in doing so. However, after some discussion, a lot of people
came to Magne's conclusion: that we're all better off just leaving things as
they are. After all, under the current regime, the FCC pretty much leaves us
alone. If the rules were changed, then they might get serious about
enforcing them.""

http://www.rwonline.com/reference-ro...rtwave_2.shtml


Frank Dresser