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- From: jrg@bertha.att.com (J. Goldstein)
- Subject: How to Prepare For the Startup of an AM Radio Tower Nearby
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.052501.25429@gagme.chi.il.us>
- Originator: wdp@gagme
- Lines: 32
- Sender: wdp@gagme.chi.il.us (Bill Pfeiffer)
- Organization: AT&T Bell Labs / Federal Systems Advanced Technology
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 05:25:01 GMT
- Approved: rrb@airwaves.chi.il.us
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- My parents and their neighbors were unable to block a radio station's
- request for zoning exception in Germantown, Maryland. The result is
- four very high towers that will soon be broadcasting in the AM band (I
- don't know the broadcast power, though.)
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- Can anyone suggest any measurements, recordings, or other things that
- should be done now, before broadcasting starts, that will help if we
- need to later complain to the FCC about interference, bad phone noise,
- etc.? If there are any firms that specialize in this type of
- measurment, their names or numbers would be appreciated.
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- FYI, my parents and neighbors aren't suffering too much from the NIMBY
- syndrome, they just don't like the way the site was picked -- the
- rezoning wasn't well publicized, with the required information sign
- being positioned well back from the road. Furthermore, the sign only
- vaguely mentioned construction of a tower, which the majority of
- people assumed meant yet another power company microwave tower, of
- which there is already one in a nearby sub-station. When the locals
- finally realized what was happening, they didn't have much time to
- prepare a case for the final zoning review board. Naturally, the
- radio station had a slew of well-qualified lawyers, etc specializing
- in radio tower/FCC matters, versus the attorney that the local home
- owners had hired out of their own pockets.
-
- Any information or advice would be appreciated.
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- Jamie Goldstein AT&T Bell Labs / Federal Systems Advanced Technology
- (301)369-7845 j.r.goldstein@att.com
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