[SBE] The EB vs KWVE

[Joshua Smith]

In an SBE meeting here in Atlanta the other night - a meeting dealing with
EAS - one of the quotes of the evening was "One of the points of doing a
test is to fail it sometimes."  Anybody who knows a teacher knows that a
student who ALWAYS gets 100% on the test is going to look kind of suspect
after a while.

It does sound like there was some degree of over-zealousness occurring here
somewhere, although I obviously do not know the whole story.  It would seem
that a lot of this issue could have been resolved more easily with better
communication.  Assuming that this was not a recurring problem, than there
is a system in place to resolve this already:  If it works I sign off on it;
if it doesn't work I explain why it didn't work and what I am doing to
resolve it.  FCC is happy, GM is happy, nobody has to die.  Of course... if
this was a recurring problem than the FCC legitimately has reason for
concern.

It does bring up an interesting thought though:  For small broadcasters, $5K
is a pretty steep bill to pay for a mistake in a system you can opt out of -
especially in the current economy.  However, the Behavioral Psychologist in
me says they shouldn't just *waive* the fine (if you're going to have a
system of reward and punishment for doing something work than you need
consistency - By ultimately waiving the fine you're making a system that a
lot of people already see as little more than a hassle seem even more
illegitimate).  Perhaps expecting a $5K to be reasonable may be a stretch?
Maybe they should they have lowered it?  I don't know... I'm hardly a
lawyer.

As Barry seems to be saying, there is a fine line between a deterrent from
doing something wrong and a deterrent from being involved in the first
place.

- Joshua C Smith

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On Thu, Nov 19, 2009 at 12:19 AM, Barry Mishkind <barry at oldradio.com> wrote:


>  Hello from Tucson!

>

> Let's see if we have this straight:

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>    -  you volunteer to serve your area as an EAS LP station

>    -  you train your people and run tests every week, most all successful

>    -  you have a weekend operator who makes a mistake and botches the test

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>    -  the FCC fines you $5,000.

>    -  after a large outcry and many thousands of legal dollars, the EB

>    "admonishes" you and demands you certify that you are doing what you have

>    certified you are doing.

>

>

> Now ... Does anyone really want to volunteer for LP status?

>

> More to the point, will you let the FCC know your viewpoint?

>

> PLEASE read my thoughts on this<http://www.thebdr.net/articles/hello2.html>.

> And, please consider making your voice heard on this issue.

>

> Also, you may wish to read Richard Rudman's and Adrienne Abbott's comments<http://www.thebdr.net/articles/fcc-kwve.html>on the matter.

>

> Thanks

> barry

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