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CITATIONS
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TEXT-ALIGN: justify"> style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part 73 Sec. 73.1560style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (d) was not adhered to or followed in the=20
requirement to "If operation at reduced power will exceed 10 consecutive =
days,=20
notification must be made to the FCC in Washington, DC, Attention: Audio =
Services Division (radio) or Video Services Division (television), Mass =
Media=20
Bureau, not later than the 10th day of the lower power operation. In the =
event=20
that normal power is restored within the 30 day period, the licensee =
must notify=20
the FCC of the date that normal operation was =
restored."
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justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">
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TEXT-ALIGN: justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part 73 Sec. 73.1745style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> was clearly violated in the reduction of =
power of=20
WCOO during the first phase of the spring Arbitron rating period by (a) =
No=20
broadcast station shall operate at times, or with modes or power, other =
than=20
those specified and made a part of the license, unless otherwise =
provided in=20
this part.(b) Any unauthorized departure from an operating schedule =
which is=20
required to be filed with the FCC in Washington, DC, will be considered =
as a=20
violation of a material term of the license.
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part 73 Sec. 73.1870style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> was violated by Mike Almond (Mike Allen) =
during the=20
period of low power transmission by his position as chief operator where =
he (c)=20
shall maintain supervisory oversight sufficient to know that each =
requirement=20
has been fulfilled in a timely and correct manner. 3) Review of the =
station=20
records at least once each week to determine if required entries are =
being made=20
correctly. Additionally, verification must be made that the station has =
been=20
operated as required by the rules or the station authorization. Upon =
completion=20
of the review, the chief operator or his designee must date and sign the =
log,=20
initiate any corrective action which may be necessary, and advise the =
station=20
licensee of any condition which is repetitive.
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TEXT-ALIGN: justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Part 73 Sec. 73.4180style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> Before I instituted a Payola, Plugola, =
kickback=20
policy and required all staff to sign the disclosure documents (after =
learning=20
that the station did not have such compliance in force) Linda Logan =
advertised=20
her own DJ service on the air without payment to the station and in =
doing so=20
devoted air time each day following a DJ job in thanking and recognizing =
the=20
businesses and persons who had paid her to perform the out of station =
position=20
and did advertise her own service without payment to the station. Upon =
initial=20
objection to this illegal function management dismissed the problem. It =
took=20
contacting the consultant to acquire a Plugola, Payola standard form in =
order to=20
comply with this rule.
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Roman'">
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p; Part 73 Sec. 73.4097 EBS =
(now EAS) attention signals on automated programming =
systems.
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p; 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Part 73 Sec. =
73.1300FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Unattended station operation. =
=93Broadcast stations may be operated as either attended (where a =
designated person is responsible for the proper operation of the =
transmitting apparatus either at the transmitter site, a remote control =
point or an ATS control point) or unattended (where highly stable =
equipment or automated monitoring of station operating parameters is =
employed). No prior FCC approval is required to operate a station in the =
unattended mode. Regardless of which method of station operation is =
employed, licensees must employ procedures which will ensure compliance =
with Part 11 of this chapter, the rules governing the Emergency Alert =
System (EAS).=94
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10.0pt">DISCUSSION AND =
ALLEGATIONS:
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150%">mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">On or about three weeks prior to May 2, 2002 =
(approximately April 11 through the 18th, 2002) while the =
WCOO main transmitter was turned off and the station was broadcasting =
from its back-up transmitter said back up transmitter was purposely =
operating at between 35 and 50 percent of authorized power. The =
Commission was not advised of this purposeful reduction in power as the =
intent was to defraud the market of the WCOO transmission thereby =
affecting the ratings outcome and the rates and revenue structure of the =
market. Bruce Musso, the engineer of WCOO, purposely consummated this =
act. At no time did WCOO advise the Commission of low power in violation =
of this section.
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numerous phone calls were received to WCOO by listeners complaining of =
being unable to pick up the station from areas that are well within the =
normal contour. Phone calls were received from employees (Joel Barnes, =
Dan Williams, Ken French, John Majhor) advising they could not pick up =
the station. John Majhor=92s wife Sirit advised of her beauty parlor =
being unable to pick up the station when they normally listened =
regularly throughout the day.
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">When these calls were mentioned to =
General Manager Charlie Cohn his response was to =
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be relevant or
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inversion=92 or
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the main transmitter.
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p; 4: Not at any time did Charlie Cohn deny the =
station was not running
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150%">mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The event which took the main transmitter =
off the air was referred to as a =91lightning strike=94 by the Chief =
Operator. The Program Director of WCOO was not advised and had no =
knowledge of a =91lightning strike=92. Listening to WCOO it was not =
evident that any such interruption took place. =
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150%">mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">No such =91temperature inversion=92 problems =
were evident by sister station WYBB-FM which is located on the same =
tower during the above-mentioned time frame.
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style=3D"LINE-HEIGHT: 150%">Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">The Orban station processor was =
re-set by consultant Don Hallett and Chief Engineer Phillip Fraley on an =
in station visit as it had been set to make the station sound very dull. =
Immediately after their departure engineer Bruce Musso hacked into the =
re-set security codes of the Orban and changed the settings back to the =
dull and aggravating settings used prior to the change by Hallett and =
Fraley in a clear attempt to further damage the station=92s ability to =
be listened to.
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Operator either did not certify logs properly or falsified logs to be =
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history prior=20
to [3] April 1, 2002 did the station or its sister station WYBB-FM ever =
have or=20
require the signature of employees on a payola-plugola statement. Such =
statement=20
was drafted (see [3]) from copies provided by the consultant (Don =
Hallett) after=20
I inquired if the
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Station had such statements on file as I =
had never=20
been asked to sign one and had been dealing with a Plugola issue with =
midday=20
person Linda (Logan) Grumbein which had been going on for some time as =
she=20
plugged the companies and people she had performed outside DJ services =
for and=20
would be performing for. =
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instituted such statement and required all on air staff to sign=20
it.
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reference to Part 73 Sec 73.4097
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style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----- Original Message ----- =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From: Lee Kent justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To: DWHALLETT@aol.com =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 5:58=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject: Re: Air Force =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Well... I'm not aware of any such =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">>Did the engineer from Lexington not =
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[2] style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----- Original Message ----- =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From: Lee Kent justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To: DWHALLETT@aol.com =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent: Thursday, May 02, 2002 7:37=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject: Re: Air Force =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ENTIRE MESSAGE =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(after reading this over... when you read =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">whining... I'm doing what I do... telling =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">a damn thing about it)... =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Well... now you know how I've been =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'll try not to go into the rest of it... =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">on this subject:.. I did NOT know the =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was not told Cool was suffering transmitter =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">a few calls about losing the station and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">that it was a bad area... then I overheard =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cool and of course I listened in... then =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">told me the primary tube was about to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">composure (ain't nobody seen me sweat =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was I told about Cool's transmitter =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">then told me the station was switched to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">transmitter as Bruce had given the primary =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">before toastville...style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> (to paraphrase of course since I'm being=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">but I had to ask about it =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To make a three week excursion shorter... =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">a beauty shop I was told was 50 miles away =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">shop which ain't no 50 miles away) and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">couple of days (of Mike since he's OM, I've =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was that first Lynn had to actually buy =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">install it, then that Bruce was going to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">be this week then today a call from =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">telling me the station was GONE!... then =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">his apartment (2 miles from the station's =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">walkman was getting bleed from 105.7 and we =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the 9am air shift was done I walked into =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">in the doorway) and more or less demanded =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was going to go full power again... the =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">idea how much restraint I've used in this =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">at noon in the middle of the request Cool =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">kept going off and on and off and on and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">me that according to Bruce the station was =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and he was replacing the tube and Charlie =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">it was happening but nobody informed=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I don't... each get together over the past =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Linda thing has been spiced with things =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">opens a hole in the market should be all =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">with Cool... that I am not focused, =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">matter of not managing by me (bullshit) it =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and deeper... (which was topped I might add =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">found out (I just found out today from Ken) =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">building to give Ken something and she told =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">that she was 'outta here and I'll make sure =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(which all makes sense now that Ken made it =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">which caused me to go ballistic but there =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I can't fire the bitch... John was =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and you supposedly support keeping her, to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">you don't have to work with her... and then =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Ken's voice mail asking if she can apply =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">she heard a rumor (ask Ken I'm fuzzy on =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">being open soon and I can't talk to her =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">not to talk to her until he said so... and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">we were going to save the midday salary to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">didn't cut it out now which would mean I'm =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">rid of Linda because no savings will happen =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">like clean the house of shit... oh well I =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Citadel supposedly firing a bunch of staff =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">admin and sales positions , I was to wait =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">can only get one to do a couple of hours =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">is a WHOLE HELL OF A LOT MORE.. but oh =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">only way to get me out of the building is =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">station get numbers and then wham... the =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">everything can go back to like it was =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">like I told Pam weeks ago... Geesh.... I =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">trying to flush it.. she laughed... Its =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have a high blood pressure problem and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">have insurance, now I do.. watch how cool =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">taking medication... not prozac like Linda =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">pill or two.... man oh man... I've never =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">its confidential).... no I won't I'm a=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and each time something happens to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">dirty tricks get worse, the backstabbing =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">yes"> now that=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">comes in real bad like the plan is to make =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">crap that has happened and nothing has been =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">to make me out to look like the devil, the =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">i'm not permitted to talk to Lynn again guy =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">which doesn't apply to Mike but does apply =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">(you have no idea how hard I started to =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">knows Charlie pulled that crap.... ) =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">know about it and approve it first... from =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">my talking to ONLY PAM....style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> how dare he.... and there is =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">but I'm not leaving....style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> I will not get mad, blow up =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I have been insulted every single day since =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">days... for some reason... =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the not permitted to put anything in =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and the one the people in the building=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">care (and believe it or not there are those =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">and I wasn't going to dump on you... I am =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">how it feels to be pissed... I stay that =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">has viewed it... 'cept my wife... and they =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the walls without stirring anything up, =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">is what I've tried to do... Lynn said he =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">but that is all it has been as I watch what =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">my back more than I watch the music (and I =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">else i can do)... EVERY SINGLE PROMOTION I =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was killed... oh hell... that's enough... =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">deserve my rambling... I was told Lynn has =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">could not get Charlie when he was gone and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">thorn in the building and by -god they are =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">was cut out of the engineer race without =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">"doesn't know enough about transmitters" =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">one more thing then I'll shut up... Charlie =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">for afternoon drive instead of hiring =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">fill in while a real midday person is found =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">BLACK FEMALE... Trish is the only one I =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the station) and I shall be punished for =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">out of the building... geesh man.. I'm glad =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">ps: All of the great response to the parody =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">that MATTERS GIVES A SHIT (cep't =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">yet the concern is when and how this job is =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">am treated like an idiot... not talked =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">the funny thing is I know it ... can see it =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">entire thing.. which has kept me from being =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">I'll be blunt... all of my training tells =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">its what 1500 hours of public peace officer =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">END CONFIDENTIAL... sorry I have to do that =
style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">[3] style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">----- Original Message ----- =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">From: DWHALLETT@aol.com =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">To: leekent@comcast.net =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Cc: NEWAVECOHN@aol.com ; =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 6:03=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Subject: Re: John =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">In a message dated 3/28/02 4:51:10 PM =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">You need to talk to Lynn about the personal =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Lee: justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">If he is opposed, I'm opposed.style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Company decision.style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> Talk to Charlie.style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> He can help you clarify and =
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> face=3DArial>You=20
justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial"> justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">Regards-- justify">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial">DWH style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: =
150%">style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New =
Roman'"> 150%">FONT-FAMILY: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">Eas =
tesmso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">ts logged and certified as being completed =
between the hours of 6PM and 5:30AM Monday through Friday and from 6PM =
till 10AM Saturday and Sunday were technically unable to be completed as =
the station=92s EAS system requires a manual operator to activate the =
test tone equipment between two audio elements of a prerecorded EAS Test =
announcement. During such unmanned hours all tests certified as =
performed were fraudulent.
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In reference to Part =
73 Sec.=20
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operation is employed, licensees must employ procedures which will =
ensure compliance with Part 11 of this chapter, the rules governing the =
Emergency Alert System (EAS).=94 The station fails to ensure compliance =
with Part 11 while fraudulently certifying =
compliance.
Roman'">
Roman'">ATTACHMENTS:
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attached [1], [2], [3]: demonstrate the violations and notice of them to =
the=20
company consultant.
Roman'">
Roman'">SUMMARY:
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respectfully submit these allegations electronically for investigation =
and=20
commission action at the earliest possible opportunity to enforce =
commission=20
rules and regulations.
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Roman'">Lee Kent=20
Hempfling
Roman'">53=20
Muirfield Parkway
Roman'">Charleston,=20
S.C. 29414
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843-327-1996
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People
delivery... I=20
brought it up and that was that... and as far as the aircheck machine is =
concerned.. it could be done for even less... a relay on the mic switch =
to a=20
cheap cassette machine (there are some in the engineering room, John was =
talking=20
about them last week) and a line to the monitor receiver and wham... a =
real=20
aircheck machine... and no wires to string... going to have to have =
control room=20
work done soon anyway for the upcoming beach music (but its not called =
that, its=20
called Sand Tunes) show that is being sold to the Holiday Inn for late =
Sunday=20
nights during the summer requires two RCA lines for two mini disk =
machines Leo=20
Windham will use to do the show.. Woody has moved on to another town... =
show is=20
barter with Leo... and is making Folly beach happy... Bob Brooks was =
bringing=20
that engineering duty up with Charlie this afternoon... finally got the =
new tube=20
installed on the primary transmitter today.. have advised arbitron of =
our=20
being 50% to 35% of power for the past three weeks... =
hook you up=20
with a care package to wire >the existing 98ROCK machine for both =
studios in=20
a spot on the rack in >engineering as we had discussed?=20
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People
CONFIDENTIAL
it DO NOT=20
think I'm
the truth=20
but I can't do
feeling...style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> sad isn't =
it...
to save you=20
the headache...
primary tube=20
was bad...
problems... got
the answer=20
was
Mike=20
talking about
asked later=20
and he
die... I kept=20
my
yet)... not=20
once
problems until=20
Mike
the=20
backup
a max 30=20
days
happy)
....
Last=20
week a call from
(is John's=20
wife's beauty
there was no=20
problem. I kept asking every
been=20
nice)... and it
one, then=20
that Bruce had to
install it,=20
then that it would
SUMMERVILLE of=20
all places
John called=20
and said at
location)=20
his portable
were=20
weak... after
the sales=20
meeting (staying
to know=20
when Cool
answer was=20
today... (you have no
whole=20
thing) =20
then
Cafe=20
feature the station
Linda came=20
out to inform
at about=20
35% of power
had called=20
to tell her
me.. Doesn't matter... I=20
know
few weeks=20
regarding the
like Alice=20
changing formats
80's, what=20
are we going to do
(bullshit) that=20
the Linda thing is a
has been a=20
"rough road" indeed Don..
two days=20
ago when she
that=20
Trish came into the
John in=20
the 10 till cross over
the door=20
doesn't hit _ME_ in the rear'
clear=20
this afternoon)
was no use=20
in saying anything
completely stunned=20
and didn't respond
which I=20
responded
Trish=20
leaves a message on
for the=20
midday position since
what it was)=20
about middays
since Lynn=20
last said to us all
I asked=20
Ken why was it if
pay for=20
Stern why we just
being=20
punished for getting
until I=20
do a baaaaad thing
should stay=20
happy... and then there's
but the=20
only thing fired was
to look for=20
one of them but I
live and=20
track the rest and there
well... I know=20
when the
to destroy=20
my ability to make the
real problem=20
is solved and
MONTHS before I=20
got there...
didn't dump=20
this load I'm just
making me=20
literally sick... they know
until very=20
recently I didn't
and calm=20
I'll be when I'm
just a=20
simple blood pressure
seen a more=20
(dare I say it, sure
gentleman...
supposedly calm=20
things down the
gets worse=20
and the mess gets deeper...
Stern is there Cool is totally irrelevant... again.... and if=20
it
it be...=20
i'll be gone... all of the
done to=20
fix a thing... 'cept
evil=20
one...the we don't talk to him at ALL guy... the
(without=20
advance permission,
to ANY=20
MEMBER OF MY FAMILY)...
laugh but=20
stopped cause now that my wife
actually it was=20
if I call that area code he better
me or any=20
member of my family unless its
no way that=20
will ever work....
and quit...=20
I've been=20
there except for the first three
writing=20
guy..
who
people)=20
see as the fix of the station...
truly=20
sorry... but I know
way... but=20
there ain't no one who
won't...=20
you told me to knock down
without=20
causing fights... and that
does not=20
have politics in his business
I say to=20
whom I say it and watch
live in=20
that now as there is nothing
submitted=20
for Spring
you're a=20
great guy Don... you don't
lost=20
respect for me because I
all hell=20
broke loose... I'm a
going to=20
get rid of me... Chris Cantrell
being=20
contacted because he
the hell he=20
doesn't... but oh well
tried to=20
talk me into using Bobby
John... now=20
Bobby's not good enough to
(and YES=20
DAMMIT ... I WANT A
know of in=20
this town that loves
getting=20
Linda the marijuana salesman
I can=20
work on the house....
song and=20
NOT ONE PERSON
Ken).....style=3D"mso-spacerun: yes"> I am doing absolutely NOTHING=20
WRONG
going to=20
get destroyed... =20
I
to... lied=20
to... set up constantly and
coming=20
and can out manage the
destroyed=20
so far...
me being a=20
former cop is the problem...
and=20
investigative training will do...
he wants=20
me OUT!!!!
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Majhor
Eastern=20
Standard Time, leekent@comcast.net writes:
advertising issue.
enforce=20
whatever the policy is or becomes.
asked for Plugola/Payola policy stuff.yes"> =20
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documents from=20
COX. Infinity's are =
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