News from the offices of Munn-Reese, Inc. December 2011
Thumbs Feebleman, Editor & F.C.C. Theologian
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It’s Christmas! Followers of the Christian faith celebrate the birth of God’s Son,
the Christ child at this season each year. Did you ever think how different the
Christmas story might have been if our modern media planned the event? Just
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imagine what the Promotions Department could have done with this. Certainly
there would be a huge remote with lots of lights and music held at some large,
classy venue. And there would have been the weeks of promotions, and probably a
contest or two—maybe one to predict the exact time and date of the birth!
But that’s not at all how God chose to do it. He chose a young teenage girl living
in an occupied land to be the mother. And the first people to hear the news were
shepherds of all people! Many scholars believe the shepherds were social
outcasts—the “uneducated” of that day. And the location! Who would choose an
obscure animal feeding trough? Just imagine your ENG crew trying to get shots of
that for the 11 o’clock news!
Ironically, the Biblical records show that God often chooses to use unlikely people
and places to do His work. That’s part of what gives us hope in the Christmas
story. Later in the New Testament God would choose a man named Saul who was
persecuting His followers and transform him into the Apostle Paul who wrote
many of the books in the New Testament. God sees us not just for who we are, but
for who we can be. No wonder the Apostle Paul later wrote to the followers of
Jesus at Rome, “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in
him.”
May your Holiday and New Year be filled with hope because of God’s great Gift!
Miscellanea: Headlines – Facts – Links – Comments
The Media Bureau Announces a Further Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking in
the matter of standardized and enhanced disclosure requirements for television broadcast
licensee and their public interest obligations were published in Federal Register November 22,
2011. Reply comments due: 01/06/2012. DA-11-1929A1
The National Environmental Policy Act and Compliance For Proposed
changes to Tower Registration, including its effects of communications towers on migratory
birds. Thumbs wants you to know that this is a long draconian read that can make most persons
totally comatose after just reading the first 10 paragraphs. In short, building a tower gets more
complicated and Mother Nature still cares for the birds. FCC-11-181A1 FCC-11-181A2
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The FCC announces the Implementation of The Commercial Advertisement
loudness mitigation act, also called the CALM Act. The FCC takes action to quiet the persistent
problem of loud commercials on television by adopting rules to reduce the volume.
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Enforcement Actions – Violations – Citations – Forfeitures
Case Number: EB-11-CG-0381. The Chicago Office Received Information
that an unlicensed digital TV station on digital Channel 20 was operating in the state of
Kentucky. On November 10, 2011, an agent confirmed by direction-finding techniques that
radio signals on Channel 20 were emanating from the unlicensed location. The Commission’s
records show that the construction permit for this station expired November 19, 2008. Oops!
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Case Number: EB-10-SF-0252, EB-11-SF-0325 and EB-11-SF-0326.
The San Francisco FCC Field Office received information that an unlicensed land mobile radio
station was causing interference to the America Search and Rescue radio system. On November
2, 2011, with the boldness of Elliot Ness and the steady demeanor of Sergeant Joe Friday, FCC
agents inspected the “The Hustler Club”, “The DEJA-VU Centerfolds Club” and “The Gold
Club” for an unlicensed land mobile transmitter. Thumbs can hear Sergeant Friday speak his
dead pan line, “All we want are the facts ma’am.” It is intuitively obvious to the most casual
observer that the San Francisco FCC field office has had more fun than some of the other
enforcement teams. The agents apparently found three unlicensed transmitters and the official
“Notice of Unlicensed Operation” by enforcement action were issued to all three businesses.
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