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		<title>The Quarterly Issues &#038; Programs Reports</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[ [February 2021] We all know that properly handling station paperwork is necessary to keep the FCC happy. But, as with all relationships with the government, questions come up. Ken Benner would like to help with the quarterly chore: the Issues and Programs List. Without question, the Issues and Programs List was the number one FCC [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Tower Tales From The Inspection Trail</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[December 2020] Does your station use a tower to transmit? Then you probably know that you have to meet certain FCC and FAA rules, and conduct regular inspections to ensure compliance. Regular inspections can help you keep everything in top order. Broadcast towers have long played an important part of the Alternative FCC Inspection Program [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Avoiding License Renewal Gremlins</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[[July 2019] The broadcast Renewal Season started earlier this year, with license renewals for Radio and TV stations being spread over then mext three years. While the process is a bit simpler this time around, there are definitely some areas that need close attention to avoid problems. Ken Benner points out one such area. It [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>ABIP Part 5 – 1947 Pages for only $138</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2019 03:56:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[May 2019] Every station should have confidence that they are operating in a way that satisfies the FCC Rules and Regulations. Doing so prevents getting a Notice of Violation from the FCC with the potential of fines, costs to fix the problem, and legal fees. A major part of passing an ABIP inspection – or [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The ABIP – Can It Be Saved? Part 4 – Or Is There a Better Way?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2019 03:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[[April 2019] FCC Anxiety is caused by worry that an inspector will come and a station will end up fined for some minor item missed in the day-to-day operations. The ABIP (Alternate Broadcast Inspection Program) was supposed to fix that, but it has now caused some additional anxieties of its own. As deregulation started to [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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