| Section | Question | Response |
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| Attachments | Are attachments (other than associated schedules) being filed with this application? |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Waivers | Does this filing request a waiver of the Commission's rule(s)? | |
| Total number of rule sections involved in this waiver request: |
| Applicant | Address | Phone | Applicant Type | |
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TALKING INFORMATION CENTER, INCORPORATED Applicant Doing Business As: TALKING INFORMATION CENTER, INCORPORATED |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 | Other |
| Contact Name | Address | Phone | Contact Type | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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DAVE DOHERTY TECHNICAL CONSULTANT |
97 WEBSTER STREET WORCESTER, MA 01603 United States |
+1 (508) 425-7176 | DAVE@SKYWAVES.NET | Technical Representative |
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JOHN JOSEPH MCVEIGH, ESQ. J.J. MCVEIGH, ATTORNEY AT LAW |
United States |
+1 (443) 507-5611 | KD4VS@COMCAST.NET | Legal Representative |
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| 1) Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government as specified in Section 310(a) of the Communications Act? | |
| 2) Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien? (Section 310(b)(1)) | |
| 3) Is the applicant a corporation, or non-corporate entity, that is organized under the laws of any foreign government? (Section 310(b)(2)) | |
| 4) Is the applicant an entity of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock, or other equity or voting interest, is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country? (Section 310(b)(3)) | |
| 5) Is the applicant directly or indirectly controlled by any other entity of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock, or other equity or voting interest, is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof, or by any entity organized under the laws of a foreign country? (Section 310(b)(4)) | |
| 6) Has the applicant received a declaratory ruling(s) under Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act? | |
| 7) In connection with this application, is the applicant filing a foreign ownership Petition for Declaratory Ruling pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act? |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Service Type | Service Type | Full Power FM |
| Facility ID | 177016 | |
| State | Massachusetts | |
| City | MIDDLEBOROUGH CENTER | |
| FM Channel | 203 | |
| Designated Market Area | ||
| Facility Type | Facility Type | Noncommercial Educational |
| Station Type | Main | |
| Zone | Zone |
| Facility Id | Call Sign | City | State |
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| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Antenna Structure Registration | Do you have an FCC Antenna Structure Registration (ASR) Number? | No |
| ASR Number | ||
| Coordinates (NAD83) | Latitude | 41° 55' 26.3" N+ |
| Longitude | 070° 56' 05.1" W- | |
| Structure Type | ||
| Overall Structure Height | 49.7 meters | |
| Support Structure Height | ||
| Ground Elevation (AMSL) | ||
| Antenna Data | Height of Radiation Center Above Ground Level | |
| Height of Radiation Center Above Average Terrain | ||
| Height of Radiation Center Above Mean Sea Level | 0.0 meters | |
| Effective Radiated Power |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Antenna Type | Antenna Type | |
| Do you have an Antenna ID? | Yes | |
| Antenna ID | 83520 | |
| Antenna Manufacturer and Model | Manufacturer: | |
| Model | ||
| Rotation | ||
| Electrical Beam Tilt | ||
| Mechanical Beam Tilt | ||
| toward azimuth | ||
| Polarization | ||
| DTV and DTS: Elevation Pattern | Does the proposed antenna propose elevation radiation patterns that vary with azimuth for reasons other than the use of mechanical beam tilt? | |
| Uploaded file for elevation antenna (or radiation) pattern data |
| Party Name | Address | Phone | Positional Interest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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NORMAN B. WILLIAMSON, 175 BIANCA ROAD, DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 02332 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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CHRISTINE TRENZ, 347 MOUNT BLUE STREET, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 02061 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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SUSAN SOMMER, 6 OLD COUNTY ROAD, HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02043 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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SUSAN PRICE, 116 HARVARD STREET, EAST BRIDGEWATER, MASSACHUSETTS 02333 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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MANUEL MONTEIRO, 54 SUMMER STREET, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 02061 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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JACQUELINE KEITH, 11 MYLES VIEW DRIVE, DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 02332 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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BARBARA ELLIOTT, 179 ATLANTIC AVENUE. COHASSET, MASSACHUSETTS 02025 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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DR. RALPH EAVES, 9 FORDS CROSSING, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 02061 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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SUSAN DONAHUE, 580 MAIN STREET, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 02061 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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LINDA DIRKSEN, 3 MICHAEL AVENUE, SCITUATE, MASSACHUSETTS 02066 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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BEVERLY JOHNSTON, 134 TILDEN ROAD, MARSHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 02050 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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EDWARD PERRY, 19 BOLAS ROAD, MARSHFIELD, MASSACUSETTS 02332 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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JON DAVIS, 51 S. PLEASANT STREET, HINGHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 02043 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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RON BERSANI, 819 FERRY STREET, MARSHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 02050 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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TALKING INFORMATION CENTER, INCORPORATED, 130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE, P. O. BOX 519, MARSHFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 02050 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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AL BENNETT, 75 TILL ROCK LANE, NORWELL, MASSACHUSETTS 02061 |
130 ENTERPRISE DRIVE P. O. BOX 519 MARSHFIELD, MA 02050 United States |
+1 (781) 834-4400 |
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| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Equity and Financial Interests | Applicant certifies that equity and financial interests not set forth by the applicant parties are non-attributable. | Yes |
| Other Authorizations | Does the applicant or any party to the application have an attributable interest in any other broadcast station(s). |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Effect | Would a Commission grant of Authorization for this location be an action which may have a significant environmental effect? (See 47 C.F.R. Section 1.1306) | Yes |
| Broadcast Facility | The proposed facility complies with the applicable engineering standards and assignment requirements of 47 C.F.R. Sections 73.616, 73.622(i), 73.623(e), 73.625, 73.1030, and 73.1125. |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| Eligibility | The applicant certifies that it is a: | Nonprofit educational organization, other than described in a. or b. |
| The applicant certifies that the applicant's officers, directors and members of its governing board are broadly representative of the educational, cultural, and civic segments of the principal community to be served. | ||
| The applicant certifies that the Commission has previously granted a broadcast application identified here by file number that found this applicant qualified as a noncommercial educational entity with a qualifying educational program, and that the applicant will use the proposed station to advance a program similar to that the Commission has found qualifying in applicant's previous application. | No | |
| FCC File Number | - | |
| The applicant certifies that its governing documents (e.g., articles of incorporation, by-laws, charter, enabling statute, and/or other pertinent organizational document) permit the applicant to advance an educational program and that there is no provision in any of those documents that would restrict the applicant from advancing an educational program or complying with any Commission rule, policy, or provision of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. | Yes | |
| Character Issues | Applicant certifies that neither applicant nor any party to the application has or had any interest in, or connection with: (a) any broadcast application in any proceeding where character issues were left in unresolved or were resolved adversely against the applicant or party to the application; or (b) any pending broadcast application in which character issues have been raised. | Yes |
| Adverse Findings | Has the Applicant or any party to this application had an adverse finding or an adverse final action taken by any court or administrative body in a civil or criminal proceeding brought under any law related to the following: any felony; mass media-related antitrust or unfair competition; fraudulent statements to another governmental unit; or discrimination? | Yes |
| Program Service Certification | Applicant certifies that it is cognizant of and will comply with its obligations as a Commission licensee to present a program service responsive to the issues of public concern facing the station's community of license and service area. | Yes |
| Local Public Notice | Applicant certifies that it has or will comply with the public notice requirements of 47 C.F.R. Section 73.3580. | Yes |
| Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) | If the applicant proposes to employ five or more full-time employees, applicant certifies that it is filing simultaneously with this application a Model EEO Program Report. | |
| Financial | The applicant certifies that sufficient net liquid assets are on hand or that sufficient funds are available from committed sources to construct and operate the requested facilities for three months without revenue. | Yes |
| The applicant certifies that this application is contingent upon receipt of a grant from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. | No | |
| The applicant certies that this application is contingent upon receipt of a grant from a charitable organization, the approval of the budget of a school or university, or an appropriation from a state, county, municipality or other political subdivision. | No | |
| Auction Authorization | If the application is being submitted to obtain a construction permit for which the applicant was the winning bidder in an auction, then the applicant certifies, pursuant to 47 C.F.R. Section 73.5005(a), that it has attached an exhibit containing the information required by 47 C.F.R. Sections 1.2107(d), 1.2110(i), 1.2112(a) and 1.2112(b), if applicable. |
| Section | Question | Response |
|---|---|---|
| General Certification Statements | The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by authorization or otherwise, and requests an Authorization in accordance with this application (See Section 304 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.). | |
| The Applicant certifies that neither the Applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits pursuant to §5301 of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. §862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. This certification does not apply to applications filed in services exempted under §1.2002(c) of the rules, 47 CFR . See §1.2002(b) of the rules, 47 CFR §1.2002(b), for the definition of "party to the application" as used in this certification §1.2002(c). The Applicant certifies that all statements made in this application and in the exhibits, attachments, or documents incorporated by reference are material, are part of this application, and are true, complete, correct, and made in good faith. | ||
| Authorized Party to Sign | FAILURE TO SIGN THIS APPLICATION MAY RESULT IN DISMISSAL OF THE APPLICATION AND FORFEITURE OF ANY FEES PAID Upon grant of this application, the Authorization Holder may be subject to certain construction or coverage requirements. Failure to meet the construction or coverage requirements will result in automatic cancellation of the Authorization. Consult appropriate FCC regulations to determine the construction or coverage requirements that apply to the type of Authorization requested in this application. WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM OR ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND/OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, §1001) AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, §312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, §503). |
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| I certify that this application includes all required and relevant attachments. | ||
| I declare, under penalty of perjury, that I am an authorized representative of the above-named applicant for the Authorization(s) specified above. | RON BERSANI
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| File Name | Uploaded By | Attachment Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1216242_3479187.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | State Record re Date of Incorporation and re Location of Principal Office |
| 1216242_3479188.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | The Applicant's By-laws |
| 1216242_3479189.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | Consent Action and Resolution Amending By-Laws |
| 1216242_3479190.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | Technical Statement - Middleborough Center |
| 1216242_3479325.pdf | Applicant | All Purpose | Principal-Community Service Contours of Station WATD-FM and of Proposed Facility |
| 1216242_592562.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | THE NATURE OF THIS AMENDMENT |
| 1216242_592563.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM PROPOSAL |
| 1216242_592564.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE OTHER MEDIA INTERESTS |
| 1216242_592565.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE SECOND AURAL NCE SERVICE |
| 1216242_592566.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | DOCUMENTATION RE ELIGIBILITY AS ESTABLISHED LOCAL APPLICANT AND FOR DIVERSITY |
| 1216242_592567.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE MAIN-STUDIO COMPLIANCE |
| 1216242_592568.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 73.515 |
| 1216242_592569.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE COMPLIANCE WITH INTERFERENCE-PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS |
| 1216242_592570.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 73.509 |
| 1216242_592571.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 73.525 |
| 1216242_592572.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 73.203 |
| 1216242_592573.txt | Applicant | All Purpose | STATEMENT RE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE |