FCC Ban Silences Preachers

Nanny State Liberation Front ^ | 06/10/2010 | NSLF

[H8LIBERALS]

If you're hoping to hear the Word of God being preached from the pulpit next time you go to church, you might want to brush-up on your lip reading skills.

A new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) rule that goes in to effect on June 12 mandates that anyone or organization that uses a wireless microphone operating in the 700 MHz band must cease and desist. Countless ministers across the nation will likely be struggling to amplify their voices for their congregations to hear this weekend.

Do not be alarmed if your church minister is suddenly arrested by federal agents during Sunday service. He or she has been warned by the FCC that resistance to the wireless microphone ban is futile ...

[DYngbld]

I believe I have a set that is in the 300Mhz range and 900 Mhz. I would guess there older sets that run 700 Mhz.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

There are some, but most are sold in the sub-700MHz range.

[verity]

Article is fodder for the perpetually pissed-off. lol

[hoosierham]

The United States has outlawed the continued use of many items that were legal when purchased.

Several times the FCC has mandated changes to radio or television that turned a very expensive item into a shelf curiosity without compensation.It resembles eminent domain.

Once legal firearms have been turned overnight into banned instruments of evillll.And the list goes on.

[MamaDearest]

I’ll be waiting with baited breath to find out how many Clergy are hauled off in handcuffs this weekend by Federales. My prediction? Zero.

Exceptions will be Reverend Wright and Father Pfeger?

[FrankR]

Does this apply to TV shows, and/or live bands? Probably so if they are in the 700 MHZ band.

[Lazamataz]

700mHz is a HOLY NUMBER and THIS WILL DESTROY RELIGION IN AMERICA!!!!

[a fool in paradise]

mandates that anyone or organization that uses a wireless microphone operating in the 700 MHz band must cease and desist

And it will be applied to rock and rap concerts too, right?

[a fool in paradise]

With the completion of the digital television (DTV) transition on June 12, 2009, television stations no longer use the frequencies between 698 and 806 MHz (the 700 MHz Band) for broadcast. These frequencies are now being used by public safety entities (such as police, fire and emergency services) and by commercial providers of wireless services (such as wireless broadband services).

Basically the FCC wants to resell this broadcast spectrum. While they talk of "public safety", police departments are moving towards wireless reporting of parking fines. More money, more money, more money.

[excopconservative]

For heaven’s sake, this is not a government conspiracy
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That’s right. It’s just a re-farming of the 700 mHz allocation from TV to Public Service. Certain low power devices had been authorized to operate in the 700 mHz region on a non-interference basis. Unused TV channels were used. This is no longer desirable as interference to police radios is more serious than having your signal be heard on someone’s TV set.

This is not a case of government wanting to mess with religion or anyone, but rather a desire to make the best use of limited spectrum.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

All TV is now digital and even before digital TV, UHF bandwidth only extended to 698MHz, so it was never a problem.

[CT-Freeper]

True - if you use a wireless microphone within the 700mHz range in the future, you’d probably be more likely to have emergency dispatch messages broadcast through your speakers than interfere with their messages.

[DBrow]

It’s not just preachers- ALL 700 MHz mics are obsolete and banned. Several music websites offered trade-in specials months ago, send in your old mic, get a new one in the correct band.

Touting this as focusing on clergy is misleading, satanic heavy-metal bands are part of the ban too. And carny barkers.

[DYngbld]

I have an older FCC allocation table, it still has 700Mhz as Broadcast, mobile, and fixed.
Is the 800 Mhz spectrum full? I don't see a reason to move all emergency communications to 700Mhz, but then I get paid to make those decisions.

[Responsibility2nd]

My BS detector has gone off the charts.

First off all, this is some blogger doing the usual FR blog-pimp routine. And making outrageous claims. And typically many FReeprs have already gotten their panties all bunched up.

Does anyone ever think for themselvs anymore?

[jimfree]

My wireless operates on three channels - 734.600 MHz, 736.025 MHz, and 736.975 MHz. I’m not a preacher but rather a square dance caller.

[orinoco]

this is nonsense. Cell phone signals are used by many different users although they are separated by distance so that they do not interfere.
Also the microphone 700 mhz signal can be coded (like wireless telephones) and then decoded in the audio amplifier to eliminate interference. I question the FCC's motive and recommend this be taken to court.

[excopconservative]

698 mHz is the top end of the current UHF TV spectrum (channel 51). The old channels 52-69 are the ones being reassigned on June 12th.

[a fool in paradise]

It isn’t strictly for public safety. It’s for resale as well.

We’ll move to digital radio too someday to also free up some frequencies for resale.

And then we’ll all be SOOL when a hurricane comes because digital receivers suck in particularly nasty weather.

[RFEngineer]

“For heaven’s sake, this is not a government conspiracy”

I heard that mosques are exempt, and BP, along with Nancy Pelosi.

Also, these microphones may interfere with the telepathic download speeds from the Comet McNaught, as such, they cannot be allowed.