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Re: CHR IN MOBILE, POST-WABB
« Reply #50 on: February 29, 2012, 09:30:15 PM »
Okay, I'm somewhat familiar with laws in Alabama because my ass still hurts from being screwed in 1991.  It is illegal to register or use a dba company name that could be easily confused with another company in the same business.  Now 107.3 is licensed in Florida and 104.1 is licensed in Alabama so it may not apply in this case.  But in my case I can not work in Alabama because of some hick being smarter than I thought he was back in 1991.  I've figured a loophole, but I would be risking my right to ever work in Florida again if I got in trouble and it resulted in me getting caught.  In (my)25+ years owning a (40 year old) business I've never gotten in trouble.  Most of my competition gets in trouble at least once a year.  I know my stuff but I may also just be lucky. 
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« Reply #51 on: March 01, 2012, 08:18:10 AM »
Quote from: poledo on February 29, 2012, 09:30:15 PM
It is illegal to register or use a dba company name that could be easily confused with another company in the same business.   

The FCC licensed WABD (which IMHO is too close to WABB but that another tread).  Being "licensed" by a branch of the Federal Government most likely trumps Alabama laws.  In the MTM verses WKRP case the radio station "won" by basicly because their FCC Call letters were WKRP.  IIRC The TV folks eventually did make a set of  jingles for WKRC Cincinnati.  WKRP's Johnny Fever was really Bobby Harper at WQXI Atlanta. WQXI was a stop on WABB's former Scott Shannon path to Z100 where he "perfected"* CHR in NYC. 

* Perfected" is probably the wrong word but worst to first in market #1 does make station owners happy.
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« Reply #52 on: March 01, 2012, 09:13:01 AM »
I think I was trying to say that WABD couldn't call it's self WABB and then rush through the WABD Atmore Mobile TOH ID.  I hurt myself last night, so I'm a little out of it right now and can't remember much about what I was thinking yesterday afternoon.  As long as WABB is a registered corporation in working in Alabama... FCC call letter must trump that, forget it.
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« Reply #53 on: March 01, 2012, 03:07:19 PM »
Still on autopilot, but WABD is sounding a little better.  No Q-100 mentions, at least!
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