Careful what you ask for - FCC Warns CO Airport

From
https://www.rrmediagroup.com/News/NewsDetails/newsID/16119

Colorado Airport Receives Notice of Unlicensed Operation from the FCC
Thursday, October 19, 2017

The San Luis Valley Regional Airport in Alamosa, Colorado, received a notice of unlicensed operation from the FCC.

The Denver office of the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau received a complaint from the San Luis Valley Regional Airport concerning possible interference to its aeronautical advisory station frequency, 122.8 MHz. On September 19, agents from the Denver Office investigated the matter on-scene, observing operation by SLVRA employees and aircraft on 122.8 MHz at the airport.


http://transition.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Business/2017/db1018/DOC-347300A1.pdf

Well, that didn't go nearly as well as they thought it would...

somebody didn't renew?

Looks like they had special temp authorization in 2004, then in 2004 were licensed, which expired in 2009.

ULS License - Aeronautical and Fixed License - WPZY575 - San Luis Valley Airport Board of Control

kb5udf said:

Looks like they had special temp authorization in 2004, then in 2004 were licensed, which expired in 2009.

ULS License - Aeronautical and Fixed License - WPZY575 - San Luis Valley Airport Board of Control

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Way to stay on top of the licensing.

MCore25 said:

Way to stay on top of the licensing.

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Heck it was only good for a few months

that was the first

I posted the link to the first license. The second was from 2004 to 2009.

It looks like their licensing company, Aviation Systems Maintenance, Inc.(ASMI), may have let their client down on this one, although the renewal notice did go to the airport board in February of 2009.

Not trying to start a debate nor defend unlicensed transmitting, BUT in theory the airport could sue ASM for failing to uphold their end of the contract.

N9PBD said:

It looks like their licensing company, Aviation Systems Maintenance, Inc.(ASMI), may have let their client down on this one, although the renewal notice did go to the airport board in February of 2009.

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"On September 19, agents from the Denver Office investigated the matter on-scene, observing operation by SLVRA employees and aircraft on 122.8 MHz at the airport."


It seems it wasn't an expired license, but some land-based and unlicensed transmitter was operating on 122.8.

As far as the airport agency itself is concerned, it comes down to that they, "knew, or should have known..." that the violation was taking place, and did nothing about it.

What's interesting is, it seems that the airport itself contacted the FCC to complain, and now the airport is suffering the consequences of their complaint.