Changelog

Currently, for CDBS applications, REC creates a transaction log any time an application changes status through our realtime status update system (CDBSBOT) and on the morning updates.  These appear in the Application History (lower-left) section of a US facility record when indicated by a red arrow .

Made minor fixes to FCCdata tower payload function (this function displays other broadcast and some nonbroadcast facilities on the same tower as the station) to fix a bug showing some radio broadcast stations as TV stations and to move the source of the licensee name to LMS raw data.

Enhancement added to NCE Search to pass location and height (RCAGL) data on search result to EZforms if a channel is potentially available.  

Last night, we re-parsed every FM engineering related authorization issued since LMS was turned up for FM (September 25, 2019).  This was to capture the associated file number.  This file number is the previous file number in the chain of applications.  For a license to cover application, it would be the construction permit that the license application covers.

To prepare for the upcoming filing windows, REC has added the "Accepted for Filing" status and public notice monitoring into eLMS.

Unlike CDBS, the LMS raw data and public view does not support the "Accepted for Filing" application status.  Under the new system, the "Accepted for Filing" status comes only from the Applications Public Notice issued daily by the FCC and that status is never placed into the raw data (as it was with CDBS).

This weekend update incldues some bug fixes and some additional migration of FCCdata functionality from CDBS to eLMS and LMS:

Restored display of CDBS superceded applications and various "non-form" application types back into FCCdata.  These were never included in the initial move to eLMS.  Engineering records for those applications will be managed by the CDBS raw data and not eLMS.  

Updated all of the text to speech interfaces used by J1 to Microsoft Cognitive Services. 

With the previous code changes to implement eLMS, we are aware of the following ongoing issues with FCCdata.

Issue opened: approx. 3/27/21 15:30 ET

ISSUE:

Advanced coverage maps in FCCdata are showing all facilities as nondirectional, even if the antenna is directional.

CAUSE:

eLMS Conversion Related.  eLMS antenna IDs (which are the same as the LMS application IDs) were not being passed to either Advanced Coverage map generator (openlayers or Google). 

RESOLUTION:

The Japan tsunami tracking system was completely rebuilt and deployed using the JMA XML interface.

A program runs once per minute to get tsunami related updates from the XML feed.

A public view of the data is available on the eew.j1fm.tokyo website by bringing up the the JMA final quake data. 

Tsunami data from the Mar 20, 2021 6:09 PM (JST) earthquake is already loaded in the system at:

https://eew.j1fm.tokyo/?e=20210320180954

On February 24, 2021 (JST), the Japan Meterological Agency (JMA) discontinued their former website design, which rendered our earthquake result monitoring from the JMA unoperational.  This also impacted our ability to monitor for tsunami.  It did not directly impact our Earthquake Early Warning (EEW) functionality.

REPORT

J1 Radio was airing incorrect weather reports for Japan.  Mainly, the same report repeating every hour.

ROOT CAUSE

The Japan Meterological Agency (JMA) did a complete overhaul to their website and our systems no longer able to scrape the data. 

RESOLUTION