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FCC announces updated procedures for Low Power FM window

The Federal Communications Commission has released the updated online application and procedures for the impending Low Power FM application window. The filing opportunity will open on October 15 and close at 6:00 pm EDT on October 29. “Applicants are encouraged to access the system and prepare their applications and amendments at their earliest convenience. Applicants […]

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FCC Low Power FM time sharing rules: will they work?

I am continuing to peruse the Federal Communication Commission’s latest regulations for Low Power FM stations. The FCC promises an application window around October. Some of the rules make obvious sense. Others strike me as pretty gnarly, the gnarliest among them the provisions for voluntary and involuntary time sharing of LPFM stations. I wonder how […]

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LPFM Hopefuls Convene in Seattle for World Radio Day

On the occasion of World Radio Day, a special event focused on LPFM opportunities will take place in Seattle today. Brown Paper Tickets is presenting a free community open house and press conference featuring several non-profit groups who plan to apply for new LPFM licenses in Seattle. The event will take place today (Wednesday, February […]

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Make way for LPFM: FCC dismisses 3000 translator station applications

According to the Fifth Report and Order released in March, the FCC has started dismissing backlogged translator station applications based non ational and local caps. In that Order the FCC established caps for the number of applications a single applicant could pursue in a given market, and nationwide, in order to ensure open frequencies are […]

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Let the Cities In! Advocates want lower powered Low Power FM

Three Petitions for Reconsideration have been submitted to the Federal Communications Commission since the agency passed its fifth Low Power FM Order and announced a LPFM application window for October. One is filed by a group called “Let the Cities In.” The missive asks the Commission to authorize LPFMs below 50 watts in “urban core” […]

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