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LPFM proceeding proceeds further
The Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding promotion of new LPFM stations and FM translators has been published in the Federal Register, and that means it is now time for the...
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FCC releases LPFM availability finder
All you do is go to the appropriate location in the FCC database, plug in longitude and latitude and voila! A readout of possible LPFM frequencies appears before your eyes. Not only that, it also...
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An application to transfer an LPFM station arrived at the FCC recently, sending the station from one religious group to another. The station provides service to a portion of the Eau Claire WI market....
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Low power radio getting its next day at the FCC
There is one item and one item only on the FCC Open Meeting calendar for 11/30/12. The commissioners will consider the next steps for FM translators and low power FM stations. Meanwhile, consideration...
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FCC opens the airwaves to LPFM
The countdown to a window for the acceptance of new LPFM applications is now in progress, with a target date of 10/15/13. The FCC hopes to build the medium, and also build out more FM translators in...
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Reps, Commissioners weigh in on LPFM, FM translators
Two US representatives and all five FCC commissioners spoke up on the FCC’s Open Meeting consideration of LPFM and FM translators as directed by Congress’s Local Community Radio Act. Here’s a summary...
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Injecting cash into an LPFM deal
According to the rules and regulations, low power FMs must be noncommercial, and they cannot be bought and sold in the same way as other radio stations. However, as the transfer of KXRN-LP Laguna...
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Window opens for FM translators
Entities that would like to build an FM translator in one of the areas where space on the band is limited will have the first half of April and change in which to get applications in to the FCC. The...
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Prometheus looking to bring low power to big markets
The primary driving force behind the advent of LPFM service has been the Prometheus Radio Project, and it is excited about the prospect of bringing the service to America’s largest markets for the...
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Local urban internet station sees value in FM band
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FCC schedules second webinar ahead of LPFM window
The window will be open for low power FM applications from 10/15/13 to 10/29/13, and the FCC is doing what it can to help prospective applications participate. To that end, it has already held one...
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LPFM filing window in jeopardy
Prometheus Radio Project has invested years in the effort to increase the population of LPFMs and help them break into America’s largest media markets. But the government shutdown has hit with the...
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Are Hundreds Of Pending FM Translators In Jeopardy?
It may be classified as an Informal Objection, but if you’re awaiting FCC approval on a pending translator application, Commission affirmation make take a little longer — or be thwarted altogether....
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NALF Sent To Religious LPFM. It’s All About Timing.
The FCC has issued a Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture to the licensee of a low-powered FM radio station in Bryan, Ohio, for the apparent willful violation of section 73.3539 of the Rules,...
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NAB Urges FCC To Toss Translator-Sized LPFM Ideas
Last week, the FCC adopted an Order of Reconsideration that rejected a pair of petitions seeking reconsideration of the Commission’s Low Power FM (LPFM) Technical Rules Order. The Order adopted rule...
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