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LPFM Advocates File Objections to Nearly 1,000 Applications
The FM spectrum wars seem to be heating up. Three organizations that support low-power FM stations in the United States have filed objections to 998 applications by full-power stations that want to...
View ArticleSides Are Split on Those 998 Objections
This article has been updated to utilize additional information. What does the recent low-power FM filing — the one that objected to nearly 1,000 applications by full-power stations seeing extend their...
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Moravec: Prometheus Action was “Simply Stated, Ill Timed”
When three radio advocacy groups took a stand and objected to nearly 1,000 applications from full-power stations seeking to extend their coverage with repeater stations, industry reactions were a mix...
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Community Broadcaster: Amping Up Low Power
The author is membership program director of the National Federation of Community Broadcasters. NFCB commentaries are featured regularly at www.radioworld.com. The Federal Communications Commission...
View ArticleThe Next Steps for Prometheus, et al
Regardless of whether you feel rancor or respect for their recent moves, there’s no doubt that Prometheus Radio Project’s filings and objections have made headlines and spurred a conversation about the...
View ArticleGroup of LPFM Advocates Withdraw Some Informal Objections
As was hinted at just before it happened three low-power FM advocate groups have moved to withdraw a few of the 998 informal objections filed by full-power applicants seeking to extend their coverage...
View ArticleFCC Outright Dismisses All 998 Informal Objections by LPFM Advocacy Groups
The mass of nearly 1,000 informal objections filed by three LPFM advocacy groups has been outright dismissed by the Federal Communications Commission. In mid-May, the Center for International Media...
View ArticleFCC Hands Down New Dismissal in LPFM Advocacy Case
The Federal Communications Commission took swift action against a new filing submitted by the three groups that had objected to the granting of nearly 1,000 new translators. The result: The FCC...
View ArticleInterference Compromise Disenfranchises Listeners, LPFM Proponents Say
A group of LPFM advocates, including more than 100 LP stations as well as advocacy groups Common Frequency, Prometheus Radio Project and Media Alliance, say the FCC’s plan to streamline its...
View ArticleInterference Compromise Disenfranchises Listeners, LPFM Proponents Say
A group of LPFM advocates, including more than 100 LP stations as well as advocacy groups Common Frequency, Prometheus Radio Project and Media Alliance, say the FCC’s plan to streamline its...
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Duplication Rule Vote Lacked Due Process, Critics Say
Future of Music Coalition logo Three petitioners are firing back at the National Association of Broadcasters in their debate about the radio duplication rule and whether the Federal Communications...
View ArticleFCC Rejects Appeals of New LPFM Tech Rules
The Federal Communications Commission has now adopted the draft LPFM order we told you about a few days ago. The commission officially said no to a petition for reconsideration of LPFM technical rules...
View ArticleLPFM Rules Are on FCC Meeting Agenda
Update: The draft order described in this story has now been adopted. The action was taken in advance of the FCC meeting. Low-power FM is creating some interest in Washington this week. We told you a...
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