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Low Power FM (LPFM) News and
Information...
Items under this heading will be added or
updated as needed. Check here for new or updated information.
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Prior filing window dates
January
11, 2008
FCC Adopts Protections
for LPFM -
In a move designed to enhance the long-term viability of low-power FM stations
and encourage new voices, the FCC has adopted and proposed additional rules,
which will afford LPFM stations quasi-primary service status and provide other
benefits.
Click here for the full story.
January
11, 2008
NAB Comments On AM Use Of FM
Translators - The 1,125 AM stations that operate at secondary,
very low power levels at night would be among the beneficiaries if the FCC
allows AMs to use FM translators as proposed. That's according to NAB.
Click here for the full story.
January
11, 2008
House To Investigate FCC -
Members of both parties in Congress had warned FCC Chairman
Martin they would begin an investigation into how the agency conducts its
business if he went ahead with a vote to ease the cross-ownership rules.
Click here for the full story.
December
14, 2007
College Busted For Pirate Operation -
The FCC's San Diego Field Office received information that an
unlicensed broadcast radio station on 1620 kHz was allegedly operating in
San Jacinto, California.
Click here for the full story.
November 27, 2007
3:45 PM
FCC Meeting Adopts Rules Favoring LPFM,
Restricting Translator Applications, and Possibly Impeding Full Service FM
Station Upgrades - In an unusually contentious FCC
meeting, the FCC adopted rules that promote Low Power FM
("LPFM") stations seemingly to the detriment of FM translators
and improvements in the facilities of full-power FM stations. While no
formal text of the decision has yet been released, the Commission did
release a
Public Notice summarizing its action. However, given the lack of detail
contained in the Notice as to some of the decisions - including capping at
10 the number of translator applications from the 2003 FM translator
window that one entity can continue to process and the adoption of
an interim policy that would preclude the processing of full-power FM
applications that created interference that could not be resolved to an
existing LPFM station - it appears that the Press Release was written before
these final details were determined. And given that the two Republican
Commissioners dissented from aspects of this order supported by their
Chairman (and also dissented on certain cable items considered later in the
meeting), one wonders about the process that resulted in the Republican
chairman of the FCC voting with the two Democratic Commissioners on an item
that in many respects favors LPFM stations to the detriment of existing
broadcast operators.
Click here for the full story.
November 27, 2007
3:45 PM
FCC Adopts Rules to Promote the Growth of the Low Power FM
Radio Service.
News Release:
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Martin Statement:
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Copps Statement:
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Adelstein Statement:
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Tate Statement:
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McDowell Statement:
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Feb 28, 2007 3:45 PM
FCC
Issues Another Rule-defying STA Washington - Feb 28, 2007
- On Jan. 31, 2007, the FCC issued special temporary authority to Our Three Sons
Broadcasting, the licensee of WRHI-AM, licensed to Rock Hill, SC. The STA
permits the AM station to rebroadcast it signal on FM translator W232AX.
Click here for the full story.
Feb 5, 2007 3:45 PM
FCC
Issues STA to Pirate FM The Pahrump Valley Times
reports that a pirate radio station in Goldfield and Tonopah, NV, has been
granted special temporary authority to operate the station. In June 2006, the
FCC shut the 100W pirate station down for operating without a license. The FCC
responded to a filed complaint.
Click here for the full
story.
Jan 31, 2007 1:45 PM
Special LPFM Window for Kilgore, Texas A
noncommercial station there was providing classical music, but the licensee
proposed to assign the station to a group that was not likely to continue to
offer classical programming. 263 of the good citizens of Kilgore –
objected to the assignment application, pointing out that the loss of the
classical music format would be contrary to the public interest.
Click here for the full story.
October 25, 2006
Thin Air Community Radio,
Letter, DA 06-2106, released October 25, 2006. [ PDF | Word ].
Granted the minor modification for KYRS-LP, Spokane, WA.
June 28, 2006
LPFM Licensed Coverage Maps (as
of June 28, 2006): [ Continental
USA (2.8 MB) | Alaska | Hawaii | Puerto
Rico and Virgin Islands ]. PDF files.
August 24, 2005
Creation of a Low Power Radio
Service, Order, MM Docket 99-25, DA 05-2348, released August
24, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
Reply comment date for the Second Order on Reconsideration and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is extended to September 21, 2005.
August 3, 2005
Creation of a Low Power Radio
Service, Order, MB Docket 99-25, DA 05-2253, released August
3, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
Comment dates extended to August 22, 2005; reply comment dates extended to
September 6, 2005.
July 7, 2005
Federal Register Publishes
Summary of LPFM Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in MM
Docket 99-25.
Federal Register links: [ 70
FR 39182 | 70
FR 39217 ]
Comments are due by August 8, 2005, reply comments are due by August 22, 2005.
Filing comments electronically through
ECFS or
ECFS Express
is strongly encouraged.
March 17, 2005
Creation of a Low Power FM
Radio Service, Second Order on Reconsideration and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MM Docket 99-25, FCC 05-75, released March
17, 2005.
Document: [ PDF | Word ].
Copps: [ PDF | Word ].
Adelstein: [ PDF | Word ].
FCC to Consider Options for Expanding, Strengthening LPFM Service,
News Release, March 17, 2005: [ PDF | Word ].
February 2, 2005
FCC Announces Agenda for Low
Power FM Forum To Be Held February 8, 2005, DA 05-288, released
February 2, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
[ Video
of this event, under date 2/8/2005 ]
March 6, 2003
License Renewal
Applications for Radio Broadcast Stations --
All radio broadcast station licenses will expire between 2003 and 2006.
Licensees must file a license renewal application (FCC Form 303-S) and the
Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program Statement (FCC Form 396) four
months before the expiration date of the station's license. This page provides
information about the license renewal process for radio broadcast stations
LPFM Broadcast Station Checklist (PDF file) can be
used by LPFM licensees and permittees to verify compliance
with the FCC's rules. This checklist was created by the FCC's Enforcement
Bureau.
Beware of Low Power FM Radio Scams! Be cautious
of offers for equipment or services that promise to get you an LPFM station
or to sell you a Part 15 unlicensed device or transmitter as a means to starting
a licensed LPFM service. We do not recommend the purchase of equipment until you
receive a LPFM construction permit from the FCC.
LPFM Application Filing Windows
October 1, 2003
Settlement
Period Announced for Closed Groups of Pending Low Power FM Mutually Exclusive
Applications Filed In Window IV, Public Notice, DA
03-3009, released October 1, 2003. [ PDF | Word ]
Attachment: [ PDF | Excel ]
Eligible mutually exclusive applicants (listed in the attachment) may file
settlement agreements, minor change amendments, or channel change amendments to
break conflicts between LPFM applications. Settlements or amendments must be
filed no later than December 5, 2003. The
LPFM Channel Finder is
available to assist eligible applicants in finding potentially suitable
channels.
NOTICE: We cannot advise as to when the next application filing window might
be. Future window filing dates will be posted here, and announced by Public
Notice.
LPFM Notes
Number of Applications Per
Applicant. In general, LPFM applicants may only apply for a single
station. However, on reconsideration, the Commission clarified that government
public safety and transportation organizations may apply for multiple LPFM
stations for disseminating traffic, safety, and other information where the
additional applications are not subject to competing applications. Similarly,
where there are no conflicting applications, LPFM applications will be accepted
for university student-run LPFM stations from universities holding LPFM licenses
that are not student-run. Separate college campuses within a university system,
or individual high schools under a single school board, could each individually
apply for LPFM construction permits. ITFS (Instructional Television Fixed
Service) stations run by universities and colleges that only transmit
educational programming are not considered a "broadcast service" under the FCC
ownership rules.
Zoning, land use, local building
codes Applicants should, prior to submitting an application to the FCC,
to consider how local zoning, building permits, or other land use restrictions
might affect whether and how quickly an LPFM station can be constructed upon FCC
grant of a construction permit. However, zoning, land use, or building permit
information or approval is not needed to file FCC Form 318 with the Commission
for an LPFM construction permit.
Conflicting LPFM Applications.
Where one LPFM application does not meet the spacing requirements in
47 CFR 73.807 to another LPFM application, those applications are
"mutually exclusive" in that both applications cannot be granted if interference
is to be avoided. Mutually exclusive applications can occur with all the
applications clustered together, or can take the form of a chain in which the
end applications are linked through intermediate proposals.
These mutually exclusive situations will be
resolved through the application of a point system. Points are awarded for (1)
the organization's presence in the community for at least two years, (2) a
commitment to broadcast at least 12 hours per day, and (3) a commitment to
provide at least 8 hours of locally originated programming each day. The
applicant with the most points will be awarded the construction permit.
If there is a tie after the points are
tallied, the competing applicants will be encouraged to share a license. Those
competing applicants resubmitting their applications together will be permitted
to aggregate their points. For example, three applicants tied with three points
each would be given a total of nine points upon resubmission. This aggregated
group of applicants with nine points would be awarded the construction permit
over a single applicant with three points.
If the tied applicants cannot agree to share
a license, the FCC will divide equally an eight year non-renewable license term
among the applicants. For example, if there are four tied applicants, each will
receive a two year, non renewable license term. The first license term will be
awarded to the first to complete construction of its facilities pursuant to its
construction permit.
if there are more than eight tied
applicants, the FCC will divide the eight year term among those applicants
receiving a point for established community presence. If there are more than
eight such applicants, the FCC will award one year, non-renewable license terms
to the eight entities with the longest community presence.
For details on the point system, please see
the
Report and Order in MM Docket 99-25.
LPFM Radio Service Rules
In general, the rule sections of interest to
LPFM applicants, permittees, and licensees are contained in 47 CFR Part 73,
Subpart L (the Section 73.800 series). Related rule sections in different
subparts of Part 73 are listed in
47 CFR 73.801.
Rule sections pertaining to LPFM stations
are listed at
http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/amfmrule.html#LPFM. Up to 3
individual rule sections at a time may be retrieved. Please be aware that
selecting more than three rule sections at a time may result in a "server error"
message from the Government Printing Office's server.
Documents
All Comments, Pleadings, and Orders in MM Docket 99-25 may be
retrieved through the Commission's
Electronic
Comment Filing System (ECFS).
To find
documents containing a specific application file number, such as the
Broadcast Actions and Broadcast Applications Public Notices, enter the
right-hand side of the file number into the FCC's
Word Search engine.
For example, for file number BNPL-20000602AFI
enter 20000602AFI and submit. NOTE: The
results may not include PDF documents that contain this number.
August 24, 2005
Creation of a Low Power Radio
Service, Order, MM Docket 99-25, DA 05-2348, released August
24, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
Reply comment date for the Second Order on Reconsideration and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking is extended to September 21, 2005.
August 3, 2005
Creation of a Low Power Radio
Service, Order, MB Docket 99-25, DA 05-2253, released August
3, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
Comment dates extended to August 22, 2005; reply comment dates extended to
September 6, 2005.
July 5, 2005
Federal Register Publishes
Summary of LPFM Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in MM
Docket 99-25.
Federal Register links: [ 70
FR 39182 | 70
FR 39217 ]
Comments were due by August 8, 2005, reply comments were due by August 22, 2005.
Filing comments electronically through
ECFS or
ECFS Express
is strongly encouraged.
May 27, 2005
Commission Issues 18 LPFM Points
Decisions.
MO&O orders were released May 27, 2005.
Pineros Y Campinesos Unidos del
Noroeste, FCC 05-97. Time Share. [ PDF | Word ].
Miracle International Christian Life Center, FCC 05-98, [ PDF | Word ].
The Villages Chanber of Commerce, Inc., FCC 05-99, [ PDF | Word ].
Citylight Ministry Center, FCC 05-100. Time Share. [ PDF | Word ].
New Life Worship Center, FCC 05-101, [ PDF | Word ].
St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, FCC 05-102, [ PDF | Word ].
Menomonie Christian Radio, FCC 05-103, [ PDF | Word ].
School District of La Crosse, FCC 05-104, [ PDF | Word ].
Greater Johnstown High School, FCC 05-105, [ PDF | Word ].
Greenfield Community Television, Inc., FCC 05-106. Equal, successive
license terms. [ PDF | Word ].
Calvary Chapel of Brandon, Inc., FCC 05-107. Time Share. [ PDF | Word ].
Calvary Chapel of Gainesville, Inc., FCC 05-108. Time Share. [ PDF | Word ].
Everglades Community Association, FCC 05-109. Equal, successive license
terms. [ PDF | Word ].
Drake University, FCC 05-110. Time Share. [ PDF | Word ].
Templo Elim, FCC 05-111, [ PDF | Word ].
Black Business Alliance, Inc., FCC 05-113. [ PDF | Word ].
Billings Seventh-Day Adventist Church, FCC 05-114, [ PDF | Word ].
GSRI Property Owners Association, FCC 05-115. Time Share. [ PDF | Word ].
March 17, 2005
Creation of a Low Power FM
Radio Service, Second Order on Reconsideration and Further
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, MM Docket 99-25, FCC 05-75, released March
17, 2005.
Document: [ PDF | Word ].
Copps: [ PDF | Word ].
Adelstein: [ PDF | Word ].
FCC to Consider Options for Expanding, Strengthening LPFM Service,
News Release, March 17, 2005: [ PDF | Word ].
February 2, 2005
FCC Announces Agenda for Low
Power FM Forum To Be Held February 8, 2005, DA 05-288, released
February 2, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
January 24, 2005
FCC Announces Low Power FM
Forum To Be Held February 8, 2005, DA 05-165, released January
24, 2005. [ PDF | Word ].
February 19, 2004
Report to Congress on the Low
Power FM Interference Testing Program - Pub.L. No. 106-553,
released February 19, 2004. [ PDF | Word ]
January 28, 2004
Closed Groups of Pending Low
Power FM Mutually Exclusive Applications Accepted for Filing,
Public Notice, DA 04-123, released January 28, 2004. [ PDF | Word ]
Attachment: [ PDF | Excel ]
Mutually exclusive groups listed are from Windows I, II, and III.
November 7, 2003
Filing Locations for
Settlement Agreements for Window IV Low Power FM Applications,
DA 03-3570, released November 7, 2003. [ PDF | Word ]
October 1, 2003
Settlement Period Announced
for Closed Groups of Pending Low Power FM Mutually Exclusive Applications Filed
In Window IV, Public Notice, DA 03-3009, released
October 1, 2003. [ PDF | Word ]
Attachment: [ PDF | Excel ]
Eligible mutually exclusive applicants (listed in the attachment) may file
settlement agreements, minor change amendments, or channel change amendments to
break conflicts between LPFM applications. Settlements or amendments must be
filed no later than December 5, 2003. The
LPFM Channel Finder is
available to assist eligible applicants in finding potentially suitable
channels.
August 28, 2003
Settlement Period Announced
for Closed Groups of Pending Low Power FM Mutually Exclusive Applications Filed
In Windows I, II, and III, Public Notice, DA 03-2744,
released August 28, 2003. [ PDF | Word ]
Attachment: [ PDF | Excel ]
Eligible mutually exclusive applicants (listed in the attachment) may file
settlement agreements, minor amendments, or channel change amendments to break
conflicts between LPFM applications. Settlements or amendments must be filed no
later than October 31, 2003. The
LPFM Channel Finder has been
reactivated to assist eligible applicants in finding potentially available
channels.
July 11, 2003
Comment Sought on the Mitre
Corporation's Technical Report, "Experimental Measurements of the Third-Adjacent
Channel Impacts of Low Power FM Stations" [MM Docket 99-25],
Public Notice, DA 03-2277, released July 11, 2003. [ PDF | Word ]
[ Mitre
Report Entry in ECFS (6/30/2003) ] Comments were originally due by
September 12, 2003, but by Order, DA 03-2767, released August 29, 2003
[ PDF | Word ]
the comment deadline was extended to October 14, 2003.
April 17, 2003
Notice of Acceptance of Low
Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notification of Petition to Deny Deadline,
Report No. LPFM-S-8, released April 17, 2003. [ PDF
|
Word ] Petitions to deny the listed applications and minor amendments
must be filed no later than May 19, 2003.
March 17, 2003
Low Power FM New
Station Applications Dismissed for Failure to Comply with Third-adjacent Channel
Protection Requirements, Public Notice, DA 03-794,
released March 17. 2003. [ PDF
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Word ]
February 13, 2003
Notice of Acceptance of Low
Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notification of Petition to Deny Deadline,
Report No. LPFM-S-7, released February 13, 2003. [ PDF
|
Word ] Petitions to deny the listed applications and minor amendments
must be filed no later than March 17, 2003.
October 16, 2002
Notice of Acceptance of Low
Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notification of Petition to Deny Deadline,
Report No. LPFM-S-6, released October 16, 2002. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ] Petitions to deny the listed applications must be filed no later
than November 15, 2002. List consists of applications mainly from Nebraska, New
Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Washington. If an application from NE,
NM, NC, PA, or WA did not appear on this list, the application either (1)
conflicts with another timely filed application, or (2) has some serious defect.
September 19, 2002
Notice Regarding FCC
Certification of EAS Decoder .
Low Power FM Stations Must Install Certified EAS
Decoders Within One Year of Publication of this Public Notice in Federal
Register
Cable Statems Serving Fewer Than 5,000 Subscribers
May Comply with October 1, 2002 Deadline to Install EAS Equipment by Installing
Certified Decoder
Public Notice, DA 02-2312,
67 FR 65321 , released September 19, 2002 [ PDF | Word | Text ].
The deadline date for LPFM stations to install EAS decoders is
October 24, 2003.
September 9, 2002
Media Bureau to Open Low
Power FM Major Amendment Window from October 28 through November 1, 2002 for
Certain Pending New Station Applications, Public Notice,
DA 02-2178, released September 9, 2002 [ PDF | Word | Text ].
September 6, 2002
Notice of Acceptance of Low
Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notification of Petition to Deny Deadline,
Report No. LPFM-S-5, released September 6, 2002. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ] Petitions to deny the listed applications must be filed no later
than October 7, 2002. List consists of applications mainly from Alabama,
Arkansas, Guam, Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Montana. If an application from AL,
AR, GU, KY, MA, or MT did not appear on this list, the application either (1)
conflicts with another timely filed application, or (2) has some serious defect.
May 23, 2002
Notice of Acceptance of Low
Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notification of Petition to Deny Deadline,
Report No. LPFM-S-4, released May 23, 2002. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ] Petitions to deny the listed applications must be filed no later
than June 24, 2002. List consists of applications mainly from Oregon, Tennessee,
Texas, Vermont, U.S. Virgin Islands, and West Virginia. If an application from
OR, TN, TX, VT, VI, or WV did not appear on this list, the application either
(1) conflicts with another timely filed application, or (2) has some serious
defect.
March 11, 2002
Notice of Acceptance of Low
Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notifications of Petition to Deny Deadline,
Public Notice, Report No. LPFM-S-3, released March 11, 2002. [ PDF | Word | Text ].
February 8, 2002
Greg Ruggerio v. FCC,
Case No. 00-1100 (D.C. Cir. Feb. 8, 2002) [ HTML ].
Provision in LPFM rules implementing statutory provision disqualifying from
eligibility any party who ever engaged in unlicensed broadcasting is declared
unconstitutional.
August 16, 2001
Notice of Acceptance of Low Power FM Broadcast Applications and Notifications of
Petitions to Deny Deadline, Report No. LPFM-S-2, released August 16,
2001. MS Word 97 only.
July 10, 2001
July 10, 2001 Broadcast Applications Public Notice, Report No.25023,
contains a list of LPFM applications received in the June 2000 application
filing window. Use your browser's search feature to look for "BNPL".
April 2001
Information About Your LPFM Permit (April 2001) -- Information sheet
that is sent with granted LPFM construction permits. MS Word 97 only.
April 10, 2001
Low Power FM Filing Window (FCC to Accept Window 4 and Window 5 Low Power FM
Applications from June 11 through June 15, 2001). Window opened for
proposed facilities in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Guam, Iowa,
Kentucky, Massachusetts, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, U.S. Virgin
Islands, Vermont, Washington, and West Virginia., Public Notice, DA
01-904, released April 10, 2001.
April 2, 2001
Creation of a Low Power Radio
Service, Second Report and Order, FCC 01-100, released
April 2, 2001. [ PDF | Word | Text ].
April 2, 2001
FCC Adopts Revised LPFM Order; Codifies Third Adjacent Channel Interference
Protection Standards, News Release, released April 2, 2001.
December 21, 2000
"Notice of Acceptance of Low Power FM Broadcast Applications and
Notifications of Petitions to Deny Deadline", Report No. LPFM-S-1,
released December 21, 2000.
December 15, 2000
Low Power FM Filing Window -- FCC to accept Low Power FM Applications January
16 through January 22, 2001 for American Samoa, Colorado, Delaware,
Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, New York, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and
Wisconsin, Public Notice, DA 00-2831, released December 15, 2000.
September 28, 2000
Creation of Low Power Radio Service, Memorandum Opinion and Order on
Reconsideration, MM Docket 99-25, FCC 00-349, released September 28, 2000.
MS Word 97,
Adobe PDF.
September 22, 2000
FCC Adopts Reconsideration Order For Low Power FM Radio: Affirms Provisions
of Original Order; Institutes Protection for Radio Reading Services and
Interference Complaint Procedure, News Release, September 22,
2000.
September 15, 2000
"FCC Receives 473 Low Power FM Applications in Second Filing Window",
News Release, released September 15, 2000.
September 15, 2000
Broadcast Applications Public Notice Containing List of LPFM Applications
Received, in the second filing window, released September 15, 2000.
July 28, 2000
Low Power FM Filing Window
[August 28 - September 1, 2000], Public Notice, DA
00-1697, released July 28, 2000. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ].
June 21, 2000
Broadcast Actions Public Notice Containing List of LPFM Applications Received,
released June 21, 2000.
June 5, 2000
Low
Power FM Application Filing Window Deadline Extended [Through June 8, 2000],
Public Notice, DA 00-1263, released June 5, 2000 (MS Word 97 only).
Extension provided due to difficulties with electronic filing. (Note: Do not
expect any similar extension for later LPFM windows.)
May 26, 2000
Low Power FM Filing Window
Instructions, Public Notice, DA 00-1175, released May
26, 2000. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ].
April 28, 2000
Low Power FM Filing Window -
FCC To Accept Low Power FM Applications May 30 through June 5, 2000 for Alaska,
California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mariana
Islands, Maryland, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Utah, Public
Notice, DA 00-914, released April 28, 2000. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ].
January 27, 2000
Report and Order in MM Docket 99-25, FCC 00-19, released January
27, 2000. [ PDF
|
Word |
Text ]. This document contains an explanation of the LPFM application
process and related considerations. Related items (MS Word 97 documents):
Appendix A (Low Power FM Service Rules)
Appendix B
Appendix C (Commissioners' separate statements)
Errata released February 20, 2000 (MS
Word 97 version).
Statements: [ Kennard
|
Ness |
Furchtgott-Roth |
Powell |
Tristani ]
March 29, 2000
"Low Power FM Radio Service: Allegations and Facts". Factsheet, March
29, 2000.
Additional Information
"Pointers on Points" -
a more detailed view of the Point System & 307b - Michael Couzens - Atty.
How Do I Get Started? - Here is how to get in on the
biggest opportunity to own a full power FM radio
station in years!
How Does It Work? -
A detailed explanation of the filing process.
Public Radio Capital -
Assistance with funding your new Radio Station station.
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