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| FCC | RIN: 3060-AJ07 | Publication ID: 2012 |
| Title: Creating a Low Power Radio Service (MM Docket No. 99-25) | |
| Abstract: This proceeding was initiated to establish a new noncommercial educational low power FM radio service for non-profit community organizations and public safety entities. In January 2000, the Commission adopted a Report and Order establishing two classes of LPFM stations, 100 watt (LP100) and 10 watt (LP10) facilities, with service radii of approximately 3.5 miles and 1-2 miles, respectively. The Report and Order also established ownership and eligibility rules for the LPFM service. The Commission generally restricted ownership to entities with no attributable interest in any other broadcast station or other media. To choose among entities filing mutually exclusive applications for LPFM licenses, the Commission established a point system favoring local ownership and locally-originated programming. The Report and Order imposed separation requirements for LPFM with respect to full power stations operating on co-, first-, and second-adjacent and intermediate frequency (IF) channels. In a Further Notice issued in 2005, the Commission reexamined some of its rules governing the LPFM service, noting that the rules may need adjustment in order to ensure that the Commission maximizes the value of the LPFM service without harming the interests of full-power FM stations or other Commission licensees. The Commission sought comment on a number of issues with respect to LPFM ownership restrictions and eligibility. The Third Report and Order resolves issues raised in the Further Notice. The accompanying Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (FNPRM) considers rule changes to avoid the potential loss of LPFM stations. In the third FNPRM, the Commission seeks comment on the impact of the Local Community Radio Act on the procedures previously adopted. The Fourth Report and Order adopts translator application necessary policies to effectuate the requirement of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010. In the Fifth Report and Order, the Commission modified rules to implement provisions of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010. | |
| Agency: Federal Communications Commission(FCC) | Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant |
| RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Long-Term Actions |
| Major: Undetermined | Unfunded Mandates: No |
| CFR Citation: 47 CFR 73.801 | |
| Legal Authority: 47 USC 151 to 152 47 USC 154(i) 47 USC 303 47 USC 403 47 USC 405 | |
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| Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes | Government Levels Affected: Undetermined |
| Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, Organizations | |
| Included in the Regulatory Plan: No | |
| RIN Data Printed in the FR: Yes | |
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Agency Contact: Peter Doyle Special Counsel, Audio Division, Media Bureau Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street SW., Washington, DC 20554 Phone:202 418-2700 Email: peter.doyle@fcc.gov |
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