REC Statement: 2023 LPFM Window Public Notices
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| REC operational status (updated November 5, 2024 10:30 PM EST) - Minimal operations due to family priority on the following dates: 11/18, 11/19, 11/27. Reduced operations due to holiday on 11/29. Federal holidays 11/11 & 11/28, REC closed. Phones open outside of reduced and limited operations. Active System40 post-transition work in progress for the beginning of November. |
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Stations currently eligible for full listings on LPFM.us, the official national LPFM station directory.
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LPFM Advisory Letter #9 (Fourth Update, 08/03/2023) – EAS National Periodic Test
Original version – 05/05/2021 / Updated 06/11/2021 / Second update 07/07/2021 / Third update 06/08/2022 / Fourth update 08/03/2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has announced that there will be a National Periodic Test (NPT) of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) in 2023.
The test is scheduled for October 4, 2023 at 2:20 PM EDT. The backup date is October 11, 2023 at 2:20 PM EDT. The backup date is only used if there is a major event or any other reason why the October 4 date can’t be used.
LPFM Filing Window: Updated Conflict of Interest Policy for new window filers & existing LPFM stations
Effective July 22, 2023
In this announcement, we are updating our Third Generation Filing Window Conflict Of Interest (COI) policy to address the current trends of the Show of Interest requests that we are receiving. In addition, we need to clarify how the concept of how COI would apply to existing broadcast stations seeking services from REC Networks. The general objective of a COI policy is to assure that REC will not put two LPFM applicants into a situation where they will be competing against each other in the window.
FCCdata: Preparing for AM radio to migrate to LMS
Updated July 22, 2023 - 06:00 AM ET
Starting on July 26, 2023, the FCC will be launching new forms in the Licensing Management System (LMS) to support engineering applications for AM radio. In late June, the FCC created several new tables in LMS raw data and did a transition project to convert Centralized Database System (CDBS) data to the LMS structure.
