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Love him or hate him.. Trump is the next President. Here is our perspective for potential things to come and what community radio and other NCE/LPFM stations can do to stay compliant.
Stations currently eligible for full listings on LPFM.us, the official national LPFM station directory.
Outcome of the 2024 federal elections.
How recent and upcoming rule changes will impact LPFM stations.
FCC expected to normalize the use of "geotargeted" FM boosters. Adds additional interference protections.
Opening dialogue with your competing applicants can go a long way in such a limited time, even if you are the only tentative selectee.
Revised April 22, 2021
This Advisory Letter is a reminder to LPFM (and for that matter, full-service noncommercial educational station [NCE]) licensees regarding various activities that can be considered an “advertisement” in respect to the language of the Communications Act.
Section §399b of the Communications Act (47 USC 399b) states:
(a) “Advertisement” defined
The Elgato Stream Deck is pretty much a Swiss Army knife for sending commands to a computer.
Updated April 13, 2021
REC Networks is providing an update to those who are either (1) considering applying for a new full-service NCE station in the anticipated 2021 NCE Filing Window, (2) considering applying for a new LPFM station in a potential future filing window and (3) LPFM stations considering filing for a channel change with the new channel being in the reserved band (88.1~91.9, channels 201~220).
The FCC has issued a public notice regarding the upcoming FM broadcast auction #109. In this auction, 136 FM allotments will be available for auction with opening bids ranging from $750 to $100,000 based on market size and other factors. 4 AM allotments in the St. Louis area will also be offered, each with an opening bid of $50,000.
REC Networks and J1 Radio are currently producing public service announcements that will be aired across the J1 Radio properties to address the recent wave of anti-Asian American violence and harassment. Versions suitable for radio will be made available through Pacifica Audioport for affiliates and Soundcloud for all other stations. Please check our page recnet.com/stop-asian-hate for PSAs. We will add them as they get produced. Thank you for your support in helping us address this critical issue.
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