The FCC unanimously voted to seek comments to streamline the FM t...
The FCC unanimously voted to seek comments to streamline the FM table of allotment and AM community of license procedures. The FCC notice of proposed rulemaking aims to streamline procedures for radio licenses and reduce backlogs, the commissioners said…
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at its agenda meeting Thurs. The FCC also put a freeze on filing of new petitions for rulemaking to amend the table of allotments. The Commission announced a one-time settlement window for parties involved in nearly 300 open commercial FM allotment dockets. The window seeks to expedite introduction of improved services as the Commission considers the rulemaking. The rulemaking would: (1) Permit community license a minor change to applications, streamlining the current 2-step procedure. (2) Require simultaneous filing of Form 301 with petitions to add new FM allotments. This would help ensure parties who most value new allotments are the ones seeking to add new FM allotments, the FCC said. (3) Limit the number of modifications to the table to one proceeding. (4) Seek comment on circumstances under which sole local service could become a first local service elsewhere. The FCC action responded to a petition by First Bcstg. Investment Partners seeking changes to FCC radio procedures. Comr. Adelstein said streamlining the process would give radio broadcasters, especially in rural areas, the ability to compete “on equal footing.” Separately, the commissioners welcomed new Media Bureau Chief Donna Gregg, attending her first meeting. Comr. Copps quipped that Gregg “didn’t have her loud ties,” a signature mark of her predecessor Kenneth Ferree.