LPFM, Translators Could Be Affected by Proposed New FM Class, Oxenford Says
A proposed new class of C4 FM stations backed by FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai could affect FM translators and low-power FM stations, said Wilkinson Barker broadcast lawyer David Oxenford in a blog post Monday. “Upgrades by Class A stations to…
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Class C4 could cause interference to the existing translators and LPFMs, perhaps requiring these secondary stations to have to change frequency.” Pai's office said the proposal would protect the FM translators granted to AM stations as part of the FCC AM revitalization effort (see 1609230067). If the proposal advances, the agency “would be faced with the need to weigh the benefits of the upgrades that some stations could enjoy against the limits on translators and other FM upgrades that could be precluded,” Oxenford said. “We’ll see if anything happens on this proposal in the waning days of the current FCC administration.”