C4 FM Could Create Problems for Existing Stations, iHeart Tells Clyburn Aide
Creation of a C4 FM class could hurt radio stations with facilities that are “under-maximum” power, said officials from iHeartCommunications in a call Monday with an aide to Commissioner Mignon Clyburn, a filing posted Wednesday recounted. The FCC “should evaluate…
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whether the creation of a new C4 FM station class in fact would have the potential to assist a meaningful number of stations,” iHeart said (see 1802140060). The existence of a C4 class could make it harder for current radio stations to relocate, iHeart said. Proposals to add Class C4 stations “would necessarily reduce the spectrum available for [low-power] FM, FM translators and improvements by existing FM radio stations,” the radio-station owner said.