REC Networks Seeks Waivers for Small Local NCE Reserved Band FM Stations
The FCC should consider new rules or a waiver process to allow creating new, smaller locally operated noncommercial educational FM stations on the reserved band channels in rural and suburban communities outside the top-50 media markets, said REC Networks in…
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a petition for rulemaking posted Monday. More than 2,500 communities in the U.S have reserved band channels that would be available but for the protected contours of second and third adjacent channel stations, the petition said. Previous waivers granted to low-power FM stations and full-power stations demonstrate there's “no technical reason to maintain this prohibitive policy as it pertains to lower-powered primary facilities,” the petition said. “Many of these communities, that are distanced from urbanized areas and major media markets are being excluded from new non-profit noncommercial locally-based and locally accountable community radio services,” the petition said. REC Networks’ founder Michelle Bradley told us she submitted the petition because she believes that a new NCE application window is in the works and that small communities shouldn't be blocked from participating.