FCC Should Act on LPFM Power Increase Proposal, REC Networks Says
The FCC should act on proposals to increase power of low-power FM, called LP-250, in a Further NPRM along with other proposals to improve LPFM the agency previously rejected, said Rec Networks in calls with aides to Chairman Ajit Pai…
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and Commissioner Geoffrey Starks, and a call with Audio Division Chief Albert Shuldiner and Media Bureau staff, per filings posted Thursday in docket 19-193. LP-250 would allow some LPFM stations upgrade to 250 watts. Rec said the FCC should consider allowing waivers of some distance and interference rules between LPFM stations and other radio stations and translators. Rec said FCC proposals to eliminate newspaper notice rules for broadcaster applications, shifting to online notice, would be “changing the culture” from "reactive (paging from a newspaper and seeing an ad) to proactive (going to a website specifically looking for public notices).” Rec supports using national organizations to operate websites dedicated to public notices.