FCC Ruling Highlights Rural Radio Rule, Oxenford Says
An FCC denial of a petition for reconsideration Wednesday illustrates why the agency should consider the rural radio rule as part of its media modernization effort, said Wilkinson Barker broadcast attorney David Oxenford in a blog post Thursday. The full…
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commission dismissed Chehalis Valley Educational Foundation’s recon petition seeking reversal of the FCC’s rejection of its application to change the community of license for noncommercial station KACS(FM) Chehalis, Washington. The FCC said the Chehalis appeal was repetitious and a rulemaking is the proper venue to challenge the FCC’s rural radio rule, which restricts radio stations seeking to relocate to more urban areas by changing their community of license. The policy makes it harder for new entrants to move rural stations to compete in urbanized markets, Oxenford said. “Yesterday’s decision might just create more supporters for the demise of this policy among noncommercial licensees.”