FCC Lacks Authority to Grandfather 'Franken FM,' Says NPR
The FCC lacks statutory authority to let low-power TV stations broadcast analog audio -- which NPR calls “Franken FM” -- generally or to grandfather existing Franken FM services specifically, said NPR in calls last week with aides to every FCC…
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member except Mike O’Rielly, per a filing posted Friday in docket 03-185. The public interest would be better served by letting FM stations use the channel 6 spectrum instead, NPR said. “The spectrum occupied by a single LPTV Channel 6 station could accommodate up to thirty FM stations,” allowing for a more diversity of voices, NPR said. LPTV channel 6 proponents argue the stations provide important services to minorities (see 2006260065).