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LPFM Group Calls for Reconsideration of Updates to LPFM Technical Rules

A group of low-power FM stations and engineers petitioned for reconsideration of the FCC update to LPFM technical rules (see 2004220065), said a filing posted Tuesday in docket 19-93. The order didn’t provide a factual or record basis for not…

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incorporating rule changes to allow LPFM stations to increase their power, a proposal LPFM advocates call “LP-250,” the petition said. “Reviewing the FCC’s rationale, it does not present an argument against LP-250.” The petition seeks reconsideration of rule changes for directional antennas and transmitters. The petitioners include Peter Gray of KFZR-LP Frazier Park, California; Makeda Dread Cheatom of KVIB-LP San Diego; and engineers/public interest advocates Todd Urick of Common Frequency and Paul Bame of Prometheus Radio Project.