Shure Warns FCC Wireless Mics Running Out of Spectrum
Shure representatives warned the FCC that wireless mics soon won’t have enough spectrum to meet the needs of users. The assertion came in a call with an aide to Commissioner Geoffrey Starks. More efficient use of spectrum by mics “will…
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not be able to compensate for the reductions in accessible UHF spectrum,” Shure warned in a filing posted Tuesday in docket 15-146. “Act on the FCC’s long-standing proposal to expand Part 74 eligibility to accommodate all qualified operators with a demonstrable need for professional-grade audio and work with Shure and other interested stakeholders to reexamine technical restrictions specific to each band,” the company urged: Reopen the TV vacant channels proceeding “to update the record, and designate one vacant UHF channel for wireless microphones in every designated market area.” Shure has been making the rounds and reported similar calls last week with Commissioner Nathan Simington and an aide to Commissioner Brendan Carr (see here and here).