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How to Start a Low Power FM Radio Station? PDF Print E-mail

A low power FM radio (LPFM) station offers individuals or small groups the ability to go on the air and communicate with the general public using FM radio waves which can be picked up with any FM radio receiver. While a low power FM radio station can refer to a small commercial radio station, the term usually used refers to micro-power broadcasting, where individuals or small groups build their own small radio station that can only reach a limited area. In many cases, low power FM radio stations or micro-power broadcasting can transmit FM radio signals from distances of a few feet to a few miles in radius.

Generally speaking, most low power FM radio stations require a license issued by the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) in order to broadcast, especially if their message is commercial in nature and if they transmit for a distance greater than several meters. However, many radio hobbyists can transmit FM signals legally, as long as they keep their transmitter’s output power to within stated legal limits. Contact us for complete information on low-power FM stations (LPFM), licensing procedures and regulations.

A normal FM station transmits at thousands of watts. This level of power means that the station needs lots of expensive transmitting equipment, as well as a fairly substantial antenna. It might cost in the range of a million dollars to get a basic FM station on the air at this level...

 
House Committee Passes Bill Allowing More LPFM Stations - With Protections for Existing Broadcasters PDF Print E-mail

More Low Power FM radio stations (LPFM) may be a bit closer, as a subcommittee of the House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee passed a bill which removes existing Congressional restrictions on the FCC adopting rules to ignore potential interference from new LPFM stations to full power FMs operating on third-adjacent channels. The bill contains new provisions that would serve to extend some protection to existing broadcasters from interference from new LPFM stations.  The committee action was unanimous.


The new protections built into the bill include:

  • Protection for third-adjacent channel full-power FM stations providing reading services for the blind
  • Protection for FM translator input signals from interference from new LPFM stations
  • For the first year after a new LPFM goes on the air, it must broadcast notices that any listener who experiences interference to another FM station or FM translator from the new LPFM should report that interference to
  • the LPFM station.


In the event of an interference complaint:

  • The LPFM must notify the FCC and the third-adjacent channel station that is receiving interference
  • The LPFM station must address the interference
  • The bill requires the FCC to look for ways to assist the LPFM in reducing or...
 
Mock Inspections PDF Print E-mail

FCC Mock Inspections

Benefits

  • Find out what's wrong before the FCC comes to visit
  • Locate potential problems
  • Avoid a hefty FCC fine

Capabilities

Nexus will provide your station with a complete FCC mock inspection. Results will be delivered to you with a complete report detailing problem areas and recommended solutions. Multiple stations in a market can be performed  in a single day. Call us for a quote.

 
Thinking of Applying for a Radio Station? PDF Print E-mail

GET READY -- NOW IS THE TIME!

FULL THROTTLE! BIGGEST OPPORTUNITY FOR FULL POWER RADIO STATIONS IN YEARS!

The FCC is getting ready to open a FULL POWER NON-COMMERCIAL/EDUCATIONAL licensing window for new public radio stations. Non-Commercial Educational (NCE) full power radio licensing has been frozen since 2000, and this will be the first opportunity to apply for more than five years. Groups all over the country have been waiting a long time, so there will be a tremendous number of applications that will be filed.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION TO APPLY, TOO! GO FOR IT!

Here are some basic facts to help you get started!

October 12 - 19.  2007, the FCC will open a window to apply for new,  full power non-commercial educational (NCE) radio frequencies.

The window itself will likely be open only seven days. You must file your application during this 7-day window, so everything needs to be ready to go.

If you do not apply now, there is no telling when there will be another chance.

The eligible channels that will be allocated in this window are designated as non-commercial educational (NCE) stations. Most are located between 88.1 MHz and 91.9 MHz on the FM dial.  But there are also a few commercial...

 
Nexus Sells it! PDF Print E-mail


WE CAN HELP!


NCE Translator Station - Jasper, FL - $60,000 - Firm

FM Commercial CP - Sulphur Bluff, TX - $65,000  (Near Mt Vernon)

FM Translator Station - Bastrop, TX - $40,000

NCE FM Construction Permit - 3kw - KDOO Goodland, KS - $50,000

NCE FM Construction Permit - 550 Watts - Knoxville/Wartburg, TN - $20,000

NCE FM Construction Permit - 3kw - Mount Pleasant, TX - $35,000

 

 

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