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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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