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2023 LPFM window

The FCC's first new low power FM (LPFM) window since 2013, open to the whole FM band (channels 201 to 300).

Closed December 15, 2023. Opened 12:01 am EST Wednesday, December 6, 2023, closed 12:00 pm EST Friday, December 15, 2023.

Where the applications stand

1,335 applications

  • 797Granted
  • 14Pending
  • 515Dismissed or denied
  • 9Withdrawn or cancelled

Applications by state

StateApplicationsGranted
Alabama4220
Alaska44
American Samoa21
Arizona2515
Arkansas2714
California10389
Colorado115
Connecticut73
Delaware22
Florida18470
Georgia5331
Hawaii76
Idaho55
Illinois1713
Indiana1111
Iowa129
Kansas1515
Kentucky1917
Louisiana4216
Maine22
Maryland1211
Massachusetts2212
Michigan3225
Minnesota98
Mississippi358
Missouri1813
Montana109
Nebraska76
Nevada2214
New Hampshire87
New Jersey178
New Mexico107
New York1613
North Carolina6620
North Dakota33
Ohio3422
Oklahoma169
Oregon2722
Pennsylvania3724
Puerto Rico3227
Rhode Island95
South Carolina2615
South Dakota21
Tennessee2618
Texas13157
U.S. Virgin Islands82
Utah55
Vermont1111
Virginia2512
Washington2920
West Virginia99
Wisconsin2622
Wyoming54

Latest FCC actions

File numberApplicantCommunityChannelStatusPleadings
0000231451Local Environmental Action Demanded (LEAD) AgencyMiami, OK284 (104.7 MHz)DismissedOctober 14, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231435York Community RadioYork, PA238 (95.5 MHz)DismissedOctober 1, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000232588Ministerio Olas de MilagrosPleasanton, TX292 (106.3 MHz)DismissedSeptember 23, 2026
0000231420Greenwell Springs Corporation dba Baton Rouge Community RadioBaton Rouge, LA214 (90.7 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026
0000231421Eudora Community RadioEudora, AR225 (92.9 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231422Ka Leo o Na Po'e - Voice of the PeopleHilo, HI237 (95.3 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026
0000231424Texarkana Community Radio -- Fifteenth Street CorporationTexarkana, AR276 (103.1 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026
0000231425Roswell Community RadioRoswell, NM238 (95.5 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231426Slidell Community RadioSlidell, LA242 (96.3 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231431Natchez Community RadioNatchez, MS253 (98.5 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231432Vicksburg Community RadioVicksburg, MS272 (102.3 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231436Cimarron Community RadioCimarron, NM299 (107.7 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231437Greenville Community RadioMetcalfe, MS235 (94.9 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026
0000231440Lake Charles Community RadioLake Charles, LA255 (98.9 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026Informal Objection (February 1, 2024)
0000231443Houma Community RadioGray, LA299 (107.7 MHz)DismissedSeptember 21, 2026

Key dates

  • July 31, 2023: Procedures announced for a November 1-8 window (DA 23-642)
  • October 17, 2023: Window moved to December 6-13 (DA 23-984)
  • December 11, 2023: Window extended to noon EST December 15 (DA 23-1150)
  • December 15, 2023: Window closes (DA 23-1165)
  • March 15, 2024: Mutually exclusive groups named; settlement window to May 14, 2024 (DA 24-256)

The rules in brief

  • Applications were filed on FCC Form 2100, Schedule 318 in LMS for any channel from 201 to 300 (DA 23-642).
  • Conflicting applications form mutually exclusive (MX) groups, compared on the LPFM point system after a settlement period (DA 23-642, DA 24-256). Time-share agreements of up to three MX applicants were also accepted (DA 24-288, 47 CFR 73.872).
  • A singleton found acceptable is accepted for filing, which starts a 30-day period for petitions to deny (DA 23-642).

FCC public notices

  • DA 23-642 (July 31, 2023): Filing procedures and requirements for the LPFM window
  • DA 23-984 (October 17, 2023): Revised dates: December 6 to December 13, 2023
  • DA 23-1150 (December 11, 2023): Window extended to noon December 15, 2023
  • DA 23-1165 (December 15, 2023): Window closed; temporary freeze on amendments
  • DA 24-256 (March 15, 2024): MX groups identified; settlement and technical amendment window
  • DA 24-288 (March 22, 2024): Further guidance on the settlement window

Filing in a window?

Nexus Broadcast prepares LPFM applications and the engineering behind them: frequency searches, contour and interference studies, technical exhibits, and amendments when the FCC finds a conflict. Every study runs on RF Navigator, our own broadcast engineering software.

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From the FCC's LMS public database as of October 16, 2026, updated every morning. A window application here is a new-station construction permit application in the window's service with a receipt date inside the window. Not a product of the FCC; check LMS before you rely on a status.