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FM Translators
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Broadcast Law Blog
AM Station Proposes to Test Silencing AM to Operate 100% From a Translator – What Does It Say About the AM Band?
The broadcast trade press was abuzz this morning with a report that an Arizona AM station currently simulcasting its programming on an FM translator has asked the FCC for permission…
Broadcast Law Blog
Overpower FM Translator Prompts $12,000 FCC Fine
In an Order released earlier this week, the FCC’s Enforcement Bureau imposed a $12,000 fine on the licensee of an FM translator in California because FCC inspections revealed that the…
CommLawBlog
Comment Deadline for FM Translator Reforms Extended to Aug. 6
By FHH Law
The FCC announced yesterday that it is extending the deadline for comments and reply comments on proposed rule changes to the FCC’s procedures for resolving complaints of interference caused by FM translators.…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Rejects LPFM Informal Objections Against Hundreds of Pending FM Translator Applications
On Friday, the Audio Division of the FCC’s Media Bureau released a letter decision rejecting an objection filed by three groups advocating on behalf of LPFM stations against almost 1000…
CommLawBlog
FM Translator Reforms Comment Deadline Set for July 6
By FHH Law
A summary of the FCC’s proposed rule changes regarding procedures to resolve complaints of interference caused by FM Translators to primary stations was published in the Federal Register today. That…
Broadcast Law Blog
June Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters – EEO, Translators, Political Rules and Earth Stations
For radio and television stations with 5 or more full-time employees located in Arizona, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the District of…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Denies LPFM Advocate’s Petition for Reconsideration of Changes in Rules for Location of FM Translators for AM Stations – Not a Resolution of Informal Objections Against Translator Applications
Earlier this week, the full FCC issued a decision denying a Petition for Reconsideration of the FCC’s 2017 decision to relax the rules on the permissible locations of FM translators…
CommLawBlog
FCC Proposes Rules to Reform Procedures on FM Translator Station Complaints
By FHH Law
[caption id="attachment_12151" align="alignleft" width="402"]Photo use via https://www.flickr.com/photos/jeanbaptisteparis/4274478899 [/caption] The FCC at its May Open Meeting adopted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing reforms to the Commission’s current procedures used…
Broadcast Law Blog
FCC Opens Rulemaking Proceedings on the Processing of Interference Complaints for FM Translators and Eliminating the Posting of Licenses at Broadcast Control Points
At yesterday’s FCC open meeting, the Commission commenced two proceedings of interest to broadcasters. The first deals with the processing of complaints of interference caused by new FM translators. The second…
CommLawBlog
FCC Grants Puerto Rico Broadcasters Recovery Relief Request for FM Translator Applicants Impacted by Hurricanes Maria and Irma
By FHH Law
On May 1, the FCC’s Media and Wireless Bureaus granted a request filed by Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth attorneys Frank Montero and Keenan Adamchak on behalf of the Puerto Rico…