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Is broadcasting under 87.5 in the US considered pirate?

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beantownradio25

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Say I setup shop on 79.9 fm and begin relaying my internet radio station on there, would that be considered a pirate station? Would the FCC send me a NOUO (Notice of Unlicensed Operation)? OR; would broadcasting on those frequencies interfere with something important and get me in big trouble?
 
beantownradio25 said:
Don't really know where to post this...

Say I setup shop on 79.9 fm and begin relaying my internet radio station on there, would that be considered a pirate station? Would the FCC send me a NOUO (Notice of Unlicensed Operation)? OR; would broadcasting on those frequencies interfere with something important and get me in big trouble?
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79.9 is a television frequency. (channel 5) Whether you interfere with something depends on where you are. There aren't *many* TV stations on channel 5 anymore, but there are *some*.

If you operate above Part 15 power levels, it's not any more legal below 87.5 than it is above. (and that's the case even if there is no channel 5 TV station in your area)
 
You are into the VHF-L TV frequencies and I think the same rules as FM apply. You are allowed to broadcast at a low power for personal use like FM transmitters for ipods.
 
spunker88 said:
You are into the VHF-L TV frequencies and I think the same rules as FM apply. You are allowed to broadcast at a low power for personal use like FM transmitters for ipods.
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Part 15 operation is not permitted in the TV broadcast bands. So, no, you aren't allowed to run a low powered transmitter in the TV broadcast bands.
 
Yup. The FCC is here to make sure you don't have any fun or anything that really works that isn't owned by a major broadcast chain. Interference? Nahh. The FCC doesn't even care enough most of time to help out licensees. Heaven forbid you put something on abandoned spectrum that makes it a block or two. Oh the humanity! Along with much of the federal government, the FCC needs to be flushed down the toilet head-first and pull the chain three times to make sure they go completely down.
 
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