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LPFM Radio Bill -- HR 3731

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For those of you who are not already aware of this; Sen. Louise Slaughter introduced the Expand and Protect Local Community Radio Act of 2005 -- HR 3731 in the Senate yesterday.

The bill is a fascinating read as it addresses most of the concerns of the LPFM community such as: 3rd adjacent channel protection, primary service status of LPFM's verses full-power stations, frequency of FCC windows for filing LPFM 100 and 10 applications (no less frequently than every 3 years) and, of course, the use and abuse of translator stations and CPs.

The bill also addresses digital broadcasting and includes a novel idea for those full-power stations who will be using IBOC in all digital mode to broadcast additional programming. The idea is for these broadcasters to reimburse the public for what the bill calls "the free use of additional spectrum in the former guard bands".

It will be a great day for LPFM stations and potential LPFM broadcasters if this bill ever passes intact.

Read about it here: http://www.prometheusradio.org/

db
 
> For those of you who are not already aware of this; Sen.
> Louise Slaughter introduced the Expand and Protect Local
> Community Radio Act of 2005 -- HR 3731 in the Senate
> yesterday.
>
> The bill is a fascinating read as it addresses most of the
> concerns of the LPFM community such as: 3rd adjacent channel
> protection, primary service status of LPFM's verses
> full-power stations, frequency of FCC windows for filing
> LPFM 100 and 10 applications (no less frequently than every
> 3 years) and, of course, the use and abuse of translator
> stations and CPs.
>
> The bill also addresses digital broadcasting and includes a
> novel idea for those full-power stations who will be using
> IBOC in all digital mode to broadcast additional
> programming. The idea is for these broadcasters to reimburse
> the public for what the bill calls "the free use of
> additional spectrum in the former guard bands".
>
> It will be a great day for LPFM stations and potential LPFM
> broadcasters if this bill ever passes intact.
>
> Read about it here: http://www.prometheusradio.org/
>
> db
>


This is great news indeed! The wait is too long for the average Joe to get a license in hand! As soon as such windows are open, it's jam to the door with religious interests and such...

What the spectrum really needs is 0-1 watt stations without the license and the use of any antenna setup as long as the power levels are adhered to! This would truely spawn the real community radio spirit!

But LPFM in my area is DEAD!!! They will not issue any more licenses unless they open up third adjacent channels or IBOC is integrated on the entire FM band and there is a slight opening for the analog signal to squeeze through for older recievers.... other than that it's pretty bleak!

Radiopilot
 
> > For those of you who are not already aware of this; Sen.
> > Louise Slaughter introduced the Expand and Protect Local
> > Community Radio Act of 2005 -- HR 3731 in the Senate
> > yesterday.
> >
> > The bill is a fascinating read as it addresses most of the
>
> > concerns of the LPFM community such as: 3rd adjacent
> channel
> > protection, primary service status of LPFM's verses
> > full-power stations, frequency of FCC windows for filing
> > LPFM 100 and 10 applications (no less frequently than
> every
> > 3 years) and, of course, the use and abuse of translator
> > stations and CPs.
> >
> > The bill also addresses digital broadcasting and includes
> a
> > novel idea for those full-power stations who will be using
>
> > IBOC in all digital mode to broadcast additional
> > programming. The idea is for these broadcasters to
> reimburse
> > the public for what the bill calls "the free use of
> > additional spectrum in the former guard bands".
> >
> > It will be a great day for LPFM stations and potential
> LPFM
> > broadcasters if this bill ever passes intact.
> >
> > Read about it here: http://www.prometheusradio.org/
> >
> > db
> >
>
>
> This is great news indeed! The wait is too long for the
> average Joe to get a license in hand! As soon as such
> windows are open, it's jam to the door with religious
> interests and such...

Hopefully, other, more secular, organizations will file applications. Religious organizations are well represented and are making it difficult for more community-based groups to find space on the FM band.

> What the spectrum really needs is 0-1 watt stations without
> the license and the use of any antenna setup as long as the
> power levels are adhered to! This would truely spawn the
> real community radio spirit!

Agreed. Need to start a Petion for Rulemaking.

> But LPFM in my area is DEAD!!! They will not issue any more
> licenses unless they open up third adjacent channels or IBOC
> is integrated on the entire FM band and there is a slight
> opening for the analog signal to squeeze through for older
> recievers.... other than that it's pretty bleak!

Same here. I live just south of Los Angeles and the FM dial is pretty crowded with stations. However, thanks to Radio Assist Ministry (if such a greedy company can be thanked) they have located an open channel practically in my back yard and have filed an application for a 10 watt translator. Fortunately, their application is in limbo, tied up in the recent FCC freeze. So I'm hoping that the channel will be made available for LPFM-10 service. It's totally clear for that.

Another channel that is completely clear for much of the LA basin is 104.7, which is already a favorite of pirates. It would be great if the FCC would make that available for LPFM using Km (not contour) spacing.

I would love to see a bunch of LPFM-10 stations spring up in the basin.

db
 
> Another channel that is completely clear for much of the LA
> basin is 104.7, which is already a favorite of pirates. It
> would be great if the FCC would make that available for LPFM
> using Km (not contour) spacing.
>
> I would love to see a bunch of LPFM-10 stations spring up in
> the basin.
>
> db
>

The downside is that practically the only good P15 FM freq in LA would vanish, to be taken over by a bunch of churches and such.
 
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