Category Archives: Low Power FM

1,239 FM translators coming to an area near you

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Want to freeze out LPFM competition? Get an FM translator for your AM station, or maybe feed it from an HD2 signal Almost all of these applications from 2003 (put on hold when the FCC slammed on the brakes) are … Continue reading →

Posted in Low Power FM, Radio Biz, The FCC | 1 Comment

FCC – enforcer in the drug war

Posted on March 24, 2013 by Fred Stiening

Part of the FCC licensing process requires certification that none of the parties to an application are “drug traffickers” “Subtitle G: Denial of Federal Benefits to Drug Traffickers and Possessors – Denies Federal benefits (grants, contracts, loans, licenses, and public … Continue reading →

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And the LPFM decision is….

Posted on November 30, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The big meeting just ended. Unfortunately I only saw the last 5 minutes There are about 6,000 applications for FM Translators “on hold” from around 2004. The FCC had an open application period without any limits and several religious groups … Continue reading →

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FM 2.0

Posted on November 12, 2012 by Fred Stiening

Your FM radio is about to massively change – Forward! The FCC is meeting November 30th, and President Obama’s Harvard classmate and personal friend Julius Genachowski will decide how to implement the Local Community Radio Act, which will open up … Continue reading →

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About FM Translators

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Fred Stiening

The FM Translator business is booming.   About a year and half ago, the FCC gave its blessing and encouragement for FM translators to be used to rebroadcast the signals of AM stations (and more recently HD2 digital channels without a … Continue reading →

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Making new FM stations out of thin air

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Fred Stiening

  This article from The Michigan Radio guide points to a new trend that hasn’t got a lot of momentum yet but probably will – and is going to disrupt this directory 🙂 http://www.michiguide.com/archives2011/2012/01/ Digital HD FM radio is right … Continue reading →

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