FCC taking comments on REC's "Simple 250" LPFM Class of Service
The FCC has announced today by Public Notice that REC's latest 250-watt LPFM service Petition for Rulemaking has been assigned RM-11909.
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| REC operational status (updated November 5, 2024 10:30 PM EST) - Minimal operations due to family priority on the following dates: 11/18, 11/19, 11/27. Reduced operations due to holiday on 11/29. Federal holidays 11/11 & 11/28, REC closed. Phones open outside of reduced and limited operations. Active System40 post-transition work in progress for the beginning of November. |
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Lessons learned from the 2023 LPFM Filing Window, the Electron Benders case and some general cleaning up are the topics of this omnibus NPRM, currently in draft.
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Dream legislation to "sweeten the pot" for local community FM
By admin | 9:32 PM EDT, Thu May 20, 2021
This is a response to a letter to Radio World by Daniel Brown, Zebra Radio who was responding to Michelle Bradley of REC's previous letter to Radio World.
An idea to "sweeten the pot" for all-digital AM will "sour the sauce" for LPFMs
By admin | 8:44 AM EDT, Sat May 15, 2021
This is a response to a Radio World op ed by Larry Langford, owner of WGTO(AM), Cassopolis, MI.
This response was also published in Radio World online on May 14, 2021. The originally submitted response follows:
REC Advisory Letter #8: Radio Frequency Exposure & Environmental Impact
By admin | 4:26 PM EDT, Mon May 03, 2021
On May 3, 2021, a Report and Order released by the FCC went into effect. This Order did not change the radio frequency (RF) exposure guidelines but it does require that stations verify that their antenna structures meet the RF guidelines. It also defines the format for signs in areas where exposure levels exceed the minimum exposure guidelines. Stations are not required to make any filings with the FCC after this verification is done. St
REC Advisory Letter #7: Rental of LPFM/NCE stations, time purchase, pay to play and foreign government programming
By admin | 9:00 PM EDT, Thu April 22, 2021
Revised April 22, 2021
This Advisory Letter is a reminder to LPFM (and for that matter, full-service noncommercial educational station [NCE]) licensees regarding various activities that can be considered an “advertisement” in respect to the language of the Communications Act.
Section §399b of the Communications Act (47 USC 399b) states:
(a) “Advertisement” defined
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