NJ Broadcasters: The LCRA Was Not Enough...
The FCC has recently ruled against keeping a docket open that would have further restricted LPFM and FM Translators in the state of New Jersey. In 2004, the New Jersey Broadcasters Association (NJBA) filed a Petition for Rulemaking that would become RM-11099. Under the NJPA's proposal, the protected service contours of full power stations in New Jersey would be substantially extended where it comes to LPFM and FM translator stations.
New Jersey has always been in a unique situation that because of their geography, many full power stations in and around New Jersey are concentrated in the New York City and Philadelphia markets leaving very few channels available in other parts of the state.