Sometimes when visiting an REC web page, you may get confronted with acronyms or expressions that may not always be familiar. To help decode what some may refer to as “Michiese”, here’s a list of the most common acronyms and other shorthand that is used within the REC Universe, including the LPFM Window Tracking System.
2adj – Second adjacent channel
301 Section 301 of the Communications Act (used mainly in reference to unlicensed broadcasting)
307(b) Fair distribution of radio services
312(g) Silent period exceeding 365 days resulting in cancellation of license
3adj – Third adjacent channel
3rd R&O – Third Report and Order in MM Docket 99-25, adopted December 11, 2017
6th Recon – Sixth Order on Reconsideration in MM Docket 99-25, adopted June 30, 2013
6th R&O – Sixth Report and Order in MM Docket 99-25, adopted November 30, 2012
807 Section §73.807 of the FCC Rules (distance separation for LPFM stations)
825 Section §73.825 of the FCC Rules (LPFM protection to Channel 6 TV stations)
ACL Applications of Concern List
Admin Order Report and Order in MB Docket 19-3, adopted December 10, 2019
Agr. Agreement
ALJ Administrative Law Judge
ALTC Assignment of License and Transfer of Control
AMR AM Revitalization
ARN Application Reference Number (used in legacy CDBS applications)
ARS Amateur Radio Service
Assoc. Association
Audio FCC Media Bureau Audio Division
Bc. Broadcasting
BCN Baja California Norte
Bonus LPFM point factor for both main studio and local programming
BVI British Virgin Islands
CC of Calvary Chapel of __________.
Cd. Ciudad
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
Chr. Christian
Cmty. Community
CNMI Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Co. County
CORES Commission Registration System
CRTC Canada Radio and Television Commission
Cy. City
DA Directional antenna
DIRS Disaster Information Reporting System
Dist Distance
EB FCC Enforcement Bureau
ECP Established Community Presence
Ed. Education/Educational
Ed. Statement Educational statement for NCE applicants
EIN Employer Identification Number (IRS)
eLMS Enhanced License Management System (operated by REC Networks)
EMA Email address
EMF Educational Media Foundation (K-Love, Air1)
ERP Effective Radiated Power
FB FM Booster
FCC Federal Communications Commission
FCC Rcd. FCC Record
FM6 Channel 6 LPTV station engaged in analog FM operations on 87.75 (also referred to as a “Franken FM”)
FNPRM Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Found. Foundation
FRN FCC Registration Number
FX FM Translator
GL Garbage List
GTI Great Translator Invasion (Auction 83, 2003 FM Translator filing window)
Guel Antonio Cesar Guel
HAAT Height Above Average Terrain.
HD HD Radio, a product of Xperi.
HEFF Hispanic Educational Family Fundation
IC Industry Canada
IF Intermediate frequency (+/- 10.6 or 10.8 MHz).
IFT Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (the Mexico equivalent of the FCC)
Igl. Iglesia
IHM iHeart Media
Inst. Institute
IO Informal Objection
ISD Independent School District
ITU International Telecommunications Union
L2C License to cover
LCRA Local Community Radio Act of 2010
LLC Limited liability corporation
LMS License Management System operated by the FCC
LPFM Low Power FM
LPTV Low Power Television
MB FCC Media Bureau
MERP Maximum Effective Radiated Power (non fill-in translators)
MHAAT Maximum Height Above Average Terrain (non fill-in translators)
MO&O Memorandum Opinion and Order
MX Mutually Exclusive
NCE Noncommercial Educational
ND Nondirectional antenna
NOUO Notice of unlicensed operation
NPO Non-profit organization
NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
NTIA National Telecommunications and Information Administration (Spectrum management for the Federal government)
nunc pro tunc Latin for "now for then". Unless specifically prohibited by the rules, applications that are dismissed for defects are given a one time opportunity to cure all defects on an amendment. If there are still defects, no additional amendments will be accepted.
P4R/PFR Petition for Reconsideration
Pledges Pledge promises from the LPFM point factor system (main studio & local programming)
PN Public Notice
POB Post office box
PRVI Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands (normally in reference to the difference in the §73.807 distance separation requirements for this region)
PS Public Safety
PTD Petition to Deny
R. Radio
RBPA Radio Broadcast Preservation Act of 2000
REC REC Networks
Recon. Reconsideration
Req Distance required
RF Radio frequency
R&O Report and Order
SOS Secretary of State
SS Short Spacing
STA Special Temporary Authority
Sunbiz Florida Secretary of State
Tabs Tabulations used for field values of directional antennas
Tech Order Report and Order in MB Docket 19-193, adopted April 23, 2020
TN Telephone number
TOWAIR FCC system used to determine if proposed tower structure requires registration.
TPO Transmitter Power Output
T/S Tentative Selectee
TV6 TV Channel 6
UA Urbanized area
ULS Universal Licensing System
USC United States Code
USD Unified School District
VFD Volunteer Fire Department
WMM Christ Pentecostal Church of the Worldwide Missionary Movement (CPC of the WMM)
