REC Networks continues to support the creation of a sub-100 watt (less than 5.6km service contour) LPFM service.  REC is in the process of preparing comments on the Let The Cities In petition. 

We are concerned though that this Petition for Reconsideration has been prematurely filed as the LPFM Report and Order has yet to be published in the Federal Register.  At this time, only the Order on Reconsideration regarding the FM Translator issue has been published. 

If Let The Cities In files again after publication in the Federal Register, we will make our comments. 

REC Networks is getting ready to continue on the next step of the transition of the Low Power FM (LPFM) channel searching from the "legacy" LPFM Channel Search Tool to our new interface, myLPFM.com

myLPFM.com is faster than the old tool, has more search functionality, a more robust method of pre-qualifying potential second adjacent channel waiver locations and allows users to be able to save their potential locations for future retrieval.

The old LPFM Channel Search Tool will stop functioning after January 27, 2013. You may use myLPFM.com now and after January 27, it will be the only REC service for LPFM channel searching.

OBSOLETE INFORMATION - FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY.

The Order has been published in the Federal Register on January 9, 2013.  This means that the rules will take effect on March 11, 2013 with Second Adjacent Waiver showings due before April 8, 2013.

For over a decade, REC has supported a 250 watt at 30 meter HAAT, 7.1 km service contour LPFM service.  In many events leading up to last spring's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), there has been a lot of buzz in comments and ex-parte presentations to support a rural 250 watt upgrade.