The year starts with the Hardcore J Top 30 countdown becoming the Hardcore J Top 40 Countdown. Many changes in the webcasting industry and a new definition to the word "CARP" resulted in some major changes to webcasting at REC. REC eliminates all narrowband broadcasting as well as the Hardcore 3 broadband feed. The broadcasting side of the house saw an interim decision on digital audio broadcasting with the adoption of the Ibiquity IBOC system. The FCC opened up a remedial filing window for LPFM applicants who were short spaced on the third adjacent channel due to congressional action that took place after the first LPFM filing windows opened. REC provided database support for this window as well as started a new service called MAX (Mutual Application Exchange) that allowed LPFM applicants to communicate with each other in an effort to reduce the number of competing applications. The REC database products move to Gamesquad Networks and the products provided are expanded to include database queries and professional broadcast services. The year ends with "Watsumi no Ki" from Chitose Hajime being the number one JPOP song on Hardcore J for 2002.
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