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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.
Love him or hate him.. Trump is the next President. Here is our perspective for potential things to come and what community radio and other NCE/LPFM stations can do to stay compliant.
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Outcome of the 2024 federal elections.
How recent and upcoming rule changes will impact LPFM stations.
FCC expected to normalize the use of "geotargeted" FM boosters. Adds additional interference protections.
REC statement of Michelle Bradley, CBT, directed to all LPFM stations regarding LP250 and our current relationship with the NAB
By admin | 11:13 AM EDT, Wed April 17, 2024
(This originally appeared on the REC Networks Facebook page in an effort to reach all LPFM stations and stakeholders who may not use social media.)
REC opposes Rosenworcel's multi-lingual EAS plan - suggests a voluntary method to improve alerting towards non-English speakers
By admin | 12:00 AM EDT, Mon April 08, 2024
Edited April 10, 2024 to correct link to the FCC Notice of Proposed Rulemaking.
FCC adopts rulemaking for Geo-targeted FM boosters on an experimental basis. Proposes to make permanent.
By admin | 7:11 PM EDT, Tue April 02, 2024
In a Report and Order released today, the FCC has given the green light for broadcast stations, including noncommercial educational (NCE) and low power FM (LPFM) stations to operate FM boosters that can originate its own programming up to three minutes per hour.
FCC clarifies March 15 MX notice to permit time share agreements.
By admin | 5:07 PM EDT, Sat March 23, 2024
On March 15, 2024, the FCC Media Bureau released a Public Notice to announce the official designations of the groups of mutually exclusive (MX) applications from the 2023 Third Generation Low Power FM (LPFM) Filing Window.
This notice also included the procedures associated with the 60-day settlement window that is open for all applicants identified as MX that will run through May 14, 2024.
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