It’s time for the FCC to comprehensively review...
It’s time for the FCC to comprehensively review its AM radio rules again, said Commissioner Ajit Pai. Since 1990, “the number of AM stations has decreased while the number of FM stations has almost doubled,” he said Friday at the…
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Missouri Broadcasters Convention. “Due to widespread interference, it seems to get tougher each day to receive a clear AM signal.” Pai urged broadcasters to continue submitting proposals in support of his request for an FCC AM Radio Revitalization Initiative (CD Sept. 20 p6). He invited broadcasters to offer suggestions on how the commission can make it easier for AM broadcasters to obtain FM translators, and whether the FCC should eliminate the AM ratchet rule. The around-the-clock, nine-day coverage provided by KZRG(AM), Joplin, Mo., in the wake of the 2011 tornado “demonstrates the importance of AM radio in times of crisis,” Pai said.