FCC Should Allow More LPFM Stations in Rural Areas, Says National Federation of Community Broadcasters
The FCC should relax interference rules to allow more low-power FM stations to operate in communities that don’t have radio stations licensed in their areas, said the National Federation of Community Broadcasters in a letter posted Monday in docket RM-11846.…
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“NFCB strongly believes it is in the public interest to provide more opportunities for rural communities to be served by radio, an essential medium in the nation,” the filing said. NFCB supports proposals from REC Networks (see 1907080053) that would allow LPFM stations in “more than 2,000 areas.” New non-commercial educational radio stations “would provide important access to emergency, educational and municipal information,” NFCB said.