Geeks in Space Stories for 2017

Norway Becomes First Country To Switch Off FM Radio 183
FCC Repeals Decades-Old Rules Blocking Broadcast Media Mergers 146
FCC To Loosen TV, Newspaper Ownership Rules 86
FCC Ends Decades-Old Rule Designed To Keep TV, Radio Under Local Control 223
FCC Silenced Puerto Rico Radio Station's Boosters In March 2017 155
Air Force Gives 10-Year-Old Orbiting Satellite To Ham Radio Operators 74
FCC Chief Tells Apple To Turn on iPhone's FM Radio Chip 235
Red Cross Asks For 50 Ham Radio Operators To Fly To Puerto Rico 121
Traditional Radio Faces a Grim Future, New Study Says 240
Guam Radio Stations Accidentally Conduct Emergency Alert Amid North Korea Threat 50
The Ghostly Radio Station That No One Claims To Run 127
Cyber Threats Prompt Return of Radio For Ship Navigation 133
Radio Station Hijacked Eight Times In the Past Month To Play 'I'm a Wanker' Song 168
T-Mobile Rolling Out 600 MHz Low-Band Wireless 47
FCC Takes First Step Toward Allowing More Broadcast TV Mergers 71
DJI Proposes New Electronic 'License Plate' For Drones 107
Alaska Gets 'Artificial Aurora' As HAARP Antenna Array Listens Again 69
FCC Chairman Wants It To Be Easier To Listen To Free FM Radio On Your Smartphone 209
Hackers Take Over Unsecured Radio Transmitters, Play Anti-Trump Song 99
Ambulances In Sweden Will Be Able To Hijack Car Radios During Emergencies 161
Open Source Codec Encodes Voice Into Only 700 Bits Per Second 128
Norway To Become First Country To Switch Off FM Radio 303
Ultrasound Tracking Could Be Used To Deanonymize Tor Users 207
Astronomers Pinpoint Location of Mysterious Cosmic Radio Bursts 50

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