Comment LPFM (Score 1) 118
Joe is right - the FCC does not want tirades about "more alternative rock" or about "how media moguls own all the stations in my town."
If you file a comment, be sure that it addresses some of the issues set forth, like interference contours and loosening of the 3rd adjacent rules. Simply saying you want more of X artist won't matter one hill of beans to the folks at the FCC.
As you can tell from my email address, I am employed in the Broadcasting industry and think that LPFM would generally be a bad idea. I don't stand to profit from it's existance or non-existance, but changing the interference contours of existing stations could make a mess of the radio dial.
Yes, LPFM would give new owners a station, but we're talking about small coverage areas - no where near that of an existing class A facility (6kw at 328 feet). If you covered a few blocks, you would be lucky! Is such a small coverage area really worth having?
If you file a comment, be sure that it addresses some of the issues set forth, like interference contours and loosening of the 3rd adjacent rules. Simply saying you want more of X artist won't matter one hill of beans to the folks at the FCC.
As you can tell from my email address, I am employed in the Broadcasting industry and think that LPFM would generally be a bad idea. I don't stand to profit from it's existance or non-existance, but changing the interference contours of existing stations could make a mess of the radio dial.
Yes, LPFM would give new owners a station, but we're talking about small coverage areas - no where near that of an existing class A facility (6kw at 328 feet). If you covered a few blocks, you would be lucky! Is such a small coverage area really worth having?
