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An LPFM station that is on a time share agreement may move more than 11.2 kilometers if the proposed site is the same as another LPFM station in the same time share agreement. | An LPFM station that is on a time share agreement may move more than 11.2 kilometers if the proposed site is the same as another LPFM station in the same time share agreement. | ||
In a rare situation where the LPFM station is creating interference to another station on third-adjacent channel, the FCC will permit an LPFM station to move to a location very close to the third-adjacent channel FM station as long as the channel meets the minimum distance separation (must be the same channel that the station is on now). | |||
Any proposed new site must meet the §§ 73.807 and 73.825 minimum distance separation requirements and if a "major" channel change is needed, then a technical study described above is required to show that the new channel will result in reduced interference. | |||
Stations only changing their main studio address but keeping their transmitter at the same location do not need to file with the FCC. However, if the mailing address for the station is changing, then it may be a good idea to file an Administrative Update in LMS to advise the FCC of the station's mailing address, telephone number and email address. | |||
== Major changes == | |||
Any kind of channel or location change that does not meet the "minor" change criteria is considered a "major" change. Major changes are only allowed during filing windows. If a major change application is mutually exclusive (competes) with an application filed during the filing window for a new LPFM station or a major change to another LPFM station, then those applications will be declared mutually exclusive and will be placed in a group with other conflicting applicants and unless the mutual exclusivity can be resolved through minor changes, then the applications will go to the [[point system]] for consideration. If an applicant filing a major change is unsuccessful in the point system, their major change application would be dismissed but their currently licensed facility would remain uneffected. | |||
== Applications for new LPFM stations == | |||
Applications for new LPFM stations will only be accepted during a designated filing window. The FCC will publicly announce the date and time (Eastern) that the window opens and the date and time when the window closes. Applications received after the close of the window will be dismissed without consideration. | |||
LPFM applicants seeking use of an LPFM channel in which the existing LPFM station on that channel only uses it for a certain number of hours per day can file in the filing window to propose service during those other times. These applications can only be made during a filing window. | |||