Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

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This Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) is intended to collect comments regarding implementation the remainder of Section 3 of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010 (LCRA) addressing the waiver of distance separation requirements for second-adjacent channels, a third-adjacent channel interference complaint and remediation process as required by LCRA Section 7 and a FM Translator input signal complaint procedure as required by LCRA Section 6. This NPRM also proposes to eliminate the LP-10 class of service, create a new 250 watt "LP-250" service, eliminate LPFM protection requirements to intermediate frequency channels, clarifying the local ownership requirements, open a new eligibility category for Native Nations, permit cross-ownership with FM translators, permit Native Nations to own multiple LPFM stations and make changes to the point system for mutually exclusive applicants including the replacement of sequential licensing with involuntary time share schedules. This NPRM was released together with the Fifth Report and Order and Fourth Order on Reconsideration and was issued on the same day as the Fourth Report and Order and Third Order on Reconsideration.

Fourth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Document Information
TypeNotice of Proposed Rulemaking
Docket Number(s)MM 99-25
FCC Number12-28
FCC Record27 FCC Rcd 3315
Federal Register Citation(s)77 FR 20756
Federal Register Date(s)April 6, 2012
Relevant Dates
Adoption DateMarch 19, 2012
Release DateMarch 19, 2012
Comment DeadlineMay 7, 2012
Reply DeadlineMay 21, 2012


Changes to technical rules required by the LCRA

Second-adjacent channel waivers

Third-adjacent channel interference complaints and remediation

FM Translator input signals complaint procedure

Other LPFM rule changes proposed

Elimination of LP-10

Proposal to add a new 250-watt LPFM service (LP-250)

Removal of intermediate frequency protection requirements

Requirements that LPFM applicants be community-based

Native Nations

Eligibility

Multiple ownership of LPFM stations

Cross-ownership of FM Translators by LPFM stations

Section among mutually exclusive applicants

Proposed changes to the point system

Proposed changes to the tie breaker process

Time sharing requests for unused blocks of time

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