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== This Wiki is in the works! ==
== This Wiki is in the works! ==
This new Wiki has been set up by Michelle Bradley, CBT at REC Networks in response to constituent comments that a comprehensive source of documentation regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of Low Power FM broadcast stations operating in the United States.  Information about other forms of small form broadcasting including FCC Part 15, Canada's LPFM and VLPFM, New Zealand's GURL, Australia's Community Broadcasting License as well as temporary broadcast schemes in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada may be included in this Wiki as long as the content is distinctly separate and not combined on the pages specific to the Low Power FM service in the United States regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, which is the primary scope of this Wiki.  
This new Wiki has been set up by Michelle Bradley, CBT at REC Networks in response to constituent comments that a comprehensive source of documentation regarding the construction, operation and maintenance of Low Power FM broadcast stations operating in the United States.  Information about other forms of small form broadcasting including FCC Part 15, Canada's LPFM and VLPFM, New Zealand's GURL, Australia's Community Broadcasting License as well as temporary broadcast schemes in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Canada may be included in this Wiki as long as the content is distinctly separate and not combined on the pages specific to the Low Power FM service in the United States regulated by the Federal Communications Commission, which is the primary scope of this Wiki.  
== Welcome to LPFM.wiki! ==
The goal of LPFM.wiki is to become a "one stop shop" for information about anything LPFM with articles that are contributed by community members and others with experience.  For now, please pardon the dust as the site builds but we welcome you to start using this resource and better yet, consider sharing your experience as an [[Editors|Editor]]. 
{| class="wikitable"
|+The SUB-WIKIs of LPFM.wiki:
|'''<small>THE</small> REGS'''
|Regulatory related subjects including the FCC Rules, the Communications Act and other laws that affect LPFM.
|-
|'''<small>THE</small> BIZ'''
|The business of running an LPFM station. Station management, fundraising and underwriting.
|-
|'''<small>THE</small> STICK'''
|Technical discussion of the station's transmission system from the STL to the listener.
|-
|'''<small>THE</small> CHAIN'''
|Everything from the mouth to the STL.  Audio equipment, Emergency Alert System, automation software and more.
|-
|'''<small>THE</small> SHOW'''
|Programming including syndicated shows, formats and music licensing.
|-
|'''<small>THE</small> WORLD'''
|Community and other low power radio outside of the United States.
|-
|'''<small>THE</small> BOX'''
|Legal broadcasting using short range devices, commonly known in the United States as "Part 15".
|}


== LPFM.wiki needs editors ==
== LPFM.wiki needs editors ==