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=== License terms and renewals === | === License terms and renewals === | ||
The FCC asked for comments to whether LPFM licenses should be renewable. Most parties agreed that they should be and suggested various license terms from 1 to 7 years. Only a small number of commenters supported non-renewable licenses. | |||
The FCC decided that LPFM licenses should be on the same synchronized schedule that applies to other broadcast stations. This means that licenses would be first granted for a short term until the synchronized expiration date is met and then licenses are renewed for 8 year terms. | |||
The exception will be non-renewable licenses that were as a result of the last resort tie breaker situation. In those cases, the expiration dates of the licenses will be handled independently of the synchronized system. | |||
=== Transferability === | === Transferability === | ||
In the NPRM, the FCC stated that there should be no restrictions on transferring an LPFM license to another organizations. A majority of commenters supported a ban on transfers or severely restricting them. Many were concerned that it would create it would create a secondary market of LPFM licenses with no guarantee that the assignee would have the same localism and diversity in mind. | |||
After review of the comments, the FCC decided to prohibit the transfer of LPFM construction permits and licenses.in order to ensure the spectrum will be used for low power operations as soon as possible without the delay associated with license speculation. | |||
== Programming and service rules == | == Programming and service rules == | ||