Regulatory

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Welcome to THE REGS

Welcome to the Regulatory sub-wiki. The goal of this sub-wiki is to provide a comprehensive reference to the FCC regulations as well as the various laws that may impact the Low Power FM (LPFM) broadcast service in the United States. If you have something constructive to contribute, please consider becoming an Editor.

FCC Regulations

The regulations for the Federal Communications Commission can be found in Title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Broadcasting can be found in Part 73.

The rules specific to LPFM can be found in Part 73, Subpart G.

Not all rules that impact LPFM are in Part 73, you can also find some regulations in these other Parts:

Laws governing the FCC and LPFM broadcasting

The FCC is an independent federal agency authorized by The Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

Certain regulations related to the LPFM service were mandated by Congress through the Local Community Radio Act of 2010 which replaced a previous law, the Radio Broadcast Preservation Act of 2001.

Regulatory history of the LPFM Radio Service

Petitions for Rulemaking

Petitions for Rulemaking
Rulemaking Number Petitioner Public Notice Date Nature of proposal
RM-9208 Nickolaus Leggett & Don Schellhardt Feb. 5, 1998 Create a microradio service with one watt AM and FM facilities on channel set aside for such use.
RM-9242 Rodger Skinner Mar. 10, 1998 Create a Low Power FM (LPFM) radio service with three tiers including a 50 watt secondary service, a 3 kW primary service and a 20 watt special event temporary service.
RM-9246 Web SportsNet, Inc. Mar. 18, 1998 Allow for the use of low power FM transmitters for te

Notices of Proposed Rulemaking

Notices of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Docket Proceeding Date Adopted Comment Deadline Reply Comment Deadline Nature of proposals

Reports and Orders

Reports and Orders including Orders on Reconsideration
Docket Proceeding Addressing NPRM(s) Date Adopted Date(s) Rules were Enacted Nature of the outcome of the Order