Channel 6 of the television band is immediately adjacent to the lower end of the FM band. Noncommercial FM radio stations, located at the lower end of the FM band (88.1 FM to 91.9), have the potential to interfere with television stations on that channel. Thus, FCC rules require that noncommercial FM stations protect
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FCC Releases List of Groups of Mutually Exclusive Applications for New Noncommercial FM Stations
By David Oxenford on
Posted in Noncommercial Broadcasting
On Friday, the FCC released a Public Notice setting out several groups of applications for new noncommercial FM stations which are mutually exclusive with each other. These applications were filed in the October window for new noncommercial FM stations (information about which can be found here). According to the Public Notice, the identified groups…
Window for Filing New NCE Applications Extended Until 2 PM on October 22
By David Oxenford on
Posted in Noncommercial Broadcasting
The FCC today issued a Public Notice extending the NCE filing window, which was to end today, until this coming Monday, October 22. All applications must be on file by 2 PM Eastern Time on Monday. This short extension was apparently due to downtime on the FCC’s electronic filing system last night, which precluded the…