For Jurison, Data Display Is the Face of Radio - Radio World

Many radio and TV stations have, or once had, fixed-link microwave stations that relay audio from a studio to a transmitter site, or perhaps between studios.
But under Part 74 rules, errors in their licensing data could prevent new auxiliary services from signing on, or preclude effective protection for incumbent stations....

The Federal Communication Commission’s Enforcement Bureau has issued notices of violation related to the antenna towers for two Stratemeyer Media stations in southern Illinois.
Benjamin Stratemeyer’s company is the licensee of 102.1 WIBV(FM), a 10.5 kW Class B1 station licensed to Mount Vernon, Ill., about 75 miles east of St. Louis, and the currently silent 1 kW 1490 WKRO(AM), licensed to Cairo, which is the southernmost city...

After mulling over comments that were filed back in March, the Federal Communications Commission has established eligibility parameters for the forthcoming 88–92 MHz FM translator window.
There will be a 10-application cap for most filings and a requirement that each applicant be the licensee or permittee of either an existing noncom FM station, noncom AM station or an LPFM station that the proposed translator will rebroadcast....

The Low Power FM Advocacy Group believes that without some changes in FCC rules, the entire LPFM service is at risk.
In comments filed by its Executive Director David Solomon, LPFM-AG says that low-power FM stations in the United States face mounting competition from big tech, just as large groups do, but also unique technical barriers including a 100-watt ceiling...