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FM Station Assistance

REC provides assistance to all FM broadcast stations (full-service, LPFM and FM translators) to look at modification potential and the filing of applications with the FCC. All with transparent pricing and out of the box thinking from the mind of the Michi.

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The advice is free!

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Michelle Bradley, CBT

REC's Michelle (Michi) Bradley is a SBE Certified Broadcast Technologist handling FM filings (LPFM, translator & full service).
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Resources from REC

The most comprehensive database of US and other broadcast facilities updated throughout the day.

Your dashboard of activity taking place in the Media Bureau. Updated in near-real time throughout the day.

REC's LPFM station management portal for all LPFMs, not just our clients.

More Broadcast Engineering Tools | Broadcast Reference Tools

News from REC

Media Bureau adopts application cap and additional restrictions for the upcoming NCE FM translator filing window

FCC upholds the 10-cap for full service and the 2-cap for most LPFMs. Enacts primary station requirement and invokes the REC's proposed retention period to sway gamesmanship and speculation.

FCC announces an auction for vacant FM allotments in early 2027

Auction 114 will make available 132 pre-determined vacant FM allotments for new full-service FM broadcast stations.

Understanding the limitations on FM translators for LPFM stations

LPFM being a hyperlocal service is intended to serve only a small area. The rules regarding commonly-owned FM translators are consistent with those intentions.