Prometheus Radio Project and Community Media Database are conducting a survey of LPFM stations to gather information about the basic operations of LPFM stations.

If you represent an LPFM station please participate at:
http://prometheusradio.org/lpfmsurvey

This survey is for currently licensed LPFM stations only.

The following are comments that were filed in the September, 2011 MM Docket 99-25 proceeding regarding the disposition of Auction 83 (Great Translator Invasion) Translators in respect to the implementation of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010.

REC Networks has filed comments with the Federal Communications Commission regarding Low Power FM radio and FM Translators. In comments, REC promotes a modified version of the FCC's "Channel Floor" solution for implementing the "community need" aspect of the Local Community Radio Act of 2010.

REC addressed the following:

Counting existing LPFM stations in channel floors
REC opposes counting the existing LPFM stations in computing "channel floors" due to disparity in favor of FM translators.

The FCC has established new case law by permitting FM translator W263AQ to make a move that would normally require a major change application or a series of minor changes that the FCC considers an abuse of process.

The Department of Justice has seen through all of the song and dance that AT&T has been doing lately. The writing on the wall is clear. The AT&T takeover of T-Mobile is anti-competitive as it will eliminate the only competing GSM carrier which in turn will create an even more captive audience in the international roaming market.

A merger of AT&T and T-Mobile would have also eliminated many redundant jobs across the board from call centers and retail stores to middle management.

FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski in his statement said today that "competition fosters customer benefits, including more choices, better service and lower prices." REC could not agree more.