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  • FCC Rcd 4920 (1990). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1231(g). See id. See Great Lakes Community Broadcasting, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 25101, 25103-04 (Enf. Bur., Investigations & Hearings Div. 2003) (citing Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 7212, 7217 (1990)). See also 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201 (referring to a noncommercial FM translator as an FM broadcast translator station which rebroadcasts the signals of a noncommercial educational AM or FM radio broadcast station). See supra note 3. See Letter from David S. Carus, President of David Carus & Associates, LLC, to Anjali K. Singh, Acting Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, filed
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  • BROADCAST TRANSLATOR STATIONS AND FM BROADCAST BOOSTER STATIONS Brief Description: These rules prescribe operating procedures exclusive to FM broadcast translator and FM broadcast booster stations. Need: These rules provide procedures pertaining to transmitting FM signal channels for primary stations, FM radio broadcast stations, and FM booster stations. Legal Basis: 47 U.S.C. §§ 154, 303, 307, 554. Section Number and Title: 74.1201 Definitions. 74.1205 Protection of channel 6 TV broadcast stations. Title 47--Telecommunication TITLE 47 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS [TELECOMMUNICATION] PART 1 -- PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE SUBPART C -- RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS Brief Description: This rule requires that, whenever an expression of interest has been filed in a proceeding to amend the FM or TV Table of Allotments, and the filing
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  • payment are addressed in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1109, 1.1110. See also the Media Services Application Fee Filing Guide and the FCC Form 349 instructions. The general exemptions to charges are specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.1114. Government entities are exempt from this fee requirement. Also exempt are applicants for noncommercial educational FM translator facilities, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(c). When filing a fee-exempt application, an applicant must complete Section I, item 3 of Form 349 and provide an explanation as appropriate. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1113 (return or refund of charges). 17 FCC Rcd 8575 (MB 2002). See 47 C.F.R. § § 73.5005, 74.1233(d). Pursuant to procedures adopted in the Broadcast Auction First Report and Order, non-mutually exclusive applicants
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  • proposal ``extends the primary station's 60 dBu contour in direct violation of Section 74.1232(f),'' the application is defective. Under the circumstances, CSU states, it was incumbent on San Mateo to request a waiver and this it did not do. CSU therefore requests that the Petition for Reconsideration be denied. Discussion An FM translator station is defined in 47 C.F.R. Section 74.1201(a). In pertinent part, the rule defines an FM translator as a station ``in the broadcasting service operated for the purpose of retransmitting the signals of an FM radio broadcast station ... without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming signal other than its frequency and amplitude ....'' Clearly, the rule prohibits alteration of elements of the incoming signal other than
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  • will not be permitted to continue operation if they cause any interference to broadcast stations, which are primary services. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1203(a). See Implementation of BC Docket 80-90 To Increase the Availability of FM Broadcast Assignments, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 931, 931 n. 5 (1990). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1233(a)(1). See generally, 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(a). See, e.g., Broken Arrow and Bixby, Oklahoma, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 3 FCC Rcd 6507, 6511 (MMB 1988); Springdale, Arkansas, Carthage et al., Missouri, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 1241 (MMB 1990). ICRC has also referred to a recent grant of an application to change the channel of low power FM Station WIUX-LP, Bloomington, Indiana (File No. BPL-20070314ABQ).
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  • payment are addressed in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1109, 1.1110. See also the Media Services Application Fee Filing Guide and the FCC Form 349 instructions. The general exemptions to charges are specified in 47 C.F.R. § 1.1114. Government entities are exempt from this fee requirement. Also exempt are applicants for noncommercial educational FM translator facilities, as defined in 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(c). When filing a fee-exempt application, an applicant must complete Section I, item 3 of Form 349 and provide an explanation as appropriate. See 47 C.F.R. § 1.1113 (return or refund of charges). 17 FCC Rcd 8575 (MB 2002). See 47 C.F.R. § § 73.5005, 74.1233(d). Pursuant to procedures adopted in the Broadcast Auction First Report and Order, non-mutually exclusive applicants
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  • the Commission's general competitive bidding rules, including recent amendments and clarifications, as well as Commission decisions in proceedings regarding competitive bidding procedures, application requirements, and obligations of Commission licensees. Broadcasters should also familiarize themselves with the Commission's rules relating to the FM, AM, and FM Translator broadcast services contained in 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.201 - 73.333, 73.1001 - 73.5009, and 74.1201 - 74.1290. Prospective bidders must also be familiar with the rules relating to broadcast auctions and competitive bidding proceedings contained in 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.2101 - 1.2112 and 73.5000 - 73.5009. Prospective bidders must also be thoroughly familiar with the procedures, terms and conditions contained in this Public Notice, the Auction 88 Comment Public Notice, the Broadcast First Report and
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  • 2009) to rebroadcast their AM signals within their local service areas. These changes will allow AM stations to serve their local communities better, thereby promoting the Commission's goals of localism, competition, and diversityin the broadcast media. Rules That the Commission Amended ßThe Commission changed its FM translator permitted service rule (47 C.F.R. § 74.1231) and definition rule (47 C.F.R. § 74.1201) to allow an AM station to rebroadcast its signal on a currently authorized FM translator, provided that the translator's signal coverage contour (the 60 dBu contour) must not extend beyond the smaller of (a) the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station, or (b) a 25-mile radius from the AM transmitter site. However, the Commission noted that it does
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  • (AM), KFAN-FM, KNAF-FM, and KEEP (FM) - Request for waiver and deferral of FY 10 regulatory fees. Granted (December 10, 2010) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12762 (1995)] Michael Butler Broadcasting, LLC. Station W293BK - Request for refund of FY 09 regulatory fee. Granted (December 10, 2010) [See 47 C.F.R. §§1.1116(c) and 74.1201(c)] North Pacific International Television, Inc. Debtor-in-Possession Station KPST-TV and WPOT863 - Request for waiver and deferral of FY 10 regulatory fees. Granted (December 10, 2010) [See Implementation of Section 9 of the Communications Act, 10 FCC Rcd 12759, 12762 (1995)] NOS Communications, Inc - Request for waiver of late payment penalty of FY 09 regulatory fee. Granted (December 06, 2010)
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  • FCC Rcd 4920 (1990). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1231(g). See id. See Great Lakes Community Broadcasting, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 25101, 25103-04 (Enf. Bur., Investigations & Hearings Div. 2003) (citing Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 7212, 7217 (1990)). See also 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201 (referring to a noncommercial FM translator as an FM broadcast translator station which rebroadcasts the signals of a noncommercial educational AM or FM radio broadcast station). See supra note 3. See Letter from David S. Carus, President of David Carus & Associates, LLC, to Anjali K. Singh, Acting Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, filed
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  • Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit p p Report No. 2771 May 10, 2006 CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------ RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE RECEIVED NATURE OF PETITION 11331 74.1201 Miller Communications 04/27/2006 Miller Communications, Inc., 74.1231 Inc., et al Kaskaskia Broadcasting, Inc., and 74.1232 Virden Broadcasting Corp., jointly (Filed By: Randall J. Miller filed a petition for rulemaking on Miller Media Group April 27, 2006, seeking amendments 918 East Park to the Commission's Rules that P.O. Box 169 currently prohibit local program Taylorville, IL 62568) origination by FM translator
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  • of waivers of sections 73.1231(b) and 73.1232(d) of the Commission's rules, which we believe can best be addressed by following the procedures set forth in section 316 of the Act and section 1.87 of the Commission's rules. An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill-in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected service contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. §74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R §74.1201(d). See Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, 5 FCC Rcd 7212 (1990), modified, 6 FCC Rcd 2334 (1991), recon. denied, 8 FCC Rcd 5093 (1993). The Kodiak translators ceased rebroadcasting Peninsula's KPEN-FM, Soldotna and KWVV-FM, Homer, Alaska
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  • Roman Salas Secretary That order also dealt with translators licensed to Peninsula, which are in Seward, Alaska. The operation of those translators is not pertinent to this NAL, and no further reference will be made to them. An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill-in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected service contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. §74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R §74.1201(d). See Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, 5 FCC Rcd 7212 (1990), modified, 6 FCC Rcd 2334 (1991), recon. denied, 8 FCC Rcd 5093 (1993). The Kodiak translators ceased rebroadcasting Peninsula's KPEN-FM, Soldotna, and KWVV-FM, Homer, Alaska,
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  • C.F.R. § 1.106. See Excel Communications, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 19765, n. 3 (Common Carrier Bureau 1995). We will therefore treat Peninsula's pleading as a ``response'' pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(f)(3). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1232(d). An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill-in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R § 74.1201(d). See Peninsula Communications, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 23992 (1998); Peninsula Communications, Inc., 15 FCC Rcd 3293 (2000) (``February 2000 MO&O''). For a summary of these orders, see either NAL, 16 FCC Rcd at 16126 (paras. 6-8), or May 2001 MO&O, 16 FCC
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  • stations as defined in §§ 73.811 and 73.853, and LPTV stations as defined in § 74.701(f) are not required to comply with § 11.32. LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in § 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in § 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in § 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in § 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Broadcast
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  • §§ 73.201, 73.501. An FM translator is ``[a] station in the broadcasting service operated for the purpose of retransmitting the signals of an FM radio broadcast station or another FM broadcast translator station without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming signal other than its frequency and amplitude, in order to provide FM broadcast service to the public.'' Id. § 74.1201(a). A ``noncommercial FM translator'' is ``[a]n FM broadcast translator station which rebroadcasts the signals of a noncommercial FM radio broadcast station.'' Id. § 74.1201(c). Full-power NCE FM stations and NCE FM translator stations may operate on channels 201-220, id. §§ 73.501, 74.1202(b)(2), which, as indicated above, the Commission has set aside for the exclusive use of NCE FM stations. Id.
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  • K272CN (Homer); K274AB and K285AA (Kodiak). United States v. Peninsula Communications, Inc., 287 F. 3d 832 (9th Cir. 2002) (rehearing denied July 3, 2002). (Off. Notice Exh. 19.) On August 13, 2002, the D.C. Circuit denied PCI's final motion for stay. (Off. Notice Exh. 20.) A ``primary FM station'' is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(d). Section 74.1232(d) did not apply to Kodiak because there was no other commercial FM station serving Kodiak when PCI began operating its two Kodiak translators. (Off. Notice Exh. 8 at 3-4.) In 1998, the staff approved Special Temporary Authority (``STA'') for the operation of Kodiak translators under Wrangell waivers. (PCI Exh. 5 at 6-14; PCI Exh. 8 at 1-10.) To
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  • 2004; Comments of KSRM, Inc., filed December 17, 2004. PCI 1-14-2005 Comments at 4-5 ¶ 6. EB 1-14-2005 Further Comments at 3 ¶ 4. Kodiak 1-18-2005 Comments at 3-4. Peninsula Communications, Inc., EB Docket No. 02-21, FCC 05-128 (Jun. 20, 2005). See id. at n. 5. See id. at ¶ 8. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1232(a). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(a). Because we find that section 312(g) requires the reinstatement of PCI's translator licenses, we need not reach the issue of whether section 307(f)(2), added by SHVERA, compels the same result. Federal Communications Commission FCC 05-179 h gdó gdó ˆ Š ¢ ° î ù ü „Ð`„Ðgdó gdó „Ð]„Ð^„Ðgdó „Ð`„Ðgdó gdó gdó gdó ¤ ¦ § £ ó ''šF ­
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  • defined in § 74.701(f), and digital LPTV stations as defined in § 74.701(k) are not required to comply with § 11.32. Analog and digital LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in § 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in § 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in § 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in § 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Analog
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  • defined in § 74.701(f), and digital LPTV stations as defined in § 74.701(k) are not required to comply with § 11.32. Analog and digital LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in § 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in § 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in § 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in § 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Analog
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  • the petitioner now seeks to withdraw its petition. See, e.g., Quincy D. Jones, 11 FCC Rcd 2481, 2484 (1995); Stockholders of CBS Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 3733, 3741 (1995); and BBC License Subsidiary L.P. (WLUK-TV), 10 FCC Rcd 7926 (1995) (all citing Booth American Company, 58 F.C.C.2d 553, 554 (1976)). 47 C.F.R. § 74.1231(b). The staff specified 47 C.F.R. §§ 74.1201(a) and (d); 74.1231(b), (f) and (g); and 74.1284(b). It also enclosed copies of these rules for KCI's convenience. See October 21, 1999, amendment to application for construction permit (File No. BPFT-19990224TA) and application for license to cover construction permit (File No. BLFT-19991130ABN). The staff also advised KCI of certain FM translator station operating requirements and restrictions. These include the rules
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  • has no interest in or connection with the primary station. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1232(d). Broadcast Localism, 19 FCC Rcd 12425, 12442 (2004) (``Localism NOI''). Id. See 47 C.F.R. § 73.872(b)(3). LPFM applicants that pledge to originate at least eight hours of local programming each day are awarded one point under the LPFM comparative point system. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 74.1201 (h) and (i). 12/8/04 MAP Ex Parte; see also Testimony of Harry Kozlowski, WCNH-LP, LPFM Forum (Feb. 8, 2005); Testimony of Jon Gerbracht, WEES-LP, LPFM Forum (Feb. 8, 2005). See 2001 D.C. Appropriations Act. Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 2232-35. See 47 C.F.R. § 73.207. Report and Order, 15 FCC Rcd at 2233. 47 C.F.R. § 74.1203(a). In
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  • operate in larger radio markets. Expansion of Purpose and Permissible Service of FM Translators Based on the comments received in this proceeding, we seek comment on several proposed rule changes to expand the purpose and permissible service of FM translator stations to allow their use to provide fill-in service for AM radio stations. We have attached proposed revisions to Sections 74.1201, 74.1231, 74.1232, 74.1263, and 74.1284 of the Rules that would allow such service, subject to the limitations discussed herein, including those described below. We request comments on the benefits and detriments of these proposed rule changes, including their impact on the AM, FM, FM translator and LPFM radio services (particularly on small business entities) and the listening public. We seek
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  • 14, 2006) (``NAB Petition''). See Public Notice, Report No. 2782 (rel. July 25, 2006). See Sections 1.4 and 1.405 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.4, 1.405. FM translator stations are low power facilities currently licensed for the limited purpose of retransmitting the signals of either an FM radio station or another FM translator station. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(a). FM Translator NPRM, 22 FCC Rcd at 15890-92 ¶¶ 1-6. Id. at 15891-93 ¶ 5. Id; see also Review of the Technical Assignment Criteria for the AM Broadcast Service, Report and Order, 6 FCC Rcd 6273, 6275 ¶ 3 (1991) (``Expanded Band R&O''). See NAB Petition at 4 (some stations lose 80-95% of their coverage area to protect clear channel
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  • of this Report and Order, including the Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Marlene H. Dortch Secretary APPENDIX A Final Rule Changes Part 74 of the Code of Federal Regulations is amended as follows: PART 74 - EXPERIMENTAL RADIO, AUXILIARY, SPECIAL BROADCAST AND OTHER PROGRAM DISTRIBUTIONAL SERVICES Section 74.1201 is amended by revising paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (g), and adding paragraph (j), as follows: § 74.1201 Definitions. (a) FM translator. A station in the broadcasting service operated for the purpose of retransmitting the signals of an AM or FM radio broadcast station or another FM broadcast translator station without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming
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  • and authorized stations that operate on co-, first-, second-, or third-adjacent channels. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.207(b) and 83.807. An FM booster station is limited to same-channel transmissions of its primary station. A booster may be owned only by the primary station licensee and may only provide service within the protected contour of the primary station. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 74.1201(f) and 74.1231(i). In these circumstances, the required protection of the primary station provides significant and continuing protection to a licensed or future booster station. That is, ``competing'' uses for the spectrum, e.g., by an LPFM station, are not possible. Moreover, a licensee may file a new booster station application at any time, i.e., outside windows established for the filing of
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  • Rules for FM Broadcast Translator Stations, Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 9642 (2009) (``2009 Translator Order''). Specifically, no portion of the 60 dBu contour of the FM translator station may extend beyond the smaller of: (a) a 25-mile radius from the AM transmitter site; or (b) the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(g). See 2009 Translator Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 9650. This restriction is codified at 47 C.F.R. § 74.1232(d). Petition for Reconsideration by Robert A. Lynch, filed July 28, 2009; Petition for Reconsideration by Edward A. Schober, filed July 28, 2009. Both petitions remain pending. Third Further Notice, 26 FCC Rcd at 10000. Third Further Notice, 26 FCC Rcd at 10000.
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  • Roman Salas Secretary That order also dealt with translators licensed to Peninsula, which are in Seward, Alaska. The operation of those translators is not pertinent to this NAL, and no further reference will be made to them. An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill-in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected service contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. §74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R §74.1201(d). See Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, 5 FCC Rcd 7212 (1990), modified, 6 FCC Rcd 2334 (1991), recon. denied, 8 FCC Rcd 5093 (1993). The Kodiak translators ceased rebroadcasting Peninsula's KPEN-FM, Soldotna, and KWVV-FM, Homer, Alaska,
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  • to 47 C.F.R. 1.106. See Excel Communications, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 19765, n. 3 (Common Carrier Bureau 1995). We will therefore treat Peninsula's pleading as a ``response'' pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 1.80(f)(3). 4 See 47 C.F.R. 74.1232(d). An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill- in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. 74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R 74.1201(d). 5 See Peninsula Communications, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 23992 (1998); Peninsula Communications, Inc., 15 FCC Rcd 3293 (2000) (``February 2000 MO&O''). For a summary of these orders, see either NAL, 16 FCC Rcd at 16126 (paras. 6-8), or May 2001 MO&O, 16 FCC
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  • as defined in 73.506, LPFM stations as defined in 73.811 and 73.853, and LPTV stations as defined in 74.701(f) are not required to comply with 11.32. LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Broadcast stations that
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  • stations, analog LPTV stations as defined in 74.701(f), and digital LPTV stations as defined in 74.701(k) are not required to comply with 11.32. Analog and digital LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Analog and digital
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  • FCC Rcd 4920 (1990). See 47 C.F.R. S: 74.1231(g). See id. See Great Lakes Community Broadcasting, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 25101, 25103-04 (Enf. Bur., Investigations & Hearings Div. 2003) (citing Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 7212, 7217 (1990)). See also 47 C.F.R. S: 74.1201 (referring to a noncommercial FM translator as an FM broadcast translator station which rebroadcasts the signals of a noncommercial educational AM or FM radio broadcast station). See supra note 3. See Letter from David S. Carus, President of David Carus & Associates, LLC, to Anjali K. Singh, Acting Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, filed
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  • is not authorized to rebroadcast the transmissions of any class of station other than an FM broadcast station or another FM translator. Only one input and one output frequency will be assigned to each FM translator. FM Booster stations are authorized to amplify and reradiate signals on the same FM channel as the primary station they are associated with. [See 74.1201(f), 74.1202(a&c), 74.1232(c) and 74.1284(c)] 10. BROADCAST SERVICE: Is this station rebroadcasting an authorized FM station on an authorized FM channel? [See 74.1201, 74.1202, 74.1232 and 74.1284] 3 4 THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK SECTION II: ANTENNA STRUCTURES A. ANTENNA REGISTRATION: Most antenna structures that are higher than 60.96 meters (200 feet) above ground level or that may interfere with the
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  • will not be permitted to continue operation if they cause any interference to broadcast stations, which are primary services. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1203(a). See Implementation of BC Docket 80-90 To Increase the Availability of FM Broadcast Assignments, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 931, 931 n. 5 (1990). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1233(a)(1). See generally, 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(a). See, e.g., Broken Arrow and Bixby, Oklahoma, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 3 FCC Rcd 6507, 6511 (MMB 1988); Springdale, Arkansas, Carthage et al., Missouri, Memorandum Opinion and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 1241 (MMB 1990). ICRC has also referred to a recent grant of an application to change the channel of low power FM Station WIUX-LP, Bloomington, Indiana (File No. BPL-20070314ABQ).
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  • and authorized stations that operate on co-, first-, second-, or third-adjacent channels. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 73.207(b) and 83.807. An FM booster station is limited to same-channel transmissions of its primary station. A booster may be owned only by the primary station licensee and may only provide service within the protected contour of the primary station. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 74.1201(f) and 74.1231(i). In these circumstances, the required protection of the primary station provides significant and continuing protection to a licensed or future booster station. That is, ``competing'' uses for the spectrum, e.g., by an LPFM station, are not possible. Moreover, a licensee may file a new booster station application at any time, i.e., outside windows established for the filing of
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  • * [93]Programming * [94]Public Inspection File * [95]Public Notice Issues * [96]Reclassification of FM Stations * [97]Renewal of License * [98]Section 73.525 -- Interference from Noncommercial Educational FM Stations to TV Channel 6 * [99]Settlements * [100]Share Time Licenses * [101]Signal Coverage over the Community of License * [102]Silent Stations * [103]Special Temporary Authority * [104]Station Identification Announcements (47 CFR 74.1201) * [105]Strike Petitions * [106]Subcarriers or SCAs * [107]Supplemental Showings for the Locations of Contours (Section 73.313(e)) * [108]Synchronous Transmitters (AM Radio) * [109]Technical Quality of Broadcasts * [110]Translators and Boosters for FM Stations * [111]Transmitter Site Requirements * [112]Tower Painting and Lighting * [113]Unattended Operation by Broadcast Stations * [114]Unauthorized Operations (including "pirate" stations) * [115]Unauthorized Transfer of Control
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  • against translator did not demonstrate interference to bona fide listeners; petitioner's chief engineer does not count. Information must be "sufficiently specific to permit the Commission to verify the presence of bona fide listeners". July 7, 2004 Letter re: New FM Translator, Concord, CA Letter, FCC 04-2046, dated July 7, 2004 [ [956]PDF | [957]Word ]. Petition for reconsideration granted: Section 74.1201(a) does not prohibit a translator station on the same channel as the relayed station. March 25, 2004 Educational Media Foundation [NEW translator, New Albany, IN] MO&O, FCC 04-68, 19 FCC Rcd 5843, dated March 25, 2004 [ [958]PDF | [959]Word ]. Optional use of undesired to desired (U/D) signal ratios for translator applications is affirmed. December 4, 2003 Licensee of
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  • Click on the Text or PDF images to retrieve a rule section. Related pages on the FCC Internet site may be listed to the right of the rule title, enclosed in brackets [ ]. [45]Subpart L -- FM Broadcast Translator Stations and FM Broadcast Booster Stations Subpart L -- FM Broadcast Translator Stations and FM Broadcast Booster Stations [46]TEXT [47]PDF 74.1201 Definitions [48]TEXT [49]PDF 74.1202 Frequency Assignment [50]TEXT [51]PDF 74.1203 Interference [52]TEXT [53]PDF 74.1204 Protection of FM broadcast, FM Translator and LP100 stations [54]TEXT [55]PDF 74.1205 Protection of TV Channel 6 broadcast applications [56]TEXT [57]PDF 74.1231 Purpose and permissible service [58]TEXT [59]PDF 74.1232 Eligibility and licensing requirements [60]TEXT [61]PDF 74.1233 Processing FM translator and booster station applications [62]TEXT [63]PDF 74.1234 Unattended
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  • Click on the Text or PDF images to retrieve a rule section. Related pages on the FCC Internet site may be listed to the right of the rule title, enclosed in brackets [ ]. [45]Subpart L -- FM Broadcast Translator Stations and FM Broadcast Booster Stations Subpart L -- FM Broadcast Translator Stations and FM Broadcast Booster Stations [46]TEXT [47]PDF 74.1201 Definitions [48]TEXT [49]PDF 74.1202 Frequency Assignment [50]TEXT [51]PDF 74.1203 Interference [52]TEXT [53]PDF 74.1204 Protection of FM broadcast, FM Translator and LP100 stations [54]TEXT [55]PDF 74.1205 Protection of TV Channel 6 broadcast applications [56]TEXT [57]PDF 74.1231 Purpose and permissible service [58]TEXT [59]PDF 74.1232 Eligibility and licensing requirements [60]TEXT [61]PDF 74.1233 Processing FM translator and booster station applications [62]TEXT [63]PDF 74.1234 Unattended
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  • * [93]Programming * [94]Public Inspection File * [95]Public Notice Issues * [96]Reclassification of FM Stations * [97]Renewal of License * [98]Section 73.525 -- Interference from Noncommercial Educational FM Stations to TV Channel 6 * [99]Settlements * [100]Share Time Licenses * [101]Signal Coverage over the Community of License * [102]Silent Stations * [103]Special Temporary Authority * [104]Station Identification Announcements (47 CFR 74.1201) * [105]Strike Petitions * [106]Subcarriers or SCAs * [107]Supplemental Showings for the Locations of Contours (Section 73.313(e)) * [108]Synchronous Transmitters (AM Radio) * [109]Technical Quality of Broadcasts * [110]Translators and Boosters for FM Stations * [111]Transmitter Site Requirements * [112]Tower Painting and Lighting * [113]Unattended Operation by Broadcast Stations * [114]Unauthorized Operations (including "pirate" stations) * [115]Unauthorized Transfer of Control
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  • against translator did not demonstrate interference to bona fide listeners; petitioner's chief engineer does not count. Information must be "sufficiently specific to permit the Commission to verify the presence of bona fide listeners". July 7, 2004 Letter re: New FM Translator, Concord, CA Letter, FCC 04-2046, dated July 7, 2004 [ [956]PDF | [957]Word ]. Petition for reconsideration granted: Section 74.1201(a) does not prohibit a translator station on the same channel as the relayed station. March 25, 2004 Educational Media Foundation [NEW translator, New Albany, IN] MO&O, FCC 04-68, 19 FCC Rcd 5843, dated March 25, 2004 [ [958]PDF | [959]Word ]. Optional use of undesired to desired (U/D) signal ratios for translator applications is affirmed. December 4, 2003 Licensee of
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  • translator station and its primary station operating on a first, second, or third adjacent channel, Oregon does not contend that Station K202AP is a fill-in translator. Contour plots prepared by the engineering staff confirm that Station K202AP's coverage contour extends well beyond the protected contour of KNYR(FM), and thus that Station K202AP does not qualify as a fill-in translator under §74.1201(g). Federal Communications Commission FCC 00-215 Federal Communications Commission FCC 00-215 â ã 2 ú ª "
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  • noncommercial educational licensee. A licensee that merely elects to operate its station on a noncommercial basis is not considered to be a noncommercial educational license. Item 6: Service and Community of License. The facility should be described by its service, call letters, and specific community of license or area as listed on the station's existing license. See 47 C.F.R. §§ 74.1201(a), 74.701(a) and 74.701(f) for definition of an FM Translator, TV Translator and Low Power TV broadcast station, respectively. For purposes of Item 6a., AM, FM or TV stations, the location of the facility should be described in terms of the specific city or community to which the station is licensed. Translator and Low Power TV stations should specify the area
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  • 74.1235(i) B. Additional questions. Certification 11 need only be answered by FM Booster applicants and Fill-in FM Translator applicants. All applicants must complete certifications 12-15. Item 11: Fill-in Translator/Booster service area. Applicants for FM fill-in translator stations or for FM Booster stations must certify that the proposed facility coverage contour complies with the specific service restrictions. See 47 C.F.R. Sections 74.1201(g) and 74.1232(d) and (f). In the FM service, the coverage contour of the FM translator station must not extend beyond the protected coverage contour of the commercial FM primary station to be rebroadcast. For purposes of this question, the "protected coverage contour" is: Non-reserved band Class B Stations 0.5mV/m 54 dBu (50,50) contour Non-reserved band Class B1 Stations 0.7 mV/m
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  • Roman Salas Secretary That order also dealt with translators licensed to Peninsula, which are in Seward, Alaska. The operation of those translators is not pertinent to this NAL, and no further reference will be made to them. An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill-in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected service contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. §74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R §74.1201(d). See Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, 5 FCC Rcd 7212 (1990), modified, 6 FCC Rcd 2334 (1991), recon. denied, 8 FCC Rcd 5093 (1993). The Kodiak translators ceased rebroadcasting Peninsula's KPEN-FM, Soldotna, and KWVV-FM, Homer, Alaska,
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  • to 47 C.F.R. 1.106. See Excel Communications, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 19765, n. 3 (Common Carrier Bureau 1995). We will therefore treat Peninsula's pleading as a ``response'' pursuant to 47 C.F.R. 1.80(f)(3). 4 See 47 C.F.R. 74.1232(d). An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill- in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. 74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R 74.1201(d). 5 See Peninsula Communications, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 23992 (1998); Peninsula Communications, Inc., 15 FCC Rcd 3293 (2000) (``February 2000 MO&O''). For a summary of these orders, see either NAL, 16 FCC Rcd at 16126 (paras. 6-8), or May 2001 MO&O, 16 FCC
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  • as defined in 73.506, LPFM stations as defined in 73.811 and 73.853, and LPTV stations as defined in 74.701(f) are not required to comply with 11.32. LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Broadcast stations that
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  • stations, analog LPTV stations as defined in 74.701(f), and digital LPTV stations as defined in 74.701(k) are not required to comply with 11.32. Analog and digital LPTV stations that operate as television broadcast translator stations, as defined in 74.701(b) of this chapter, are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. FM broadcast booster stations as defined in 74.1201(f) of this chapter and FM translator stations as defined in 74.1201(a) of this chapter which entirely rebroadcast the programming of other local FM broadcast stations are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. International broadcast stations as defined in 73.701 of this chapter are not required to comply with the requirements of this part. Analog and digital
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  • FCC Rcd 4920 (1990). See 47 C.F.R. S: 74.1231(g). See id. See Great Lakes Community Broadcasting, Inc., Memorandum Opinion and Order, 18 FCC Rcd 25101, 25103-04 (Enf. Bur., Investigations & Hearings Div. 2003) (citing Amendment of Part 74 of the Commission's Rules Concerning FM Translator Stations, Report and Order, 5 FCC Rcd 7212, 7217 (1990)). See also 47 C.F.R. S: 74.1201 (referring to a noncommercial FM translator as an FM broadcast translator station which rebroadcasts the signals of a noncommercial educational AM or FM radio broadcast station). See supra note 3. See Letter from David S. Carus, President of David Carus & Associates, LLC, to Anjali K. Singh, Acting Assistant Chief, Investigations and Hearings Division, Enforcement Bureau, Federal Communications Commission, filed
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  • proposal ``extends the primary station's 60 dBu contour in direct violation of Section 74.1232(f),'' the application is defective. Under the circumstances, CSU states, it was incumbent on San Mateo to request a waiver and this it did not do. CSU therefore requests that the Petition for Reconsideration be denied. Discussion An FM translator station is defined in 47 C.F.R. Section 74.1201(a). In pertinent part, the rule defines an FM translator as a station ``in the broadcasting service operated for the purpose of retransmitting the signals of an FM radio broadcast station ... without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming signal other than its frequency and amplitude ....'' Clearly, the rule prohibits alteration of elements of the incoming signal other than
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  • C.F.R. § 1.106. See Excel Communications, Inc., 11 FCC Rcd 19765, n. 3 (Common Carrier Bureau 1995). We will therefore treat Peninsula's pleading as a ``response'' pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 1.80(f)(3). See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1232(d). An ``other-area'' or ``non-fill-in'' translator is one whose coverage contour extends beyond the protected contour of its primary station. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(h) and (i). A ``primary'' FM station is the station whose signal a translator retransmits. 47 C.F.R § 74.1201(d). See Peninsula Communications, Inc., 13 FCC Rcd 23992 (1998); Peninsula Communications, Inc., 15 FCC Rcd 3293 (2000) (``February 2000 MO&O''). For a summary of these orders, see either NAL, 16 FCC Rcd at 16126 (paras. 6-8), or May 2001 MO&O, 16 FCC
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  • Rules for FM Broadcast Translator Stations, Report and Order, 24 FCC Rcd 9642 (2009) (``2009 Translator Order''). Specifically, no portion of the 60 dBu contour of the FM translator station may extend beyond the smaller of: (a) a 25-mile radius from the AM transmitter site; or (b) the 2 mV/m daytime contour of the AM station. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(g). See 2009 Translator Order, 24 FCC Rcd at 9650. This restriction is codified at 47 C.F.R. § 74.1232(d). Petition for Reconsideration by Robert A. Lynch, filed July 28, 2009; Petition for Reconsideration by Edward A. Schober, filed July 28, 2009. Both petitions remain pending. Third Further Notice, 26 FCC Rcd at 10000. Third Further Notice, 26 FCC Rcd at 10000.
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  • ofthestaff'sactions,allegingthatalthoughStationKGBR(FM) wasnotoperational,thegrantofthesetranslatorapplicationsnevertheless contravenedSection74.1232(d)(1)oftheRules3Reconsiderationwas deniedonthegroundthatChambersneitherpresentedanynewsubstantial orpersuasiveargumentswhichwerenotpreviouslyconsidered,nor 22 Ber-TecB/cing,Inc. 571 Section74.1232(d)providesthat"AnauthorizationforacommercialFMtranslatorwhich isintendedtoprovidereceptiontoplaceswhicharebeyondthepredicted1mV/mfield strengthcontouroftheprimarystationandwithinthepredicted1mV/mfieldfield strengthcontourofanothercommercial FMradiobroadcaststationassignedtoa differentprincipalcommunitywillnotbegrantedto:(1)Thelicenseeorpermitteeofan FMbroadcaststation......[Emphasisadded.] StationKGBR(FM)isstillnotoperational.Asixthrequestforextensionoftimeto constructthestationwasfiledMay15,1985(BMPH-850515IA). SinceStationKGBR(FM)wouldcompeteforaudienceinGoldBeach,Oregonwiththese translatorstations,andcouldsuffereconomicinjurytotheextentthataudienceis diverted,Chambers,asHoff'ssuccessor-in-interest,hadstandingtopetitionforreconsid- erationofthestaff'sactionsgrantingtheseapplications,andhasstandingtofilethese applicationsforreview. SeeFederalCommunicationsCommissionv.SandersBroth- ersRadioStation,309U.S.470(1940);Sections1.106and1.115oftheCommission's Rules. 101F.C.C.2d 572 FederalCommunicationsCommissionReports demonstratedanyerrorsintheanalysisofthefactsortheauthority supportingthestaff'sactions. SeeSection1.106(a)(1)oftheRules. 4.Initsapplicationforreview,Chambersrequestsconsiderationof whethertheprotectionaffordedlicenseesofcommercialFMbroadcast stationsinSection74.1232(d)(1)ofourRulesextendstopermitteesof commercialFMstationswhichareauthorizedbutnotoperationalpriorto theauthorizationofastation-ownedFMtranslator.Chambersasserts thatduetothesizeoftheGoldBeachmarket,theintrusionofevenoneof thesetranslators,whichChambersclaimsdonotplace1mV/msignals overtheentirecommunity,makesuntenablethecompetitivepositionof StationKGBR(FM).4Chambersallegesthattheauthorizationofthese translatorsiscontrarytotheCommission'sFMallocationpolicyof bringingfulllocalauralservicetoallcommunities,andthatthereisno rationalbasisfornotaffordingthepermitteeofacommercialFMstation thesamerighttoprotectionfrominterferencetoitsproposedcontours fromalater-authorizedFMtranslatorasisaccordedlicensees.5Chambers takesthepositionthattheterminationprovisioninSection74.1232(h)of ourRulesdoesnotadequatelyguardtheviabilityoftheinitiationofa firstlocalFMstationagainsteconomicharmbyanFMtranslator.6 Finally,Chambersassertsthattheauthorizationofthesetranslators thwartstheCommission'spublicinterestpolicyofobligatingfullservice stationlicenseestoservetheircommunities'needsand,instead,encourages regionalconcentrationofcontrol. 5.Attheoutset,weaffirmthattheterm"FMradiobroadcaststation" inSection74.1232(d)ofourRules,7encompassesonlyoperational,andnot unbuilt,stations.Accordingly,Section74.1232(d)(1)proscribestheauthorization ofacommercialFMtranslatortotheproposedprimarystation licenseeorpermitteeonlywherethetranslatorisintendedtoprovide receptionbeyondtheprimarystation'spredicted1mV/mcontourand withinthepredicted1mV/mcontourofanoperationalcommercialFM 4 WenotethattheCommission'sRules,47U.S.C.Sections74.1201-.1284,donotprescribe minimumcoveragerequirementsforFMtranslators,andthattheextenttowhichthese translatorsactuallycoverGoldBeach,Oregonisirrelevanttotheissueherein. 5 WenotethatChambersclaims,withoutevidentiarysupport,thattherewouldbe interferencetoStationKGBR(FM)'ssignalfromthesetranslatorspendingtheir termination.Allegationsconcerninginterferencetoaprimarysignalareirrelevanttothe eligibilityofatranslatorapplicantunderSection74.1232(d)oftheRules.SeeSection 74.1203oftheRules. 6 Section74.1232(h)providesthat:"AnyauthorizationforanFMtranslatorstationissued toanapplicantdescribedinparagraph(d)ofthissectionwillbeissuedsubjecttothe conditionthatitmaybeterminatedatanytime,uponnotlessthan60dayswrittennotice, wherethecircumstancesinthecommunityorareaservedaresoalteredastohave prohibitedgrantoftheapplicationhadsuchcircumstancesexistedatthetimeofits filing." Seefootnoteone,emphasisadded. 101F.C.C.2d Ber-TecB/cing,Inc. 573 broadcaststationassignedtoadifferentprincipalcommunity.8 6. Section74.1232(d)(1)wasincorporatedintoourFMtranslatorrules initscurrentformatthetimePart74wasamendedtoincludeSubpartL. TheunderlyingrationaleforitsinclusionwastopreventFMstation licenseesfromusingFMtranslatorsasacompetitivemeansforextending theirstations'serviceareas.ReportandOrderinDocket17159,20RR2d 1538,1541(1970).InrecognitionofthefactthatFMtranslatorsarenot beingusedprimarilyas"fill-in"devicesorasmeanstoprovideserviceto unservedorunderservedareas,wehavetwiceexploredamendingSection 74.1232(d)inordertopreventunfaircompetitionbydistantcommercial FMstations.InourNoticeofProposedRulemakinginDocket19918,44 FCC2d794(1974),weproposedtoprohibitcompetitiveexpansionofan FMstation'sserviceareathrougheitheralicenseeornon-licenseeowned translatorwheretheareatobeservedwaswithinthepredicted1mV/m contoursofmorethanoneFMstationlicensedtoacommunityotherthan thatoftheprimarystation.Ourmainconcernwastobalancetheneedto protecttheviabilityoflocalFMstationswithCongress'intentthatthere becompetitioninthebusinessofbroadcasting.Id.at795.In1978,we revisedourproposalinDocket19918tolimitprimarystationstoowning andsupportingtranslatorswhichserveareasonlywithintheir1mV/m contours,andtopermitallotherapplicantstoestablishFMtranslators withoutrestrictionastotheirintrusionintothepredicted1mV/m contoursoffullservicecommercialFMstations.MemorandumOpinion andOrderandFurtherNoticeofProposedRulemakinginDocket 19918,43FR14695,publishedApril7,1978. 7.Considerationofthisrevisedproposalwasultimatelyconcludedlast year.Uponreviewoftherecord,wedeterminedthatourpresent limitationsonFMstation-licenseetranslatorownershipandcontrolare adequate.Thus,wedeclinedtoamendSection74.1232(d)andlefttherule intactinitscurrentandoriginalform.AmendmentofPart74,SubpartL oftheCommission'sRulesPertainingtoFMRadioBroadcastTranslator Stations,98FCC2d35(1984).Chambersargues,however,thatour policylimitingtheprotectioninSection74.1232(d)(1)onlytolicenseesof operationalcommercialFMbroadcaststationswillresultincompetitive economicclashesbetweenfirst-in-timestation-ownedtranslatorsand subsequentfirstlocalFMservicestationsthatwilladverselyaffectthe 8WenotethatinitsreplytoBER-TEC'soppositiontoapplicationforreview,Chambers arguesthat"therestrictionsoftherule[Section74.1232(d)(1)]applywhereverpredicted serviceexists,notonlywhereanFMstationisinactualoperation."[Emphasisin original].Theword"predicted"asusedinSection74.1232(d)isatechnicaltermofart
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  • * [93]Programming * [94]Public Inspection File * [95]Public Notice Issues * [96]Reclassification of FM Stations * [97]Renewal of License * [98]Section 73.525 -- Interference from Noncommercial Educational FM Stations to TV Channel 6 * [99]Settlements * [100]Share Time Licenses * [101]Signal Coverage over the Community of License * [102]Silent Stations * [103]Special Temporary Authority * [104]Station Identification Announcements (47 CFR 74.1201) * [105]Strike Petitions * [106]Subcarriers or SCAs * [107]Supplemental Showings for the Locations of Contours (Section 73.313(e)) * [108]Synchronous Transmitters (AM Radio) * [109]Technical Quality of Broadcasts * [110]Translators and Boosters for FM Stations * [111]Transmitter Site Requirements * [112]Tower Painting and Lighting * [113]Unattended Operation by Broadcast Stations * [114]Unauthorized Operations (including "pirate" stations) * [115]Unauthorized Transfer of Control
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  • against translator did not demonstrate interference to bona fide listeners; petitioner's chief engineer does not count. Information must be "sufficiently specific to permit the Commission to verify the presence of bona fide listeners". July 7, 2004 Letter re: New FM Translator, Concord, CA Letter, FCC 04-2046, dated July 7, 2004 [ [956]PDF | [957]Word ]. Petition for reconsideration granted: Section 74.1201(a) does not prohibit a translator station on the same channel as the relayed station. March 25, 2004 Educational Media Foundation [NEW translator, New Albany, IN] MO&O, FCC 04-68, 19 FCC Rcd 5843, dated March 25, 2004 [ [958]PDF | [959]Word ]. Optional use of undesired to desired (U/D) signal ratios for translator applications is affirmed. December 4, 2003 Licensee of
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  • against translator did not demonstrate interference to bona fide listeners; petitioner's chief engineer does not count. Information must be "sufficiently specific to permit the Commission to verify the presence of bona fide listeners". July 7, 2004 Letter re: New FM Translator, Concord, CA Letter, FCC 04-2046, dated July 7, 2004 [ [910]PDF | [911]Word ]. Petition for reconsideration granted: Section 74.1201(a) does not prohibit a translator station on the same channel as the relayed station. March 25, 2004 Educational Media Foundation [NEW translator, New Albany, IN] MO&O, FCC 04-68, 19 FCC Rcd 5843, dated March 25, 2004 [ [912]PDF | [913]Word ]. Optional use of undesired to desired (U/D) signal ratios for translator applications is affirmed. December 4, 2003 Licensee of
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  • 1 An FM translator is "[a] station in the broacasting service operated for the purpose of retransmitting the signals of an FM radio broadcast station or another FM broadcast translator station without significantly altering any characteristics of the incoming signal other than its frequency and amplitude, in order to provide FM broadcast service to the general public." 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(a) (2000). 2 A "primary FM station" is the station whose signal a translator retrans- mits. 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(d) (2000). 6041 UNITED STATES v. PENINSULA COMMUNICATIONS two primary stations. In September 1996, the FCC determined that because Peninsula owned both the translators and their primary stations, the licenses for the translator stations could not be renewed unless Peninsula assigned them
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  • Inc. v. FCC, No. 01-1273 MEMORANDUM Peninsula Communications, Inc., appeals from a Federal Communications Commission order rescinding conditional grants of license renewals for seven FM translator stations in Alaska. A translator is a station that receives the signal of an FM radio broadcast station or another translator and retransmits the signal at another frequency or amplitude. See 47 C.F.R. § 74.1201(a). The Commission has placed various restrictions on translator operation, including a prohibition on ownership of both a commercial FM broadcast station and a translator that extends the broadcast station's service area. See id. § 74.1232(d). In 1997, Commission staff granted license renewal applications that Peninsula had filed for nine translators (two of which are not at issue here), but conditioned