On February 3, the Commission issued a First Report and Order and Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making in which the primary beneficiaries of the changes are Native American Tribes. The FCC has decided to insert a new priority – the “Tribal Priority” – between Priorities 1 and co-equal Priorities 2 and 3 of the 307(b) analysis. Proposals (i.e., applications for new AM or … [Read more...] about FCC Adopts 307(b) “Tribal Priority” for Native American Tribes
Threshold Analysis of 22 NCE Groups
Threshold Fair Distribution Analysis of 22 Groups of Mutually Exclusive Applications for Permits to Construct New or Modified Noncommercial Educational FM Stations Filed in October 2007 Window, Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O), DA 09-2596, released December 15, 2009. MX Group Numbers 14, 71, 157, 214, 262, 331, 339, 367A, 367B, 387, 388, 405, 407, 422, 425, 434, 436, … [Read more...] about Threshold Analysis of 22 NCE Groups
Western Texas College Awarded Second Station
Western Texas College submitted applications for two new stations during the 2007 NCE window. The original CP for KGWB granted on February 11, 2008. http://licensing.fcc.gov/cgi-bin/ws.exe/prod/cdbs/pubacc/prod/app_det.pl?Application_id=1224467. FMEG helped launched that station and it received its license on October 29, 2008. … [Read more...] about Western Texas College Awarded Second Station
Threshold Analysis of 28 NCE Groups (Nov 09)
Threshold Fair Distribution Analysis of 28 Groups of Mutually Exclusive Applications for Permits to Construct New or Modified Noncommercial Educational FM Stations Filed in October 2007 Window, Memorandum Opinion and Order (MO&O), DA 09-2381, released November 4, 2009. Covers NCE MX Groups 9, 13, 140, 143, 170, 171, 215, 247, 254, 310, 444B, 446, 501, 503, 504, 507, 510, … [Read more...] about Threshold Analysis of 28 NCE Groups (Nov 09)
NCE Filing Window Announced
Media Bureau Announces Filing Window for Vacant FM Allotments Reserved for Noncommercial Educational Use, Public Notice, DA 09-2220, released October 16, 2009. The full document is here: http://www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/audio/DA-09-2220A1.doc … [Read more...] about NCE Filing Window Announced