Business and Law
FCC Cancels Out Three Las Vegas Area Translators
Legacy Preservation Foundation failed to prove that its translators were up and operating
FM translators
Business and Law
FCC Again Fends Off Challenge to Translator Policies
Denies elevating cross-service translators over LPFMs
News Makers
For Decades, Lonewolf Has Supported “The Voice of the Arctic”
“Alaska presents challenges for every broadcast engineer”
Business and Law
Deciphering When a Commercial Station Can Pay Noncommercial Fees
In some cases, an exemption is based on the nonprofit status of the licensee...
Reader's Forum
Letters: AM Digital, FM Translators, Lightning Dissipation
Readers write in to tell us what they think
From the Editor
Urban One Disappointed by FCC Action on AM Multicasts
Liggins: “Everyone says they want to save AM; now here is a chance to...
From the Editor
Latest U.S. Station Totals Reveal Boom in Translators
The number of FM translators/boosters in the U.S. has grown 30% just in five...
From the Editor
FM Translator, Booster Advocates Disagree in Origination Dispute
“Unfortunate and substantively wrong" is the reply from translator origination advocates
Business and Law
Should Translators Originate Content? FCC Is Taking Comments
Proposal from broadcast groups could mean big changes for FM
Business and Law
Station Groups Push for Translators to Originate Content
Two dozen local broadcast companies think the FCC should go beyond the GBS booster...
Columns and Views
A Problem With FX Pretzel Patterns
The FCC should tighten up regulations on exotic directional translator patterns
Guest Commentaries
Is the FCC Dropping the Ball on Directional Translators?
Crazy patterns are approved but never built, why?
Columns and Views
Nostalgia for the Good Ol’ Days
A broadcaster reflects on four decades of radio and predicts what’s to come
News and Business
FCC Adopts Compromise on Translator Interference
But don’t expect an end to the legal fights that one expert calls “contentious...
Guest Commentaries
Don’t Kill My FM Translator!
Translator interference reform is well-meaning but the devil is in the details
News and Business
Dream of FM Translators in the Pacific Denied by FCC
Commission says it must follow its own strict rules when applicants miss filing deadline
News and Business
IEEE BTS Looks at Future of Monitoring
Antenna design, translators and interference also on the agenda
Industry
FCC Rules There’s No Cap on How Many Translators a Licensee Can Have in 1 Market
And a de facto FM station isn't created by rebroadcasting of programming via seven...
News and Business
FCC Outright Dismisses All 998 Informal Objections by LPFM Advocacy Groups
Objections are overly broad and not supported by the facts, the FCC said
News and Business
The Next Steps for Prometheus, et al
Advocacy groups listened to feedback; may withdraw some objections, says Prometheus engineering director
News and Business
Moravec: Prometheus Action was “Simply Stated, Ill Timed”
First of a Q&A series with industry leaders about the recent FCC complaint filed...
Industry News
Commission Rejects 2017 Prometheus’ Translator Siting Concerns
The advocacy group called the FCC’s earlier decision arbitrary, capricious and contrary to LCRA
News and Business
FCC Rejects 2017 Prometheus’ Translator Siting Concerns
Organization called the FCC’s earlier decision arbitrary, capricious and contrary to LCRA
Industry
FCC Proposes to Streamline FM Translator Interference Complaint System
Current process is “nasty, brutish and long,” FCC Chair Ajit Pai says
News and Business
FCC Outlines FM Translator Interference Changes
We get a more detailed look at its proposal
Industry
On the FCC Docket: Ditching License Displays & Mitigating Interference
Chairman Ajit Pai previewed the May 10 agenda in a blog post this week
News and Business
On the Docket: Ditching License Displays & Mitigating Interference
Pai previewed the May 10 agenda in a blog post this week
Industry
FCC Considering NPRM to Scrutinize Interference Complaints to Full-Power Stations From Translators
Current policy has prompted battles between translator operators and full-power stations over whether complaints...
News and Business
Time to Resolve Those Auction 100 FM Translator Proposals
Window to be open from May 24 through June 14
Industry
Weekly Tech Reminders: Translators, Repack, NAB Show & More
An excerpt from this week’s Monday Morning Coffee and Technical Notes
News and Business
Next Up for Auction 100: Long-Form Applications Due
Window open from April 18 through May 9
Industry News
Weekly Tech Reminders: Eric Small, Wireless and More
An excerpt from this week’s Monday Morning Coffee and Technical Notes
News and Business
Auction 99 Aims to Resolve MX Applications for Translators
Applications came from 2017 auction filing window for FM translator station CPs
News and Business
FCC Confirms Colorado FM Translator License Is Cancelled
Mistakes, misunderstandings, AM revitalization do not matter, says agency
News and Business
Understanding the FCC FM Translator Settlement Process
John Garziglia has the details on the current FM translator settlement — not all...
News and Business
FM Translator Wins Battle but …
Operations then suspended to address interference complaints
News and Business
Here’s What to Watch for Next in AM Translator Process
John Garziglia estimates that 800+ are singletons, anxious to go ahead
News and Business
Liberal Talker WRRD Wins Contest for a FM Translator
Battle for FM signal heats up between rival AMs
News and Business
Two Ohio Translators Lose Modification Request
Nearby full-power FM station cites potential interference