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Dear Pen-L,
This sounds pretty good to me. Anyone want to go into the radio
business?
Your email pal,
Tom L.
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<FONT SIZE=3D"3"><STRONG>By Frank James</STRONG></FONT><BR>
<FONT SIZE=3D"-1">Washington Bureau</FONT><BR>
<EM><FONT SIZE=3D"-1">January 28, 1999</FONT></EM><P>
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In a move likely to meet fierce resistance from the nation's broadcast=
ers,
the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday is expected to unveil a=
plan
to create thousands of small radio stations across the country by licensi=
ng
low-power FM broadcasting.<P>
The proposal, meant to open broadcasting's doors to Americans who are
locked out, would create a new class of stations ranging in power from on=
e
watt to 1,000 watts. Licenses to run the stations would be given to
individuals, schools, community groups and others currently without broad=
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The proposal's details were in flux Wednesday and could change before
Thursday's commission meeting, said an FCC official. The proposal tentati=
vely
calls for three classes: 1,000-watt stations with a broadcast signal diam=
eter
of about 18 miles; 100-watt stations with a signal diameter of 7 miles, a=
nd 1-
to 10-watt stations whose signals could cover a 2- to 4-mile diameter.<P>=
It takes millions of dollars to buy the equipment to start an FM stati=
on,
and the broadcast power of many stations is numbered in the tens of thous=
ands
of watts. In contrast, a low-power station can be started for a few thous=
and
dollars, sometimes less.<P>
"I'm enthusiastic about the proposal," said FCC Chairman William Kenna=
rd.
"I have a sense of urgency about getting it done, and I'm going to procee=
d."<P>
The 1,000-watt stations likely would be commercial, taking paid
advertising, to provide new business and employment opportunities, accord=
ing
to an FCC official.<P>
The Telecommunications Reform Act of 1996 led many broadcast companies=
to
acquire additional radio stations. That industry consolidation has meant =
"kids
coming out of college stations no longer have the farm team of small radi=
o
stations to get their first jobs," the official said. The new commercial
stations could help correct that, he said.<P>
It also would give small businesses more affordable advertising outlet=
s
"when they never would have been able to advertise before because it was =
too
expensive at bigger stations," said the FCC official.<P>
The 100-watt stations would alleviate the shortage of available space =
in
the radio spectrum for educational purposes, the official said, allowing =
many
colleges to have radio stations. Many K-12 schools also could start up ra=
dio
stations, he said.<P>
The FCC envisions schools, churches and community groups starting the
smallest stations, particularly in urban areas where broadcast-signal
congestion is a problem. Because of their weak signals, those stations ar=
e
unlikely to have much commercial viability, the official said.<P>
"There has been a huge outpouring of support for this idea," said Kenn=
ard.
"Just today . . . I've got letters on my desk here from the U.S. Catholic=
Conference, National Organization for Women Legal Defense and Education F=
und."<P>
<P>
The National Association of Broadcasters strongly opposes microradio, =
as
low-power radio is also known. Dennis Wharton, senior vice president of
communications for the NAB, said the trade group's members fear the new
stations would create interference with existing stations.<P>
"Anyone who listens to radio knows that interference is a serious prob=
lem,"
Wharton said. "If you shoehorn thousands of additional stations into alre=
ady
crowded airwaves, this can only lead to more interference and less servic=
e to
the American public."<P>
Kennard said he is aware of broadcasters' concerns. "The NAB is
understandably concerned that we not create lots of new interference and =
we
don't want to do that," he said. "The FCC is the guardian of the spectrum=
=2E . .
=2E I'm confident we can have a microradio without causing interference."=
<P>
Some advocates of low-power radio accuse the NAB of opposing the new c=
lass
of radio stations because its members view them as a competitive threat. =
But,
said Wharton, "We're not afraid of competition."<P>
<P>
The NAB could be a formidable obstacle to the FCC's low-power radio id=
ea.
The broadcast industry often is treated deferentially by lawmakers who de=
pend
on the airtime they purchase from broadcasters during election campaigns.=
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