House Votes To Slow Lpfm Authorizations
WASHINGTON, D.C.-In a House of Representatives floor vote April 13, lawmakers passed legislation that will prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from adopting plans to initiate low-power FM service via thousands of
The vote, which will slow down authorization for the number of new stations by as much as 70%, follows the March 29 passage of the bill, H.R. 3439, by the House Commerce Committee (Billboard, April 8).
The National Assn. of Broadcasters, representing the nation's commercial stations, supports the legislation, saying that interference from the low-power outlets would interrupt the signals of existing FM stations. The FCC denied there would be significant interference.
A Senate companion bill, S. 2308, was introduced in February but has not yet been scheduled for a hearing.
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