FCC Announces New Radio Station Application Limit

FCC ANNOUNCES NEW RADIO STATION APPLICATION LIMIT
[SOURCE: Federal Communications Commission]
The FCC has adopted a ten-application limit on noncommercial educational FM radio stations for a filing window opening Friday. More than 10,000 comments were filed in response to the Notice. The overwhelming majority of the commenters support the proposed limit of ten new station applications filed by any party during the window. In addition to thousands of individual commenters, the supporters of the proposed cap include Native Public Media, Akaku Maui Community Television, Colquitt Community Radio, Inc., Omni Center for Peace, Justice, and Ecology, Interlochen Public Radio, Kol Ami Havurah, Capital Community Television, Driftless Community Radio, Inc., Prometheus Radio Project, DIYmedia, Free Press, Minority Media and Telecommunications Council, National Federation of Community Broadcasters, National Hispanic Media Coalition, Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ, Station Resource Group, Public Radio Capital, Pacifica Foundation, Public Radio International, California Public Radio, Western States Public Radio, College Broadcasters, Inc., Eastern Region Public Media, Brown Broadcast Services, Reclaim the Media and Common Frequency. Many parties emphasized that the proposed 10 application limit would permit the orderly processing of applications. The overwhelming majority of individual commenters generally argued that the 10 application limit would foster localism and diversity. Public Radio, Inc. ("NPR"), Minnesota Public Radio, Radio Training Network, Inc., Illinois Bible Institute, Cedar Cove Broadcasting, Inc. and KSBJ Educational Foundation support a higher cap.
http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-07-179A1.doc

* FCC: no more than ten non-commercial radio applications per customer
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