Statement of Commissioner Pai on AM Radio Revitalization

On Sept 30, I proposed to my colleagues that we include in the AM radio revitalization item an exclusive window for AM broadcasters to obtain new FM translators. This was the lead proposal in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking unanimously adopted in 2013 under the leadership of then-Acting Chairwoman Mignon Clyburn. It has received overwhelming support, including previously from a majority of the Federal Communications Commission’s current members. The moment of decision has arrived; Commissioners will now have to decide with whom they will stand. Will they stand with AM broadcasters across the country?...Will they stand for revitalization of a communications service that predates the FCC itself and has exemplified localism, competition, and diversity in broadcasting?