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HR 2802 110th Congress House

Local Community Radio Act of 2007

Official title: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.

Introduced: June 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureFederal Communications CommissionGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissions
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Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jun 21, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 21, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 21, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Local Community Radio Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels; (2) prohibit applicants who have engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station from obtaining a low-power FM license; and (3) conduct a program to test whether low-power FM radio stations will result in harmful interference to existing FM radio stations if minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels are not required.

Requires the FCC to modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between specified stations.

Requires the FCC to retain rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power noncommercial FM stations that broadcast radio reading services via a subcarrier frequency from potential low-power FM station interference.

Requires the FCC when licensing FM translator stations to ensure: (1) that licenses are available to both FM translator stations and low-power FM stations; and (2) that such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2802: Local Community Radio Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2802/
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"H.R. 2802: Local Community Radio Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2802/.
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