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HR 2802 110th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses Radio broadcasting Radio spectrum allocation Radio stations

Local Community Radio Act of 2007

Introduced: June 21, 2007 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
 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.

What's happening now June 21, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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