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Grex Radio Item 56: LPFM - low power FM radio stations
Entered by springne on Thu Jan 19 15:39:39 UTC 2006:

LPFM.  We have a license for our area.

Any else ever started an LPFM?

7 responses total.

#1 of 7 by tod on Fri Jan 20 22:37:41 2006:

Not with a license... ;)

#2 of 7 by springne on Fri Jan 20 23:18:11 2006:

We have an LPFM license for Bastrop County Texas for 99.7 FM.

One small problem.

The sponsoring organization is defunct and hasn't met for a year and they are
listed as the license holder.

They are the http://bcen.org

Only a handful of members remain and they are opposed to the idea of a radio
station.  

So it's a bit of a dilema, which is too bad, because an LPFM license is a
precious thing to toss to the winds.

#3 of 7 by tod on Sat Jan 21 00:55:20 2006:

Can you sell it?

#4 of 7 by springne on Sat Jan 21 01:07:04 2006:

Don't want to sell it.  Want to use it.

It's hard to get any kind of FM radio license these days.

#5 of 7 by krokus on Sun Feb 19 04:31:36 2006:

You should be able to petition for the license, since the group is
defunct, and no broadcast is in place.

#6 of 7 by springne on Sun Feb 19 22:42:43 2006:

Yeah, Steve got a one year extension.

When you say "petition for the license"; how does this process work?  Is this
complicated and likely to be denied or is it easy and likely to be accepted?

#7 of 7 by krokus on Sun Feb 26 18:05:58 2006:

I'm afraid I don't know much about details on broadcast licensing,
but I'm sure you can find details on the FCC website.  (Being able
to understand the details might be a different thing, unless you're
a lawyer.)

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