Time to read the comments
Guidance, deadlines for FCC 25-133, aka “Delete, delete, delete”
As of Thursday morning, more than 270 comments had been submitted in response to FCC Chairman Carr’s announcement that he wanted public feedback on agency deregulation.
You can download the full roster of comments by loading this FCC webpage into your browser, typing the case number, 25-133, in “Proceeding(s)” and then clicking on the big, blue “Search” button to either view the results on screen or download.
Notably, the Low-Power FM Advocacy Group was among the first to submit comments the day after the portal opened. Through its Greenville, South Carolina-based agent, Dave Solomon, the group also submitted additional comments four days later.
In its two submissions, the LPFM-AG asked for a number of regulatory changes, including asking for an end to the commercial advertising prohibition for low-power FM license holders along with other restrictions on fund-raising. It also argued for directional antennas, and against a provision that allows a Native American tribe to hold two licenses when other entities can hold only one.
Read the group’s entire submissions here and here.
Learn more about LPFM-AG from a 2015 piece in Radio World.
In the coming days, volunteers at FCC Actions Alert will continue to read submitted comments and report items of interest to community broadcasters. We also welcome your tips—please let us know if you come across a comment that may be of interest to this community.
The JD Supra law firm published some criteria and guidance to more effectively prepare your comments and responses. Start here on the FCC website to submit your comment or your response to another entity’s comment.
And here’s an additional perspective from a father and son with a variety of radio experience.
The deadline to submit comments is April 11. The deadline to respond to comments is April 28.
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