A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service.

Summary

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.

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• Reported to Senate (text)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Reported to Senate (PDF)

  Reported to Senate · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 19 November 2004

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 2004

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  Introduced in Senate · EN · 4 June 2004

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