S. 1675 (110th): Local Community Radio Act of 2007

Introduced:
Jun 21, 2007 (110th Congress, 2007–2009)
Sponsor:
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as S. 592 (111th) on Mar 12, 2009.

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Status

This bill was introduced on October 30, 2007, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 21, 2007
Referred to Committee Jun 21, 2007
Reported by Committee Oct 30, 2007
Cosponsors
10 cosponsors (7D, 2R, 1I) (show)
Committees

Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Full Title

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

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Last updated Mar 04, 2008.
10 pages

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3/4/2008--Reported to Senate amended.
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:
(1) modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between specified stations; and
(2) 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.
Requires the FCC to:
(1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed in a specified docket, to prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station;
(2) retain its rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power FM stations that are licensed in states with more than 3,000,000 housing units and a population density greater than 1,000 people per square mile land area; and
(3) conduct an economic study on the impact that low-power FM stations will have on full-power commercial FM stations.

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