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[quote=kk7cw]community broadcasters should make some political noise with lawmakers and policymakers. The study to differentiate between over powered “fm mods” and Part 15 AM & FM community broadcasting is the correct approach.
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So, why not propose a new low power (translated 1-10 watts to the antenna system) AM community broadcast service. Signals would propagate 10-20 miles supplying rural communities service they can’t currently get due to the large high power FM stations….The AM stations just need enough power to overcome the environmental noise level present at local receivers. This is the very same issue Part 15 AM has been dealing with for decades.
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I can only second Marshalls comments. He pretty much hit the nail on the head.
I personally have no interest in FM. Let the commercial operators have it and give us back the AM band.
Community radio is where it’s at, I don’t care about the money, it’s about the one word that the big broadcasters have forgotten: C O M M U N I T Y
