Search Results for keywords:"distance separation requirements"

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  • 2021-00081 — Radio Broadcasting Services; Edgefield, South Carolina
    Type:Rule
    Citation:86 FR 11152
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has finalized a rule to amend its FM Table of Allotments by adding Channel 238A in Edgefield, South Carolina, as the area's first local radio service. This amendment follows a request from Georgia-Carolina Radiocasting Company, LLC and is based on an engineering analysis confirming compliance with the FCC's distance separation rules using specific city coordinates. The ruling took effect on February 24, 2021.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC decided to give Edgefield, South Carolina, their very first local radio station by adding a special radio channel. This means people in Edgefield can listen to their own local radio shows now.

  • 2025-03593 — Radio Broadcasting Services; Ethete, Wyoming
    Type:Rule
    Citation:90 FR 11493
    Reading Time:about a minute or two

    The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has issued a final rule to amend its Table of FM Allotments by allocating FM Channel 260C0 to Ethete, Wyoming, as a Tribal Allotment. This change follows a staff engineering analysis confirming that the channel meets the FCC's distance separation requirements, with a restriction of 42 kilometers north of Ethete. The decision, effective April 14, 2025, aims to enhance local radio broadcasting services and is documented in a Report and Order available on the FCC's website.

    Simple Explanation

    The FCC has decided to make a special spot on the radio just for a community in Ethete, Wyoming, and they made sure it fits all their rules. This means people there might get a new radio station to listen to!