As a "Low power" station operator since the beginning, we filed in 2001 and have been on the air since 2003, I agree with your comments to the Commissioner, I have followed your Petions and am impressed with your steadfast devotion to LPFM. I hope you are successful in getting this much needed amendment thru the FCC. Thanks for all you do
Thank you for standing up for LPFMs. 250 watts is a game changer for reaching people. I would add allowing commercials on LPFMs would also be helpful. The very small amount of advertisers that any LPFM would attract would not make any difference to a class A,B, or C radio station revenue and would help the small community radio station operate more effectively on all levels. We are all hoping for great things from the new commissioner. Change can be good.
Thanks for your comments on LP250. But in all due respect, allowing LPFM stations to air commercials would DESTROY the service.
Allowing LPFM stations to air commercials would trigger a ton of laws that would allow the "big boys" to take over all of the stations, future filing windows would be settled through auctions, say goodbye to one station per licensee, say goodbye for the reason why the LPFM service was actually created (which was for existing nonprofit civic and faith-based organizations to extend their educational outreach to radio).
Stations that are serving their local community, really serving their community by providing compelling programming that directly reaches the community to the point where the community is associated with the station and where businesses want to be associated with the station do not need full-blown commercials as opposed those stations that are more like commercial stations without the commercials, just commercially viable music formats designed to directly compete with the commercial stations.
All of this talk about wanting commercials *IS* further strengthening the argument against anything for LPFM. We need to stop this pipe dream about commercial LPFM and LPFM stations that are violating the rules about this need to stop (even if it means shutting down). The commercial issue (i.e. stations currently running full blown commercials) is the #1 complaint by full-service broadcasters about LPFM and the #1 reason why we can't get much movement in the service at the national level.
As a "Low power" station operator since the beginning, we filed in 2001 and have been on the air since 2003, I agree with your comments to the Commissioner, I have followed your Petions and am impressed with your steadfast devotion to LPFM. I hope you are successful in getting this much needed amendment thru the FCC. Thanks for all you do
Bill Scally
kitcfm@ykwc.net
Thank you for standing up for LPFMs. 250 watts is a game changer for reaching people. I would add allowing commercials on LPFMs would also be helpful. The very small amount of advertisers that any LPFM would attract would not make any difference to a class A,B, or C radio station revenue and would help the small community radio station operate more effectively on all levels. We are all hoping for great things from the new commissioner. Change can be good.
Thanks for your comments on LP250. But in all due respect, allowing LPFM stations to air commercials would DESTROY the service.
Allowing LPFM stations to air commercials would trigger a ton of laws that would allow the "big boys" to take over all of the stations, future filing windows would be settled through auctions, say goodbye to one station per licensee, say goodbye for the reason why the LPFM service was actually created (which was for existing nonprofit civic and faith-based organizations to extend their educational outreach to radio).
Stations that are serving their local community, really serving their community by providing compelling programming that directly reaches the community to the point where the community is associated with the station and where businesses want to be associated with the station do not need full-blown commercials as opposed those stations that are more like commercial stations without the commercials, just commercially viable music formats designed to directly compete with the commercial stations.
All of this talk about wanting commercials *IS* further strengthening the argument against anything for LPFM. We need to stop this pipe dream about commercial LPFM and LPFM stations that are violating the rules about this need to stop (even if it means shutting down). The commercial issue (i.e. stations currently running full blown commercials) is the #1 complaint by full-service broadcasters about LPFM and the #1 reason why we can't get much movement in the service at the national level.
On Point!
Full support for LPFM 250 watts or more.