FCC plan to let AM stations to use FM at night controversial

FCC PLAN TO LET AM STATIONS TO USE FM AT NIGHT CONTROVERSIAL
[SOURCE: Ars Technica 2/16, AUTHOR: Matthew Lasar]
Almost everyone has signaled thumbs up on a Federal Communications Commission plan that would allow AM radio stations to duplicate their programming on FM translators. Over 200 comments have been filed in this proceeding, most of them in favor of the idea. But several media reform groups have raised questions about the proposal, especially its impact on communities that hope to build Low Power FM (LPFM) stations in their area. It's unclear when the FCC will make a decision on this issue, but given that even the most skeptical commenters make allowance for the proposal, chances are that we'll eventually see some relaxation of the Commission's FM translator rules.
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