[grc] rebroadcasting full power shows on LPFMs

[Lanny Cotler]

Gentlepeople,

Is this really a question about FCC law?

A full-power FM station, public not commercial, responded to our request to rebroadcast one of their locally-produced shows thus:

It is not legal for low power radio stations to broadcast our shows. It isn't a station policy, it is an FCC law. Due to the nature of the low power vs high power license, we aren't able to share shows because we are a high power station.

Can any of your verify if this is the law?

I think I remember an FCC law that say LPFM cannot SIMULTANEOUSLY broadcast a show from a full-power station. But to download the archive from the full-power PUBLIC radio station so that we can REBROADCAST IT AT ANOTHER TIME—I don’t think that is against FCC law.

Am I correct? 


Lanny













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Willits Hometown Radio—Low Power, High Energy
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