New Filing Window

The FCC is getting ready to open a FULL POWER NON-COMMERCIAL/EDUCATIONAL licensing window for new public radio stations. Non-Commercial Educational (NCE) full power radio licensing has been frozen since 2000, and this will be the first opportunity to apply for more than six years. Groups all over the country have been waiting a long time, so there will be a tremendous number of applications that will be filed.

NOW IS THE TIME FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION TO APPLY, TOO!

This may be the last opportunity for years to come. The NFCB is working with media democracy groups, attorneys and engineers to provide assistance to community-based groups that are interested to apply. We urge stations with translators to consider upgrading them to fully licensed transmitters. This will provide protection from another station increasing its power or that frequency being assigned to a new station. It may also be possible for you to increase your present wattage to cover more area.

Here are documents to help you get started.

 


   Applications for New Stations (3.8mb PDF)

   Facts to Help You Get Started (41kb PDF)

   Pointers on the Point System (76kb PDF)

 

 



NFCB 2011 Financial Statement
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Public Notice
Appointment of Members to the Re-Chartered FCC Diversity Committee
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NFCB 5x5 Model –
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EAS-CAP Equipment
Group Buy for NFCB Members

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Peggy Berryhill to receive Bader Award at Community Radio Conference
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Results of NFCB Member Survey
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Local Public File Webinar Slides and Checklist
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170 Million Americans
170 Million Americans for Public Broadcasting! Campaign
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Native Public Media Achieves Independant Corporate Status
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Guide to SoundExchange Reporting, prepared by Spinitron
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EAS-CAP Deadline Extended The FCC extended the deadline to Sept. 30, 2011.
[Read their Order Here]

Group Buy on Public Interactive
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Get On The Air and Stay There is now available for download
A guide to building and maintaining a non-commercial educational community radio station.
[Click here]

Streaming Copyright Basics
from Melodie Virtue at
Garvey Schubert Barer
[Click here (121kb PDF)]

DEI
DEI-NFCB Collaboration
Website Now Launched
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