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Re:FCC Warns Portland Church to Shut Down Pirate FM Operatin... by stemlord on Saturday April 08, 2023 @06:55PM (#35498457)
Don't all these issues exist BECAUSE fm/am radio has no public access to begin with? Illegal marijuana means no regulation of the supply chain, for example
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Re:FCC Warns Portland Church to Shut Down Pirate FM Operatin... by saalweachter on Sunday April 09, 2023 @08:13AM (#35502003)
A quick Googling shows that, in the US, at least up until 2013, you could obtain a LPFM (<100W) license from the FCC for free.

https://www.prometheusradio.org/startup_costs

So it kinda seems like it was a thing?

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