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A comment on FCC Warns Portland Church to Shut Down Pirate FM Operating Under Its Steeple. Parent comment

Re:FCC Warns Portland Church to Shut Down Pirate FM Operatin... by giantg2 on Saturday April 08, 2023 @07:18PM (#35498588)
What's stupid is that LPFM stations have a regulated max range of 3.5 miles, which means you could have a ton of them throughout the country without overlap, even if you reserved only 2-3 frequencies for them. This really shouldn't be an issue.
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Re:FCC Warns Portland Church to Shut Down Pirate FM Operatin... by RF_Enthusiast on Saturday April 08, 2023 @08:26PM (#35498975)
Yeah, spectrum is not being used in the most efficient way. I've heard many different valid ideas on how to do it better, but, in most cases, requires a literal act of Congress.
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