FCC Identifies NCE Selectees in Adjudicatory Order from Jan. Agenda

The FCC identified tentative selectees in 34 groups of mutually exclusive applications for noncommercial educational FM construction permits from the November 2021 NCE window, said a unanimously approved order Tuesday. The selectees include Gentry Communications Network’s application for Sulphur Springs, Arkansas; Remanente Broadcasting Network’s application for Boron, California; and Teleamerica Communications West Palm Beach’s application for Key West, Florida. The bureau made the choices using a ranking and point system based on which applicant would cover the largest area and population, and favors tribal groups and applicants with fewer other radio authorizations, the PN said. Petitions to deny the applications of the selectees are due 30 days after the order. The order had been listed on the FCC's January open meeting agenda as an adjudicatory item, an FCC spokesperson told us.