Media Bureau Delays LPFM Window Until Dec. 6

The window for new low-power FM applications will be delayed until Dec. 6 and the accompanying filing freeze extended to Dec. 13, the FCC Media Bureau said in a public notice in Tuesday’s Daily Digest. The window had been set to open Nov. 1. The bureau moved the window after a request from LPFM advocates who said the delay would lead to more participation. “We find that it would serve the public interest to delay the LPFM filing window by several weeks to afford interested parties sufficient time to prepare applications for new construction permits for this important service,” the bureau said. The LPFM window will now be Dec. 6-13, the PN said.