LPFM Window Closed Friday, Filing Freeze Until Jan.31

The low-power FM filing window for new station construction permits closed at noon Friday, according to Media Bureau public notice in Friday’s Daily Digest. Applications submitted after the deadline will be dismissed. The PN also announced a temporary freeze on amendments to new LPFM station applications that went into effect Friday and lasts until Jan. 31. During the freeze, bureau staff will review the LPFM applications to identify mutually exclusive groups, the PN said. Future public notices on mutual exclusivity and settlement procedures will be issued after the freeze, the PN said.