[myself248]

Pretty damn popular with me. Licensing and ownership rules are as corrupt as can be.

Radio belongs to the people, it is the definition of a public good. It is incontrovertible that the ownership rules will be tweaked in the direction of corporate interests at every opportunity.

People (you and I, and our elected representatives, and pirates) need to do everything possible to yank it back, as far and as hard as we can.

The fact that LPFM hasn't even _pretended_ to offer the _opportunity_ for a license in _ten years_ is everything you need to know about that farce.

[RF_Enthusiast]

The timing of LPFM windows can't really be closer than 10 years from the previous window. Filing windows with LPFM and certain other services can't overlap, and there legally needs to be time between each for consider objections and competing applications.

An LPFM window can not overlap with: (1) Full Power Non-Commercial FM Stations, (2) Full Power Commercial FM Stations, (3) FM Translators (or, repeaters), (4) Full Power TV Stations, and (5) Low Power TV Stations. These windows can not overlap because each of the above services must consider each other in their applications.

The FCC is still wrapping up decisions from the recent 2021 Non-Commercial FM filing window, and has said that they expect LPFM to be next. But they can't do that until the public has the opportunity to object to the final permit granted.

[giantg2]

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.

[RF_Enthusiast]

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.

[hellojesus]

> Radio belongs to the people, it is the definition of a public good.

Public goods are defined as nonrivalous and nonexcludable. While you cannot exclude anyone from listening to your transmission, the very act of you transmitting prevents others from doing so on the same frequency, within the same locale. It is not a public good by definition.

Im very against government interference, but this is one situation in which government regulation makes sense, so long as the portions of the spectrum allocated to the public are fairly auctioned. Admittedly, I have no idea how the private allocation works.

[pyuser583]

But it’s not really a public good. A public good can’t be provided to just a few people.

Protecting “scarce” bandwidth is about managing private goods.

[KyeRussell]

A great example of your opinions being too strong compared to your actual knowledge of the subject.