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FCC Should Open Zoned Broadcast Coverage Proceeding, Say New York Broadcasters

The FCC should begin a proceeding on adjusting FM booster rules to allow zoned broadcast coverage, said the New York State Broadcasters Association in a letter to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai posted in RM-11854 Monday. Zoned broadcast coverage was the…

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focus of a petition for rulemaking and broadcaster responses (see 2005060050). Allowing radio stations to provide geotargeted broadcasts could “help radio compete in today’s hyper-competitive marketplace,” the NYSBA said: The agency should examine whether zoned broadcast would impair technologies such as HD Radio or create interference issues.