Zoned Broadcast Coverage Won't Hurt FM Noise Floor, Says GeoBroadcast
FM boosters required for zoned broadcasts wouldn't raise the FM noise floor “in an appreciable manner,” said a GeoBroadcast Solutions' letter posted Friday in RM-11854. GeoBroadcast seeks rule changes to allow FM broadcasters to use its zoned broadcast tech (see…
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2006260029), which uses synchronized FM boosters to allow geotargeted radio broadcasts and localized ads. “While there is a minor localized effect on the noise floor, the regulatory question is whether any such impact will negatively affect other broadcasters or listeners, and the answer is clearly no,” the letter said. GeoBroadcast doesn’t envision the requested rule changes being used to permit boosters to air extensive alternative programming, it said. The company would support requiring broadcasters to air alternative programming for no more than three minutes an hour.