How do you define the word “jurisdiction?” That was the central point of contention for a nonprofit that wanted to convince the Federal Communications Commission to allow a network of LPFM stations to provide weather-based programming to hurricane-prone communities. But Weather Alert Radio Network’s latest argument failed to convince the FCC’s Media Bureau. The commission both dismissed and denied an application for review of a final order that the Florida-based organization filed last August. [Related: “LPFM Weather Network Tries Again”] Among the Media Bureau’s reasons for rejecting WARN’s application was the definition of “jurisdiction” found in the 1999 edition of Black’s Law Dictionary — a year before the FCC had established a requirement that any government or non-government organization proposing an LPFM public safety radio service must have jurisdiction within its service area. WARN had referenced 105 LPFM applications it filed during the 2023 window for sites in… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.
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