Three Cheers for the Little Guy..

The radio conglomerate companies and the NAB will dispise and hate this.

A broadcaster in Nevada has received the FCC's permission to broadcast his low power FM
station without a license.

His station, which he started in early 2005, apparently was visited by an FCC agent in the summer of 2006. He was asked to shut down, to which he responded, "It'll be off by the time you get in your car."

Afterwards, however, he got residents of the community to sign a petition asking that the station be allowed to operate in the public interest. A government official (a senator, I believe) wrote a letter on his behalf to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin. City officials recommended he be allowed to broadcast, citing how the station carried traffic, weather and other information.

His station will return to the air within the next two weeks, operating at 100 watts at 106.3 FM
from a 90-foot tower..with the blessing of the FCC.

Legalizing pirates? Maybe it is. In any case, there's no other station in this town. It probably does not have a large enough business base to support a full commercial station.

If I had the blessing of the FCC and enough funding to do it right, I'd certainly jump at the opportunity to broadcast over-the-air again. I've been very tempted to write Chairman Martin myself from time to time, telling him how difficult it is to re-enter the radio business with
the major companies shutting out so many potential employees.

I've purposely left out the broadcaster's name and city from this blog..he'll be hounded enough by others who think the FCC has lost its mind.

I think it's the best thing the FCC has done in years.