July 26, 2007

FCC Offers Educational Radio Licenses

By Sue Hoye

For the first time in seven years, the Federal Communications Commission in mid-October will accept applications for new, full-power stations used for noncommercial, educational purposes. There is no application fee and, if granted, the license itself is free.

To apply, a nonprofit group must be registered in the state where the station would be located, but it is not required to have charity status from the Internal Revenue Service.

The FCC would not speculate on how many

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