S. 2505: A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-06-04 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: By Senator McCain from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 108-426.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-06-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service.

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Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels; (2) prohibit applicants who have engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station from obtaining a low-power FM license; and (3) conduct a program to test whether low-power FM radio stations will result in harmful interference to existing FM radio stations if minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels are not required. Requires the FCC to modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between specified stations. Requires the FCC to retain rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power noncommercial FM stations that broadcast radio reading services via a subcarrier frequency from potential low-power FM station interference. Requires the FCC to retain its rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power FM stations that are licensed in significantly populated States with more than 3 million housing units and a population density greater than 1,000 people per square mile. Requires the FCC to: (1) evaluate the impact of translator licensing on low and full power radio stations; and (2) implement policies that promote opportunities for locally based low power radio stations while protecting full power stations from harmful interference from translator networks.

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A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · 3 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2505, A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service (2004-08-06); CBO cost estimate: S. 2505, A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low power FM service (2004-08-06)

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Maria Cantwell (D-WA)

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108s2505.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/s>

Record fed-us-cong108-s2505 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108