Puerto Rico Broadcasters Association VP Eyes Minor Change Flexibility to Save Outlets Money
The Puerto Rico Broadcasters Association thinks waiving broadcaster minor change rules for FM translators there and on the U.S. Virgin Islands "will save money that currently does not exist and is needed to get back on air" after hurricanes, PRBA…
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Vice President Eduardo Rivero told us Friday through his lawyer. The previous day, the group asked the FCC Media Bureau Audio Division to allow more time for AM outlets on the islands seeking regulatory reprieve to resolve conflicts with others also seeking FM translators (see Ref:1804050047]). "There is precedent by the FCC of waiving translator rules for Puerto Rico to advance the establishment of FM translators locally," Rivero said now. Waiving the three-up or -down rule, which limits moves to no further than a third adjacent channel, "will provide additional outlets for the emergency alert system in the local communities served by the FM translators for future events," he added.