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2013 LPFM Radio Filing Window Announced!

It's official! Today the Federal Communications Commission announce the official dates that the LPFM filing window will be open! The Window will open on October 15th and will close on October 29th, 2013. So now what? With the window dates announced it is now time to begin preparing LPFM applications. There are several steps that need to take place prior to even beginning filling out the application. You'll need a non-profit entity. A non-profit corporation is easiest and quickest to set up. Though time is short, there is still time for us to form your qualifying entity. WIth that setup we'll need to locate a suitable transmitter site to begin to build the required engineering for the FCC application. Continue reading →

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