PUBLIC NOTICE
Federal Communications Commission
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News Media Information 202 / 418-0500
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DA 16-836
Released: July 25, 2016
MEDIA BUREAU ADVISES AM RADIO AND FM TRANSLATOR LICENSEES AND 
PERMITTEES THAT SECOND AM STATION FILING WINDOW FOR FM TRANSLATOR 
MODIFICATIONS WILL OPEN ON JULY 29, 2016
In October 2015, the Commission directed the Media Bureau (Bureau) to open two FM translator 
modification windows for AM stations to modify and/or relocate FM translator stations (Modification 
Windows).
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  Following the release of the AMR Order, the Bureau released two Public Notices 
announcing the dates of, and details regarding, the Modification Windows.
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  The first window (First 
Modification Window), which was open only for applications to modify FM translators within the non-
reserved FM band that would rebroadcast Class C and D AM stations, opened on January 29, 2016, and 
will close at 11:59 p.m. EDT on July 28, 2016.  In this Public Notice the Bureau reminds AM broadcast 
and FM translator station licensees and permittees that the second Modification Window, which will be 
open for applications to modify FM translators within the non-reserved FM band that would rebroadcast 
any class of AM station (including Class C and D AM stations that did not participate in the First 
Modification Window), will open on July 29, 2016, and will close at 5:59 p.m. EDT on October 31, 2016.
Details regarding the scope of the Second Modification Window, eligibility to participate, 
application processing standards, construction and operational requirements, identification of eligible 
translator stations and available frequencies, and FAQs regarding the window are available in the 
Bureau’s two previously released Public Notices announcing the Modification Windows.
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For additional information, contact:
? Legal inquiries:  Parul Desai, (202) 418-2700
? Engineering inquiries:  James Bradshaw or Robert Gates, (202) 418-2700
? CDBS Helpdesk:  (202) 418-2662
? Press inquiries:  Janice Wise, (202) 418-8165
– FCC –
                                                     
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See Revitalization of the AM Service, First Report and Order, Further Notice of Proposed Rule Making, and Notice 
of Inquiry, 30 FCC Rcd 12145, 12152 para. 15 (2015) (AMR Order).
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Media Bureau Initiates AM Revitalization Outreach Efforts; Modification Window Procedures and Requirements 
Announced, Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 11601 (MB 2015); Media Bureau Announces Filing Dates and Procedures 
for AM Station Filing Window for FM Translator Modifications and Availability of FM Translator Technical Tools, 
Public Notice, 30 FCC Rcd 14690 (MB 2015).
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