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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:           NEWS CONTACT:  
May 11, 2012                                                                             Janice Wise: 202-418-8165
 Email: janice.wise@fcc.gov
FCC ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR 
MAY 16, 2012, LOW POWER FM and FM TRANSLATOR PUBLIC FORUM
Washington, D.C.: The Commission today announced details for its May 16, 2012, Low 
Power FM (LPFM) and FM translator public forum.  The focus of the forum will be how pending 
FM translator applicants from the 2003 Auction 83 window and pending and prospective FM 
translator modification applicants will be processed, in accordance with changes implemented by 
the Commission in the LPFM proceeding (MM Docket 99-25).  Time will be provided for audience 
questions and comments.  
The forum will be held in the Commission Meeting Room at the FCC’s headquarters in 
Washington, DC, at 2:00 p.m.  It is free and open to the public, with seating available on a first-
come, first-served basis.  The session will be broadcast live over the Internet at 
http://www.fcc.gov/live.  Questions from the Internet audience can be submitted via email to 
livequestions@fcc.gov.  
Panelists
Peter Doyle, Division Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau
Jim Bradshaw, Deputy Chief, Engineering, Audio Division, Media Bureau
Tom Hutton, Deputy Chief, Legal, Audio Division, Media Bureau
Kelly Donohue, Assistant Chief, Audio Division, Media Bureau
Agenda
2:00 – 2:05 p.m. Opening Remarks and Overview
2:05 – 2:10 p.m. Summary of 4th Report and Order
2:10 – 2:15 p.m. Summary of 5th Report and Order
2:15 – 2:45 p.m. Discussion of the LPFM  Grid Tool, FM Translator Non-Preclusion 
Showings, and Processing Differences Between Spectrum Limited and
Spectrum Available Markets
2:45 – 3:30 p.m. Audience Questions
3:30 p.m. Adjournment
Reasonable accommodations for persons with disabilities are available upon request. 
Please include a description of the accommodation you will need.  Individuals making such 
requests must include their contact information should FCC staff need to contact them for more 
information. Requests should be made as early as possible.  Please send an e-mail 
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau: 202-418-0530 (voice), 
202-418-0432 (TTY).
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