LPFM UPDATE 
 
Media Bureau, Audio Division, June 13, 2014 
 
 
LPFM Order 
 
• LPFM Fifth Order on Reconsideration and Sixth Report and 
Order 
• Set LPFM window target date of October 15, 2013 
• 6350 pending translator tech box applications 
• “…to maximize LPFM filing opportunities, it is critical for the 
Media Bureau to complete substantially all of its processing of 
the pending FM translator applications prior to the opening of 
the LPFM window.”  
• Translator processing 
• 1725 FM Translator grants 
• About 250 remaining tech boxes 
Low Power FM Window 
 
• After delay, window Opened October 17th – November 15th 
 
• 2826 applications filed 
• 2805 New station applications 
• 21 Major modification applications 
 
• Most applications filed in:   
• Texas (303), California (285), Florida (276), Oregon (91) 
Low Power FM Team 
• Engineers: 
• Gary Loehrs 
• Khoa Tran 
• Frank Takacs 
 
• Attorneys: 
• Parul P. Desai 
• Amy Van de Kerchove 
Processing Milestones 
 
• November 15, 2013 – window closed 
• November 22 – first singleton applications accepted 
• December 16 – Bureau released MX PN – DA 13-2397 
• 1267 applications in 406 groups 
• 60 day settlement/amendment opportunity 
• January 16 – first grants 
• February 21 – over 1000 grants 
• Today – over 1220 grants 
LPFM Window Comparison  
• 2000/2001 LPFM windows (4 separate filing windows) 
• 3250 applications filed nationwide 
• First Grant – 10 months after first window 
• First Tentative Selectee PN – 2.5 years after first window 
• 1200 Grants issued – 4 years after last window 
• Total Grants – 1325 
 
• 2013 LPFM window 
• 2826 applications filed nationwide 
• First Grant – 2 months after window 
• First Tentative Selectee PN – 7 months after window 
• 1200 Grants issued – 6 months after window 
• Total Grants – 1500-1800? 
LPFM Licensing in  
Major Markets 
 
Market       Prior Licenses         Recent Grants       Pending 
   1-10                    17                              8                      164 
  11-20                   12                             15                     120 
  21-30                   24                             21                      67 
  31-40                   13                             14                      76 
  41-50                   15                             18                      56  
 
Friends of the Colonial Theater 
WZNC-LP, Bethlehem, New Hampshire 
 
Big Bear Broadcasting 
KVBB-LP, Big Bear Lake, California 
Passionist Nuns of Whitesville 
WJOR-LP, Whitesville, Kentucky 
Harvey-Brewers Protection Association 
WXFR-LP, Benton, Kentucky 

LPFM Granted Permits