{"id":40738,"date":"2019-11-22T15:26:15","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T19:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=40738"},"modified":"2019-11-23T07:48:24","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T11:48:24","slug":"fcc-approves-am-stations-to-go-all-digital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/11\/fcc-approves-am-stations-to-go-all-digital\/","title":{"rendered":"FCC proposes allowing AM stations to go all-digital"},"content":{"rendered":"

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(Source: Radio Insight<\/a>)<\/p>\n

The FCC approved today the adoption of a rulemaking allowing AM stations to transition to all-digital operation.<\/p>\n

Hubbard Radio\u2019s \u201cThe Gamut<\/a>\u201d 820 WWFD Frederick MD has been operating in all digital mode since July 16, 2018 in collaboration with HD Radio owner Xperi. The new rulemaking will allow AM stations to go all-digital and establish operating parameters for doing so.<\/p>\n

The FCC today also is opening a comment period on the removal of the programming duplication rule adopted in 1992. The rule limits AM or FM stations from airing more than 25% of total hours in an average broadcast week of duplicative programming. The rule applies to commercial stations in the same service (AM or FM) with substantial contour overlap that are commonlyowned or subject to a time brokerage agreement.[…]<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click here to read the full article.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Source: Radio Insight) The FCC approved today the adoption of a rulemaking allowing AM stations to transition to all-digital operation. Hubbard Radio\u2019s \u201cThe Gamut\u201d 820 WWFD Frederick MD has been operating in all digital mode since July 16, 2018 in collaboration with HD Radio owner Xperi. The new rulemaking will allow AM stations to go […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[373,433,3],"tags":[4196,7168,1241,2477,8150],"class_list":["post-40738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-am","category-mediumwave","category-news","tag-am-digital","tag-am-hd","tag-fcc","tag-hd-radio","tag-radio-insight"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pn3uc-aB4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":41503,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/01\/radio-world-time-to-sound-off-to-the-fcc-about-using-all-digital-on-the-am-band\/","url_meta":{"origin":40738,"position":0},"title":"Radio World: Time to “sound off to the FCC about using all-digital on the AM band”","author":"Thomas","date":"January 8, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Many thanks to SWLing Post contributor, Dan Robinson, who shares the following note posted by Paul McClane at Radio World: For those who want to sound off to the FCC about using all-digital on the AM band \u2014 either \u201cfer it\u201d or \u201cagin it\u201d \u2014- the comment deadlines now are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "AM"","block_context":{"text":"AM","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/am\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg-1024x623.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg-1024x623.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/AM-Dial-Digital-Grundig-Mediumwave-MW-lg-1024x623.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":46226,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/10\/fccs-am-digital-order-did-not-include-drm\/","url_meta":{"origin":40738,"position":1},"title":"FCC’s AM digital order did not include DRM","author":"Thomas","date":"October 30, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"This news item expands on our previous post. (Source: Radio World) No Luck for DRM in the AM Digital Order Digital Radio Mondiale was hoping that the Federal Communications Commission would consider allowing its technology as an all-digital option for AM stations in the United States, along with HD Radio.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Digital Modes"","block_context":{"text":"Digital Modes","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/category\/digital-modes\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kiwi-SDR-DRM-e1577360773433.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kiwi-SDR-DRM-e1577360773433.jpeg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kiwi-SDR-DRM-e1577360773433.jpeg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/swling.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Kiwi-SDR-DRM-e1577360773433.jpeg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":36692,"url":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/radio-world-bryan-broadcasting-asks-fcc-to-allow-all-digital-am\/","url_meta":{"origin":40738,"position":2},"title":"Radio World: Bryan Broadcasting Asks FCC to Allow All-Digital AM","author":"Thomas","date":"March 27, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"(Source: Radio World via Ulis K3LU) A prominent advocate for the AM band is petitioning the FCC to allow stations to use all-digital transmissions in the United States. 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