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Following is a list of FCC-licensed community radio stations in the United States, including both full-power and low-power non-commercial educational services. The list is divided into two sections: The list is divided into two sections:
In the Americas (defined as International Telecommunication Union (ITU) region 2), the FM broadcast band consists of 101 channels, each 200 kHz wide, in the frequency range from 87.8 to 108.0 MHz, with "center frequencies" running from 87.9 MHz to 107.9 MHz. For most purposes an FM station is associated with its center frequency.
On the FM broadcast band, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reserved the lowest 20 channels, 201~220 (88.1~91.9 MHz) for NCE stations only.This is known as the reserved band, sometimes known by the term "left of the dial" (taken from the Replacements' song of the same name), which refers to the college and other non-commercial stations that broadcast from those frequencies. [2]
However, Radio-Locator.com is not always accurate and only the FCC database should be considered official for U.S. stations. Note that Radio-Locator is also subject to the same limitations as the FCC site when it comes to non-US stations. {{FMXL|callsign}} — Radio Locator entry for an FM translator station
The facility ID number, also called a FIN or facility identifier, is a unique integer number [1] of one to six digits, [2] assigned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Media Bureau [1] to each broadcast station in the FCC Consolidated Database System (CDBS) and Licensing and Management System (LMS) databases, among others.
This template links to resources about FM radio stations. Template parameters [Edit template data] This template prefers inline formatting of parameters. Parameter Description Type Status Facility ID 1 Facility ID of the station Number required FM station callsign 2 The callsign of the radio station. Do not add -FM. Example WNEW String required Supporting templates {{ FMQ }}, displays link to ...
As specified in Section 1 of the Communications Act of 1934 and amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (amendment to 47 U.S.C. §151), the mandate of the FCC is, "to make available so far as possible, to all the people of the United States, without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex, rapid, efficient, nationwide, and world-wide wire and radio ...
Template to create links to imported letters in the Federal Communications Commission CDBS database. Template parameters [Edit template data] Parameter Description Type Status Letter ID letterid Numerical letter ID in the FCC CDBS database, usually five digits, at the end of the URL. Number required History card flag hcards Displays "FCC History Cards for" if flagged yes. Use if the CDBS ...