COALITION COMMENTARY
Come on NPR, where's the beef? In the decade plus of operations, the TV6's have a better interference mitigation record than the general population of LPTV. And the services provided to ethnic minority listening populations is significant, across the country in top-10 markets, and small rural communities. Literally 10's of millions of listeners to multiple formats.
From the only Spanish-language emergency broadcast during hurricanes, to key civic and education programming, and to major league soccer matches. And Hombre Nuevo d/b/a Guadalupe Radio just submitted 1000's of listener support letters into the record.
During this decade NPR has complained a few times in the proceedings, but has never engaged the LPTV TV6 community to work out any problems, which we surmise is because they simply do not want a competitor for their independently owned local stations, which is just what LPTV TV 6, ha.
We encourage the FCC to grant a dual licenses for TV6's. One for digital based on next gen tv, and one for the analog 87.7 FM if elected by any VHF 6, LPTV, Class-A, or full power. A unique opportunity should be good for all on that channel. Heck, the FCC and Congress could make some serious change by opening a window for these new dual 6's in all 210 TV DMA. All those locally owned and operated NPR affiliates could also get into next gen TV.
Below are the two filings from the Preserve Community Programming Coalition (PCPC):
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