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January 23, 2000, Sunday, Late Edition -
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SECTION: Section 4; Page 2; Column 2; Week in
Review Desk
LENGTH: 97 words
HEADLINE: January 16-22;
F.C.C. to Open Airwaves
BYLINE: By STEPHEN LABATON
BODY:
Hundreds of churches, schools, local
governments and fringe artists began preparations to hit the airwaves after the
Federal Communications Commission approved licensing rules for low-power
FM radio stations.
Officials say the new rules will reshape the
broadcasting landscape, opening the airwaves to new voices at a time when broad
consolidation in the industry is reducing diversity. But the nation's largest
broadcasters say the new stations will only increase static and other
interference, and suggested they might fight the rules in court.
STEPHEN LABATON
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