124 STAT. 4072 PUBLIC LAW 111–371—JAN. 4, 2011 Public Law 111–371 111th Congress An Act To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Local Community Radio Act of 2010’’. SEC. 2. AMENDMENT. Section 632 of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001 (Public Law 106–553; 114 Stat. 2762A–111), is amended to read as follows: ‘‘SEC. 632. (a) The Federal Communications Commission shall modify the rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations, as proposed in MM Docket No. 99–25, to— ‘‘(1) prescribe protection for co-channels and first- and second-adjacent channels; and ‘‘(2) prohibit any applicant from obtaining a low-power FM license if the applicant has engaged in any manner in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301). ‘‘(b) Any license that was issued by the Federal Communications Commission to a low-power FM station prior to April 2, 2001, and that does not comply with the modifications adopted by the Commission in MM Docket No. 99–25 on April 2, 2001, shall remain invalid.’’. SEC. 3. MINIMUM DISTANCE SEPARATION REQUIREMENTS. (a) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Communications Commission shall modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between— (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations. (b) RESTRICTION.— (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Communications Commis- sion shall not amend its rules to reduce the minimum co- channel and first- and second-adjacent channel distance separa- tion requirements in effect on the date of enactment of this Act between— (A) low-power FM stations; and (B) full-service FM stations. Local Community Radio Act of 2010. 47 USC 303 note. Jan. 4, 2011 [H.R. 6533]
