In mid-June, the owner of Class A WRTM-FM 100.5 in Sharon, Miss., submitted a Petition for Rulemaking with the FCC that would establish a new FM radio class in the U.S. Just one week later, the Audio Division of the Media Bureau moved forward by opening a comment and reply comment window, inviting interested parties to chime in on the plan.
The NAB chimed in. So did Cumulus Media, the radio ownership group led by Jeff Andrulonis, and the individual who has sought a “Class C4” designation — a plan that would be erased should a “Class A10” FM get the FCC’s OK.
