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FCC to Vote on `Franken FMs’
By George Winslow published
FCC is expected to approve an order allowing some LPTV stations to continue providing analog audio-only service to radio audiences as an ancillary offering to their TV service

NAB Weighs in on `Franken FMs', Channel 6 Spectrum
By George Winslow last updated
NAB tells the FCC that the channel 6 spectrum offers `a critical transition path for television broadcasters as they migrate to ATSC 3.0’

Do “Frankens” Really Fit Into the Radio Ecosystem?
By James O'Neal published
We conclude our three-part series, as the FCC opens a new NPRM

FCC Opens FM6 NPRM, Seeking 'Final Resolution'
By Paul McLane published
The commission wants to settle the Franken FM question once and for all

Fresno’s KMCF-LD Launches ATSC 3.0, Hopes to Add Ch. 6 Franken FM Soon
By Tom Butts published
Low-power TV station promises 4K broadcasts

FCC Will Consider Franken FMs in June
By Paul McLane published
It will consider a proposal to allow these broadcasters to continue their FM6 radio service

'Franken FMs,' Part II: A Look at the 'May/December' Marriage of Radio and TV
By James E. O'Neal published
Only time will tell as to whether or not these Ch. 6 hybrid DTV/FM stations will proliferate and what will be the FCC's response
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