The NCE Filing Window

PRC and its partners helped over 300 public radio, allied arts, and community radio organizations file license requests for FM non-commercial radio channels, during the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) Non-Commercial Filing Window in October 2007. As a result of this collaborative effort, we anticipate more than 100 new public radio stations will be available across the country.

At the beginning of this project, PRC commissioned engineering studies to identify high potential frequencies. Nationwide maps denoting the potential signal coverage of available channels were shared with the public radio community to generate awareness, and to assist organizations in selecting effective channels. Once valuable channels were identified, PRC and its partners worked directly with organizations to file license request applications. Nearly half of these applicants were new to public radio. As the FCC awards channels during 2008, PRC will be working with various recipients to develop sustainable business models for growing public radio audiences.

Generous support for this project was provided by the Annenberg Foundation, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, Otto Haas Charitable Trust #2, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and Surdna Foundation. To increase public radio audience diversity, PRC re-granted funds to four partner organizations: Future of Music Coalition (FMC), Native Public Media (NPM), Pacifica Foundation and Radio Bilingüe.

Nilda Medina, CPRDV Board Member interviews Liliana Cotto, Sociologist, and Edwin Quiles, Architect and Urban Planner.

CPRDV is one of the many organizations who applied for a new channel to expand public radio services.