This will not end well ...

From RadioInfo:

Senate Passes Low Power FM bill

"Hundreds, if not thousands" of new LPFMs will be possible, says the jubilant Free Press advocacy group. Some will be in major markets, where there are relatively few 100-watt Low Power FMs now. The House approved the bill (HR 6533) on Friday, and today (12/18) the Senate unanimously passed it and sent it to President Obama. The NAB calls the bill a compromise, partly because it was able to secure second-adjacent protection for full-power stations, among other points. The bill recognizes Low Power FM as a secondary service - secondary to full-power stations. LPFMs will be equal in status to FM translators. Free Press says the process of identifying possible frequencies will be complicated, since they must prove they won't cause interference. The Senate is back in session on Sunday and it's a busy weekend in Washington, where the NAB tries to keep the Performance Rights Act from springing back to life.

Yup, just what every commercial operator wants is a herd of poorly spaced 100 watt LP FM's trashing their signals.

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