Yellow light for digital radio.(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, January, 2000 by McConnell, Bill

SBA concerned about digital conversion's effect on small broadcasters The FCC is ramping up its effort to create a digital radio service, but another branch of the federal government says the agency may be going too fast. The Small Business Administration warned last week that the FCC doesn't know the financial impact that the digital switch could have on single-station owners and small broadcast groups.

Until that information is available, the FCC should slow down, SBA said. "The commission...offers scant reassurance that small broadcasters, which constitute 96% of all audio radio stations, would be able to afford digital equipment," SBA officials told the FCC in comments submitted to the agency. The 1996 Small Business Regulatory...

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