Set Out Radio License For Free

Online - This is the easiest way to pay annual regulatory fees, outstanding bills from the FCC, or application fees for electronically filed applications. Pay by credit card or debit from a bank account. FCC Form 159 - This form is used to accompany payments by check, as well as to effectuate wire transfer.

Below this is reserved for television stations. Radio waves would interfere with television waves, hampering communications. However, the FCC will allow radio broadcasts to produce transmissions lower than 88.1 MHz if the carrier wave does not go farther than about 60 meters.

The power output (watts) of the radio will determine if you need an FCC license. Two-way radios that are below 2 watts can be used license free. License free, low powered radios are used for short range communication typically 0.5 to a few miles. Any radio above 2 watts will require an FCC license to operate.

How to Obtain a License. Submit FCC Form 605 along with the appropriate Proof of Passing Certificates to apply. Use the FCC Form 605 and the FCC Form 159 (fee processing form) to renew your license or to replace a lost, stolen, or mutilated license.

Why is it illegal to broadcast below 88.1 MHz? The section below is meant for TV stations and the Radio Waves could interfere with TV waves.

If you wish to conduct business with the FCC, you must first register through the FCC's COmmission REgistration System (CORES). Upon registration, you will be assigned a FCC Registration Number (FRN). This number will be used to uniquely identify you in all transactions with the FCC.

The FCC licenses FM radio and full power TV stations as either commercial or noncommercial educational (NCE). (Most AM radio stations are licensed as commercial facilities.) Class A television, low power television and television translator stations are neither designated commercial or NCE.

Probably when FM broadcasting needed some spectrum, the 88 - 108 MHz was the most convenient at the time, for technological or political reasons. In North America, 88 - 108 MHz is the FM broadcast band. The use of frequency modulation for other purposes is not restricted to that band, however.

Please be aware that unlicensed operation of radio broadcast stations is prohibited, even at low powers such as 1 watt or less. The only unlicensed operation that is permitted on the AM and FM broadcast bands is covered under Part 15 of the FCC's rules, and is limited to a coverage radius of approximately 200 feet.

Please be aware that unlicensed operation of radio broadcast stations is prohibited, even at low powers such as 1 watt or less. The only unlicensed operation that is permitted on the AM and FM broadcast bands is covered under Part 15 of the FCC's rules, and is limited to a coverage radius of approximately 200 feet.