The Radio Preservation Act of 2000 takes the following steps:

• Reverses the FCC's decision with respect to interference protection by putting back "third adjacent protection." This means that about 75-80% of the low power stations will no longer be available. The loss of stations will be concentrated in the most populated markets.
• Requires the FCC to hire an independent third party to conduct an extensive technical test in 9 markets, spread among rural, suburban, and urban areas, and to solicit public comment on the test.
• Requires the FCC to provide a report to Congress on the technical test, the economic impact on small broadcasters (including minority broadcasters), reading for the blind services, the transition to digital terrestrial radio (also known as IBOC), and FM radio translators (including the need for third adjacent protection for translators.)
• Does not allow the FCC to alter the interference protection standards or expand eligibility for low power radio unless Congress passes additional legislation authorizing it to do so.
• Prevents any individual who has engaged in unlicensed broadcasting from getting a low power radio license.

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