Christian Radio Invasion

February, 2007

While government and commercial entities battle over radio ownership, Christian broadcasters have quiedy done an end around and set up national radio networks on their own. How? They have latched on to an FCC loophole that allows them to set up radio networks using small, cheapboxes known as FM translators, or repeaters, which are not subject to ownership limits. The devices receive a signal and then rebroad-cast a boosted version; FM stations have historically used them to fill in their coverag...