REC Networks has released a new version of the LPFM Search Tool for the PC only. The mobile-friendly version will be updated at a later time.

The following updates were made:

SECOND ADJACENT CHANNEL WAIVER PART II

As a result of multiple requests for this functionality, REC has added second adjacent channel waiver functionality to all results, even those that have available channels not needing a second adjacent channel waiver.

We have arrived at REC East safely. We estimate that services impacted during the Facility Move will be restored in the evening on November 14 or during the day on November 15, 2011.

We believe that the network connection here will be stable and we should hopefully have less ongoing downtime due to ISP issues than we had in Prescott Valley at REC West.

REC East is located in Mardela Springs, MD just west of Salisbury on Maryland's eastern shore.

Thank you to everyone for your thoughts, well wishes, prayers and most importantly, your patience during this outage and facility move. Our goal was to make this outage as brief as possible.

REC has received word that Bill Baran, amateur call sign N2FNH had passed away on Sunday, October 30, 2011. Baran had a regular segment on the on-air amateur radio bulletin service "This Week in Amateur Radio" and the broadcast version "This Week in Amateur Radio International" called "The Random Access Thought". These short segments included subject matter that was loosely related to amateur radio and featured sound effects and sound bites that added a lighter touch to what are normally very serious amateur radio bulletins. TWIAR and TWIAR International were featured on former REC audio services W0KIE West and Hardcore XTRA.

While REC policy regarding "pirate radio" is to take a position of being sympathetic but not endorsing the engagement of unlicensed broadcasting, we are deeply concerned though about the reasons leading up to this specific forfeiture. If this forfeiture is permitted to stand, it will set a bad precedence against webcasters.

We take issue with the statement made in the Forfeiture Order that was written by Rebecca Dortch, Western Regional Director, Enforcement Bureau:

Currently under consideration in the Senate is S. 978. This is legislation that is directed to prevent the unauthorized streaming of copyrighted works. The primary targets of this legislation are underground streaming services that offer US television network programming and sports to a global audience for a fee. Normally, this type of network programming that we enjoy on services like Hulu are not available outside the United States due to licensing agreements and market exclusivity in these foreign markets.