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	Resolving Mutually Exclusive FCC Applications
Acquiring a Station A quick overview of key steps. Public Service Operating Agreements A growing number of public media organizations operate stations that are licensed to others. Delivery Channels SRG Home	When two or more parties apply to the Federal Communications Commission for the same broadcast spectrum, the applications are called "mutually exclusive" -- MX for short. For decades, these mutually exclusive situations tied up commercial and noncommercial applicants in agonizingly protracted stalemates. In 2001 the FCC adopted a point system to resolve MX situations involving noncommerical applicants. Overview of Final FCC MX Decision (March 2001) Attorney John Crigler analyzes the Commission's point system. Copyright 2010 Station Resource Group. All Rights Reserved.