The agency says there are just 41 radio stations located on the 55 million acres of tribal lands in the U.S., and to improve that situation, it’s modifying some rules now and proposing additional ones. The immediate rule changes apply to the AM band, such as forbidding the downgrading of an AM that’s won at auction with the new Section 307(b) bidding preference. That would keep a winner from accepting an inducement from a third party to reduce the signal. There’s a Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking ideas about whether to “extend the Tribal Priority to tribes that do not possess native tribal lands.” The full order to “promote Native American radio and streamline broadcast radio assignment and allotment procedures” is here.