The article is full of nonsense, the "FCC hasn't gotten stricter", the issue is the RPC chair who gets stingy with allocations. for questionable reasons. The FCC actually is very much about allowing the region to set the rules, but they step in an see the light when people are playing politics. If the FCC was against regional radio systems, several like SEGARRN or WARRS wouldn't have the seen the light of day.