I noticed in looking at the latest World FM logs at www.fmlist.org that it would appear that at least 20 stations in China are now listed on frequencies between 78 and 87.5 MHz. Noting that China never used the old Soviet Bloc OIRT band, has that country began expanding the FM band below 87.5?
I ask this as it is speculated that an expansion of the American FM band to 76 MHz (or lower) after the DTV transition is complete would help relieve overcrowding on the FM band. Most Japanese radios tune the entire 76-108 spectrum, and if the PRC (where most consumer electronics are made anyway) expands their own FM band, it might make an American FM expansion a more feasible reality.
I ask this as it is speculated that an expansion of the American FM band to 76 MHz (or lower) after the DTV transition is complete would help relieve overcrowding on the FM band. Most Japanese radios tune the entire 76-108 spectrum, and if the PRC (where most consumer electronics are made anyway) expands their own FM band, it might make an American FM expansion a more feasible reality.