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Senate Commerce Committee Approves the Local Community Radio Act
Fri, 11/02/2007 - 14:54
- Artist: Andalusia Knoll
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Senate Commerce Committee Approves the Local Community Radio Act (4:30)
Seven years ago, the Federal Communications Commission recognized the need for more diversity in programming on the radio airwaves. The FCC began taking applications for new Low Power FM radio stations. But the new broadcasting window was immediately closed due to lobbying by powerful corporate radio interests. Educational institutions, labor unions, churches, towns, and community groups seeking to start Low Power radio stations have faced restrictive license requirements that limit community access to the airwaves.
But there is new hope this week. The Senate Commerce Committee has approved the Local Community Radio Act. The legislation is designed to ease licensing restrictions enough to allow for hundreds of new non-commercial stations. FSRN's Andalusia Knoll has more:
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I am sure that the
I am sure that the opportunity of getting the license to start one’s own Low Power FM Radio Stations will be taken up and we can look forward to some good programs in the near future!! It is important that we move on with the times and not allow only a few to have the right for only the powerful corporate and it is really heartening to see the Federal Communications Commission has seen to need to diversify programs on radio waves and doing the needful!!
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