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Former FM 'Pirate' Works to Change Rules

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:43:45 -0500

Full article: Philadelphia Inquirer
Michael Matza
This year, largely because of the efforts of Pete Tridish and the organization he created, called Prometheus Radio Project, the FCC will grant licenses for up to 3,000 new low-power FM stations nationally, with an estimated five to 10 in the Philadelphia area.

LPFM Donated to Illinois State for Use by College Station

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:21:03 -0400

Full article: Radio Survivor
John Broomall
College radio advocates are protesting the loss of student-run FM stations. On campuses nationally, cash-strapped colleges and universities are selling or leasing stations to outsiders. There is a counter trend and good news from Bloomington, home of Illinois State University, Normal. Student-operated radio station WZND just became the recipient of a donated LPFM license from Rock in Victory Ministries

Stand Up for Your City's Airwaves

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 09:11:33 -0400

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Brandy Doyle
It's not often that the FCC asks us how to do its job. But Sept. 6 is the deadline for the public to respond to a pretty exciting question: "Should we set aside channels for community radio in big and medium-sized cities?" It's a rare opportunity not only to tell the FCC how to do its job, but to remind the agency of who it works for.

Radio Blues: Cumulus Revenues Lackluster

Stevie Converse — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:50:51 -0400

Full article: Media Post
Erik Sass
Cumulus Media rounded out a mixed series of quarterly results from the radio business this week, revealing that total revenues were basically flat. The radio group, currently in the process of acquiring rival Citadel Broadcasting for $2.5 billion, attributed the lackluster second-quarter results to the absence of political advertising.

New FCC Rules Could Bring Community Radio to Millions

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:36:05 -0400

Full article: Prometheus Radio Project
The FCC proposed rules to create opportunities for low power FM radio in urban areas, bringing community radio to millions of Americans for the first time. The proposal is the FCC's first step towards implementing the bipartisan Local Community Radio Act.

FCC Takes Steps to Implement the Local Community Radio Act

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:13:34 -0400

Full article: Federal Communications Commission
The FCC took initial steps to implement the Local Community Radio Act to promote community radio through the licensing of low power FM and FM translator stations. The Commission is seeking comment on a proposed processing policy for pending Auction No. 83 FM translator applications based on the spectrum available for LPFM in specific markets.

FCC Votes to Promote NPRM to Allow LPFM Using a 'Market Based' Approach

Stevie Converse — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 12:07:23 -0400

Full article: REC Networks
Michi Eyre
This morning, the full FCC has voted unanimously to promote a further notice of proposed rulemaking that includes looking at three possible methods to handle new licensees, giving preference to a "market specific" approach that proposes "channel floors" for the top150 markets.

Lessons Learned from the Fight for Low Power FM Radio

Stevie Converse — Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:21:56 -0400

Full article: SavetheNews.org
Hannah Sassaman
Free Press members fought for years to expand local, accountable, low power community radio to their cities and towns -- and as part of a huge coalition, won that fight in late 2010. Hannah Sassaman, a longtime organizer on media reform and justice issues and a veteran of the Prometheus Radio Project, wrote these thoughts on that victory, and what we need to do next.

Prometheus Radio Spreads the Word About LPFM with Radio Summer

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 11 May 2011 10:36:51 -0400

Full article: Radio Survivor
Jennifer Waits
This summer there will be plenty of opportunities to not only learn about how to build your own radio station but there will also be events focused on spreading the word about low power FM and upcoming opportunities for those dreaming of having a brand new radio station.

Interest in LPFM Validates Radio

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 11:45:14 -0500

Full article: Radio World
Michael LeClair
Low-power stations potentially offer a way to rejuvenate broadcasting by bringing into the field a new array of potential owners and new ideas on how to make radio. They also provide a potential pool for full-service licensees to call on as current radio talent matures and retires.

New LPFM Rule Still Leaves Questions

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 23 Feb 2011 10:21:15 -0500

Full article: Radio World
Despite passage of the Local Radio Community Act -- which drops third-adjacent protections to full-power FMs in order to fit more low-power FMs on the band -- one proponent is worried about possible displacement of LPFMs in some cases. The Amherst Alliance is asking the FCC to establish protection from displacement for LPFMs, translators, boosters and Class D educational stations in cases where the act does not explicitly preclude such protection.

Community Radio Isn't Just for Pirates Anymore

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 10:38:42 -0500

Full article: NewsWorks
Aaron Moselle
In early January, President Barack Obama quietly signed into law the Local Radio Community Act, which expands the available airspace and with it the number of low-power FM licenses the FCC can award across the country.

Low-Power FM Radio to Gain Space on the Dial

Lindsy Embree — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 07:28:10 -0500

Full article: New York Times
Brian Stelter
Advocates for low-power FM, as it is called, say the stations are a slight corrective to the consolidation of commercial radio. Soon there will be more: this month President Obama signed the Local Community Radio Act. Freeing space on the radio dial for local voices might seem a moot point in an age when anyone can start an Internet radio station. But the appropriation of the public airwaves remains a vital and, for some, very emotional issue.

Keeping Up with Community Radio

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 07:25:44 -0500

Full article: In These Times
Megan Tady
Commercial broadcasters are less than thrilled that they'll soon have new neighbors on the nation's radio spectrum. They're worried about keeping up with hundreds of new noncommercial Low Power FM stations that will soon launch.

New Media Helped, but Radio Delivered for Earthquake-Struck Haiti

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 11:09:38 -0500

Full article: Ars Technica
Matthew Lasar
When Haiti's devastating earthquake hit last January, the world responded with a wave of humanitarian relief efforts. But unlike previous disasters, they also deployed new communications systems -- text messaging, digital crowd sourcing, and social networking, among other platforms. Yet the electronic medium most successfully deployed was not the newest, but one of the oldest.

Copps, Genachowski Praise LPFM Law

Lindsy Embree — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:18:59 -0500

Full article: Radio World
"I have been waiting for this day for a long, long time." So says FCC Commissioner Michael J. Copps, reacting to the signing of the Local Community Radio Act, which will allow more low-power FM stations onto the dial. FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski called the legislation "a big win for radio listeners."

LPFM Expansion: It's Official

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 05 Jan 2011 11:39:10 -0500

Full article: Radio Survivor
Paul Riismandel
Yes, the Local Community Radio Act of 2010 finally passed both the House and Senate almost two weeks ago. But it's not official until the president signs it. And he has.

Low-Power Stations to Get a Spot on the Radio Dial

Lindsy Embree — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 07:15:47 -0500

Full article: Philadelphia Inquirer
Bob Fernandez
After about a decade of lobbying and community organizing from these humble poster-filled rooms in West Philadelphia, Prometheus Radio finally scored with federal legislation that will legalize hundreds of, and perhaps as many as 2,000 to 3,000, low-power FM radio stations in cities and rural markets.

Radio's Fall -- Part One: No Money, Mo' Problems

Stevie Converse — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 07:27:45 -0500

Full article: Radio Survivor
Radio is still the best communications technology for reaching the American people. It is free to listen, of course, and community radio provides citizens with access to the public airwaves, and opportunities to amplify voices underserved by NPR and Clear Channel. So why doesn't the social justice community at large get behind the buildout of community radio?

Free Press Cheers Passage of Local Community Radio Act

Stevie Converse — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 08:34:58 -0500

Full article: Free Press
In a huge victory in the fight for better media, the Local Community Radio Act was passed by Congress. The bill, which now awaits President Barack Obama's signature, will make it possible for hundreds, if not thousands, of new local radio stations to go on the air.