Many low power FM stations are on the air, proving day after day that they are essential to their communtiies. Here are a few you could mention to your legislators, and keep in mind as friends and allies in the fight for community radio:

WQRZ-LP, the Hancock County Amateur Radio Association, isn't just a great community radio station, serving the community of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi, it saved lives during and after Hurricane Katrina. Learn this station's story, and the importance of local stations and the work they do in emergencies, here and in the second part of this great documentary, producer by Rick Karr, as part of The Net At Risk. Or check out their website here: http://hometown.aol.com/kb5mpw/myhomepage/club.html.

KPCN-LP, the voice of the Pineros y Campesinos Unidos del Notoeste, is a farmworker station making major waves. This farmworkers' union in southern Oregon works 24/7 to help community members organize for their rights in Woodburn, Oregon, in the fields, in the homes, and in solidarity with their communities in Oregon and beyond. Read about the station's launch to the airwaves here: http://prometheusradio.org/barnraisings/kpcn_woodburn_or/, or watch this film by the Pepperspray Video Collective: http://community.freespeech.org/kpcn_radio_movemiento

A Few More Stations!

KHEN, 106.9
Low-power radio stations give voice to diversity
Salida Colorado

KOCZ 103.7 FM
Southern Development Foundation
Opelousas, Louisiana