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Station Governance Handbook (WSLR)
Organizing Your Station - Outreach
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Fundraising
An (admittedly biased) guide to organizations working on Low Power Radio
Hurry up and Wait
What to do if your Frequency is not Available
The Low Power FM filing process, and where you are in it:
Is there room for community radio in my zip code?

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Fact Sheets

  • The Trouble with Translators
  • Translating the Translator Issue: The Next Step Towards Getting Low Power Radio in Our Cities
  • Best laid plans...Two new studies show dangers of a translator “ten cap” at FCC
  • IPAWS, CAP, FEMA, and EAS: The new emergency warning system and the acronyms that go with it
  • Resources for writing the FCC about translators

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  • Oakland Local: "Local nonprofits get green light to launch community radio stations"
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  • Nieman Journalism Lab: "New FCC rules offer a “historic opportunity” for low-power community FM radio"
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prometheusradio: Great post from Free Press's Candace Clement on this week's victory at the FCC. http://t.co/EflWuDfv
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