Low Power Radio Now!

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Listen to the 30-minute Call featuring Reps. Mike Doyle and Lee Terry as well as Michael Bracy (FOM), Ben Scott (Free Press), Cory Fischer-Hoffman (Prometheus Radio Project), and Shawn Campbell (CHIRP).

The Local Community Radio Act (HR1147) was introduced yesterday by Reps. Mike Doyle (PA) and Lee Terry (NE).

On a Press Teleconference Rep. Doyle stated that this bill would "serve the needs and interests of local communities." Rep. Doyle was echoed clearly by Rep. Terry who noted that "low-power FM really is the essence of localism." Michael Bracy from the Future of Music Coalition (FMC) and Ben Scott from Free Press joined the call to show continued support for Local Community Radio from the musician and media reform community. Shawn Campbell from the Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) spoke passionately about the need for more local community radio, especially as the national economic crisis "has absolutely decimated local media" in Chicago, as radio programing and newspapers have cut content. Describing CHIRP's advocacy, she went on to state that "community radio absolutely can help fill these holes" in local media.

Cory Fischer-Hoffman, of the Prometheus Radio Project insisted that now is the time that we act to pass HR 1147. “Numerous public safety officials have supported low-power FM radio because it has played a crucial role in times of emergency, especially following Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita," she noted.

Following introduction of the Local Community Radio Act, Free Press has launched their TAKE ACTION page. Click here to write a letter to your Congressperson in support of Expanding Low Power FM Radio.

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