Communities Demand More Community Media, Better Regulations from the FCC!

The Prometheus Radio Project is one of a number of national groups working in coalition with local groups all over the country -- such as the San Antonio, Texas peace and justice group the Esperanza Center, and the Rapid City, South Dakota Native rights and environmental organization Defenders of the Black Hills to tell the FCC that they need to fight for local perspectives in media, as the FCC holds a series of six hearings on Broadcast Localism.

Many hundreds of community members have attended these hearings, and skillfully berated the Commission for pushing through undemocratic and unpopular ownership regulations, and for allowing community media options to languish as they fostered big media mergers. Read the links below to learn about these important hearings, and to learn how you can make your comments count with the FCC!

• Press Release: San Antonio Hearing
• Tell the FCC What You Think NOW!
• Media Ownership Facts from Consumer's Union
• Free Press hosts a site with extended information on these hearings
• Outreach Flyer from the Esperanza Center
• Localism Talking Points from Common Cause