Ross Falzone: Blog
FCC allows more media consoladation - December 6, 2007
the fcc rules in favor of a billionare and against millions of citizens. here is the link. pay attentionhttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22046997/
a brief story of LPFM - November 28, 2007
In 2000, the Federal Communications Commission established the Low Power FM (LPFM) radio service -- noncommercial, local, low-powered radio that schools, community groups, churches, and any nonprofit could use to broadcast local information to their local community. There are about 800 LPFM stations on air all across the country ? but groups in big cities who applied for these great new stations all lost out. Why?
Because the big broadcasters -- represented by the National Association of Broadcasters -- convinced Congress to limit low power FM to the most rural areas, claiming that little LPFM stations would interfere with big radio stations in big cities -- making the radio dial unlistenable.
In the law that Congress passed (the Radio Broadcast Preservation Act of 2000), they also asked the FCC to study whether or not LPFM stations would really cause interference. The FCC hired a big, independent engineering firm -- the MITRE corporation -- to study this potential interference -- and $2.2 million later, they proved that LPFM was a great idea in big cities as well as small communities.
Congressmembers Lee Terry and Mike Doyle, along with Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell are about to reintroduce their legislation that would bring LPFM to most of America's big cities and to thousands of other small communities. Can you educate your legislators and let them know that new community radio in your town is one great step to building and strengthening communities across the nation?
You can find your Congressmember's information at http://www.congress.org, or by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.
Because the big broadcasters -- represented by the National Association of Broadcasters -- convinced Congress to limit low power FM to the most rural areas, claiming that little LPFM stations would interfere with big radio stations in big cities -- making the radio dial unlistenable.
In the law that Congress passed (the Radio Broadcast Preservation Act of 2000), they also asked the FCC to study whether or not LPFM stations would really cause interference. The FCC hired a big, independent engineering firm -- the MITRE corporation -- to study this potential interference -- and $2.2 million later, they proved that LPFM was a great idea in big cities as well as small communities.
Congressmembers Lee Terry and Mike Doyle, along with Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell are about to reintroduce their legislation that would bring LPFM to most of America's big cities and to thousands of other small communities. Can you educate your legislators and let them know that new community radio in your town is one great step to building and strengthening communities across the nation?
You can find your Congressmember's information at http://www.congress.org, or by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121.