....Feeling disatisfied, disenfranchised, or simply depressed by the offerings from corporate commercial radio? If the answer is yes, you might be interested in this GREAT news about the passage of the Local Community Radio Act:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/timoth..._b_798768.html
For more information about LPFM go to http://www.prometheusradio.org
...But in a nutshell...
About a decade ago [[after years of cat and mouse games played by the FCC vs radio pirates) the FCC agreed to offer up licenses to small, non-profit community groups or organizations called LPFM [[Low Power FM.) These stations typically operate under 100 watts [[effective) intended to cover a small area radius, and not to interfere with larger commercial radio signals.
Imagine turning on your radio and hearing commercial-free local news, opinions, and information not covered elsewhere; Independent musicians and artists without a recording contract performing live; Obscure songs from obscure artists never played by commercial radio!
And the new millenium brought about something both the FCC and LPFM activists might not have imagined: Streaming over the World Wide Web! Suddenly local voices and music offered up by regular folks could be heard around the world by anyone with high speed internet access.
If LPFM still looked like no big threat to corporate radio, consider the recent proliferation of satellite, internet radio. Add to that corporate radio's stubborn adherence to rigid formats, limited music playlists [["they play the same songs over and over again"), an unacceptable number of commercials, and you can see why the National Association of Broadcasters [[NAB) would not like to see more LPFMs turning up on the dial.
If you live near an LPFM station, either volunteer your support [[LPFMs are operated by volunteers), or donate [[tax deductible) money or services to help with operating costs to keep them on the air. If you do not have one and know of a non-profit group who would like to start one, go to prometheus radio [[link above) for information, and stay tuned for more from LPFM!
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