Low power radio bill drops as Clear Channel causes more static

LOW POWER RADIO BILL DROPS AS CLEAR CHANNEL CAUSES MORE STATIC
[SOURCE: Future of Music Coalition blog]
[Commentary] There were two very interesting -- but related -- developments on the radio front today. First, Congressman Mike Doyle (D-PA) and Lee Terry (R-Nebraska) announced this morning at a teleconference they would introduce a bill that would clear the way for the creation of low power FM radio stations in urban areas. Given the shrinking playlists and bland programming brought about by radio consolidation over the last decade, low power FM has the potential to create radio that is truly radio: local voices, cutting edge music and genres that are not regularly heard on commercial radio (i.e. jazz and bluegrass). Or as Indigo Girl Emily Saliers put it on the teleconference: "This about the airwaves belonging to the American public," Saliers said. "This is a way to realize the beauty and the differences. This is a way for communities to express themselves."
http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/2007/06/low-power-radio-bill-...

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http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=11250011&ft=1&f=1020

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http://www.freepress.net/press/release.php?id=244