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Low Power
Radio
Media
Access Project represented the United Church of Christ Office
of Communication and several religious, communication, consumer,
and public interest groups before the Federal Communications
Commission to support the adoption of a new low power radio service,
called "LPFM" or microradio. The FCC adopted low power
radio on January 20, 2000. For more information, click on the
links below. Links are arranged chronologically, and grouped
by topic.
Congress | Action Items|
Supporters | Fact
Sheets/Links |
FCC/Court Fillings | Applying
for an LPFM Station
New:
Press
Release: First Stations launch!
Congress:
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Fact Sheets/Links:
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Federal Communications Commission/Court
Filings:
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Applying for a Low Power Radio
License
- FCC Announces the Construction
Permit Applications Received in the Fourth Filing Window Click here for the complete list of applications.
(PDF,200KB) (7/11/01)
- List of
Construction Permits Issued as of July 9, 2001 (PDF,
32KB) (7/9/01)
- Prometheus Radio Project's Deluxe Channel
Finder Tool. (5/2/01)
- The FCC has announced the received
applications from the January filing window. The list of acceptable
applications can be viewed on page 8 of the FCC Mass Media Bureau
report entitled Broadcast Action available here.
(PDF) (4/12/01)
- Summary
of FCC's Second Report and Order
If you
applied in the first of second window, you should read this summary.(4/12/01)
- LPFM application window for
all remaining states will be June 11-15, 2001. Click
here for the FCC Public Notice. (4/10/01)
- FCC announces order codifying
statute, allowing for prior applicants to amend application if
affected by statute. Click
here for news release and links to FCC order. If you applied in the
first or second window, please read summary posted above. (4/2/01)
- Legal
Background Memo on Petitions to Deny (PDF, 20KB) (1/29/01) This memo is intended
to provide supplimentary information for persons interested in
the petition to deny process. Please also read "Advice for
Responding to a Petition to Deny" below.
- All LPFM applications
MUST be filed electronically.
Click here for more. (1/17/01)
- How
to view LPFM applications on-line
- Advice
for Responding to a Petition to Deny (PDF, 27KB)(1/5/01)
- FCC Announces First 225 Applicants Eligible
for Low Power Radio Stations.
(12/21/00)
- January
2001 Filing Window Announced
(12/15/00)
- Summary
of Eligibility and Application Process (2/7/00)
- Summary
of FCC's Low Power Radio Reconsideration Order (11/6/00)
- Guides to Filling
out the FCC LPFM application -- including instructions
on how to find coordinates on line!
- Download the application
for a low power radio construction permit from the FCC's
website.
- FCC's LPFM Applicant's Guide. Tambien
en español.
- Visit the Microradio
Implementation Project (MIP) website for further information
about the application process, or call their toll free number
at 1-877-468-8884.
- See also the Federal
Communiciations Commission's LPFM website.
- FCC tool to find LPFM applicants and
those that have received
construction permits
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McCain Introduces New Pro-LPFM
Legislation (2/27/01)
Senator John McCain (R-AZ) has
submitted pro LPFM legislation (S.404), known as the "Low
Power Radio Act of 2001." To view the Government Printing
Office's html version of S. 404, click here.
To see a press release from McCain's website concerning this
legislation, click here.
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President Clinton Regrets
Signing Anti-LPFM Legislation into Law (1/4/01)
The President demonstrated regret
about LPFM in a statement released when he signed the budget
bill into law. For the full statement, click here.
The portion about low power radio stated:
"In addition, this bill
greatly restricts low-power FM radio broadcast. Low power radio
stations are an important tool in fostering diversity on the
airwaves through community-based programming. I am deeply disappointed
that Congress chose to restrict the voice of our nation's churches,
schools, civic organizations and community groups. I commend
the FCC for giving a voice to the voiceless and I urge the Commission
to go forward in licensing as many stations as possible consistent
with the limitations imposed by Congress."
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January 2001 Filing Window
Announced (12/15/00)
The FCC announced the next LPFM
filing window will open between January 16 and 22, 2001 for American
Samoa, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, New York,
Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. To see the
FCC Notice regarding this filing window, click here.
Check the FCC
LPFM web site for further updates and for information about
the legislation's impact on this filing window. There will be
some LPFM licenses available during this window even after the
legislation.
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Anti-LPFM Legislation Final
(12/15/00)
On Friday, December 15, the anti-LPFM
language contained in the Grams legislation passed both the House
and Senate as part of the omnibus budget bills.
Thank you to everyone who put
in so much effort to help us make low power radio a reality.
Under the legislation, the previous
interference rules will go into effect. Thus, there will be some
low power radio, but it will be cut back by 80%.
The full text of the legislation is available here.
(PDF, 9KB)
To view a full summary of the anti-LPFM legislation, click here.
The FCC announced the next LPFM
filing window will open between January 16 and 22, 2001 for American
Samoa, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Missouri, New York,
Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wisconsin. To see the
FCC Notice regarding this filing window, click here.
Check the FCC
LPFM web site for further updates and for information about
the legislation's impact on this filing window. There will be
some LPFM licenses available during this window even after the
legislation.
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Senator McCain's floor statement
in support of Low Power
Radio, Oct. 26, 2000 (10/30/00)
On October 26, 2000 Senator
John McCain (R-AZ) made a statement about Low Power Radio on
the floor of the Senate. The Congressional Record's transcript
of McCain's statement can be read in PDF format by clicking here.
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Recent Letters/Statements
Opposing LPFM Legislation (10/16/00)
The following organizations
have written the Senate to express their opposition to LPFM legislation.
Letters can be viewed in PDF format by clicking on the links
below.
National Association of Evangelicals
(10/12/00)
LCCR letter signed by Dorothy I. Height
and Rev. Jesse Jackson (10/12/00) (for slower connections,
file can be downloaded in segments: Part
1, Part 2, Part
3)
Oregon Public
Radio (10/11/00)
To see a more exhaustive list
of Human and Civil Rights organizations that support LPFM, click
here.
To see a more complete list of LPFM supporters, click here.
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Ask NPR to Support Low Power
Radio (9/22/00)
(see also NPR's
Ombudsman Responds below)
This advertisement ran in the California edition of the
New York Times on September 22, 2000 to ask the National Public
Radio Board of Directors to reconsider its opposition to low
power radio.
In the ad is a coupon directed
to Kevin Klose, President and CEO, asking him to reconsider his
position. You can send the coupon to Media Access Project, but
please also send a copy of the coupon to:
Kevin Klose
President & CEO
National Public Radio
635 Massachusetts Ave. N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
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NPR's Ombudsman Responds (3/14/01)
NPR's Ombudsman, Jeffrey
Dvorkin, has posted a response to the many letters sent to NPR
in support of Low Power Radio and reproving NPR for its efforts
to stop LPFM. To read Dvorkin's response on the NPR website,
click
here.
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