Local Community Radio Act Barrels ahead in Congress

[Cory Fischer-Hoffman]

Local Community Radio Act Barrels Ahead in Congress
Notice of Committee Markup

WHO: Committee on Energy and Commerce
WHAT: Markup of H.R. 1147, the Local Community Radio Act
WHEN: Thursday, October 15, 2009, at 10 a.m.
WHERE: 2123 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.

 
Last week, community radio advocates were thrilled when the Local Community Radio Act of 2009 (H.R. 1147) passed out of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet by voice vote.
 
Tomorrow we may have more to celebrate. The full House Energy and Commerce Committee will vote on the Local Community Radio Act on Thursday, October 15 at 10 a.m.  
 
After years of fighting to expand people’s access to the airwaves, community radio advocates are finally seeing the fruits of our labor. This is the farthest the bill has come since it was first introduced in 2005, bringing hundreds of communities around the country one huge step closer to running their own radio stations.  
 
The Energy and Commerce Committee is chaired by longtime LPFM supporter Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA). After the Committee markup, we expect the Local Community Radio Act to move swiftly toward a full House vote.
 
Community radio needs your support more than ever. Please call your representative today to say it’s time to pass the Local Community Radio Act! http://www.freepress.net/lpfm/cosponsors


The Prometheus Radio Project is a Philadelphia based non-profit that advocates for greater public access to the airwaves through the licensing of low power radio stations. www.prometheusradio.org