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Free Press: Portland FCC Hearing Will Spotlight Low Power FM Radio (6/27/07)

The latest in "a larger set of initiatives 'to enhance localism among radio and television broadcasters'" put forth by former Chair Michael Powell has the FCC hearing "public testimony on the benefits of Low-Power FM stations" and other crucial media issues. The Portland meeting
follows the introduction of the bipartisan Local Community Radio Act in both the House (H.R. 2802) and Senate (S. 1675)—legislation that could bring hundreds of new LPFM stations to urban and suburban communities across the country.

StopBigMedia.com provides a map and directions for those able to attend "one of the public's few chances to speak out against Big Media before FCC Chairman Kevin Martin moves to lift the last significant limits to runaway media consolidation."

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