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FMC Comments to FCC in Fourth Further Notice on LPFM

FMC fully supports the promulgation of rules that allow for an increased number of LPFM stations as well as more diverse, original programming at those stations. Additionally, we assert that careful attention should be paid to how these stations are utilized, and whether they are helping to foster local culture and community engagement. From our perspective, this goal is at the heart of the Commission’s own work around LPFM — from the initial conception of how to best utilize these frequencies to provide true local radio to the present Notice.

This filing builds on ongoing work by FMC to ensure a more vibrant, accessible radio landscape for musicians.

FCC plan could give LPFM apps an edge over FM translators

By Mike Janssen

Current

July 25, 2011

In a July 12 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, the FCC opened the door for possible inclusion of low-power FM (LPFM) station applications alongside applications for FM translators (low-power stations that relay full-power FM signals). The FCC has committed to LPFM as a tool for bringing more community voices to the airwaves, but this move may pit existing stations against new applicants in competition for the same limited frequencies.

“It looks like the FCC is taking the right step forward in terms of trying to ensure that those opportunities for LPFM exist at all,” said Casey Rae-Hunter, deputy director of the Future of Music Coalition. Without such a compromise, the opportunity for new LPFMs could “just completely go away,” he said. read more

A Victory Party for Local Community Radio

[This piece was co-authored by FMC Intern Ethan Clark and Events & Finance Director Chhaya Kapadia.]

On March 9, 2011 the Gibson Guitar Showroom in Washington, DC, hosted our celebration to mark the passage of the Local Community Radio Act. The night was ball and was a great opportunity to get together with our friends and colleagues and recognize an achievement that was 10 years in the making. read more

Listening Post Just another WordPress Weblog Musicians? Group Asks Obama for Change

By Scott McCaughey

Wired.com

November 7, 2008

The Future of Music Coalition hopes the upcoming Obama administration will prioritize music industry reform, particularly as it involves corporate interests. The FMC points out that as the internet loosens music?s geographical ties, radio stations should be run by program directors and DJs who live in the communities where they broadcast. It also says Austin and Seattle have shown how an emphasis on local music can boost a city?s economy.

Senate Commerce Hearing Tackles Performance Royalties

Yesterday, the Senate Commerce Committee held a hearing on the Future of Radio. This hearing was set up to address a range of issues — LPFM, ownership, royalties, public radio, etc — but after a New York Times article last week disclosed that FCC’s Chairman Kevin Martin was considering a fast track effort to loosening media ownership rules even further, the Senators also used this time to send a message to the FCC, reminding the commission that a bi-partisan majority had objected to the efforts to deregulate media in 2003, and the Senate was ready to do so again. read more

LPFM

FMC Comments to FCC in Fourth Further Notice on LPFM

FCC plan could give LPFM apps an edge over FM translators

A Victory Party for Local Community Radio

Listening Post Just another WordPress Weblog Musicians? Group Asks Obama for Change

Senate Commerce Hearing Tackles Performance Royalties

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