Senate Commerce Committee Approves LPFM Bill
November 19, 2009: The Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday has approved the Local Community Radio Act, which would direct the FCC to modify its rules to do away with third-adjacent minimum separation requirement for most FMs, potentially clearing the way for hundreds of new low-power FM stations.
The House version of the bill has already passed in the Commerce Committee, so the next stop will be votes in the full House and Senate.
Free Press Program Coordinator Candace Clement said, "Today's vote brings us one step closer to a new golden era of radio -- where music, news, and information that matter to local communities are back on the dial. Passing this bill will open up the airwaves to hundreds of new noncommercial radio stations and offer a much needed alternative to the cookie-cutter format that dominates the radio dial. Today's vote shows that policymakers are hearing and responding to the widespread public support for expanding local radio across the country. They should not delay in voting the Local Community Radio Act into law."
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