STATEMENT FROM THE PACIFICA NATIONAL BOARD
July 29, 2007
The Pacifica Foundation supports the Local Community Radio Act of 2007 – House Bill 2802/S, and Senate Bill 1675 – introduced by Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell, and Congressman Doyle and Congressman Terry – to expand Low Power FM radio to more communities and to many of America's biggest cities.
We encourage everyone to contact and ask their own senators to co-sponsor this bill to help provide access for people to more local media to support workers, families, and communities across the country.
–Pacifica National Board
You can find your Congressmember's information at www.congress.org, or by calling the Capitol Switchboard at 202-224-3121. You can also look them up at www.freepress.net/lpfm.
Sample conversation When the staff for the office picks up:
"Hi, my name is _______________, and I'm a constituent of Congressmember _____________ and Senators ___________ and ____________. We need access to more local media to support workers, families, and communities across our area and across the state. Senators John McCain and Maria Cantwell, and Congressman Doyle and Congressman Terry, just introduced legislation to expand Low Power FM radio to our area and to many of America's biggest cities. I ask Congressmember ___________ and Senators ___________ and ___________ to cosponsor this bill, the Local Community Radio Act of 2007 – HR 2802, and Senate Bill 1675. Thank you!"
Please make this call to your Congressmember now, and forward this note to others who care about community radio!
Reference for Local Community Radio Act of 2007:
www.senateseeker.com/bills.php?id=1859
House Bill 2802: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:H.R.2802:
Senate Bill 1675: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c110:S.1675:
Summaries of low power FM facts at www.expandlpfm.org, www.prometheusradio.org, or www.freepress.net/lpfm.
Check and see if your Congressmember has cosponsored the low power FM radio bill here –
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d110:HR02802:@@@P – some Congressmembers have committed to signing on, like the ones mentioned above, but aren't listed yet!
Read a few great stories about the low power FM bills at MyDD.com:
www.mydd.com/story/2007/6/21/13024/5742
At the Black Agenda Report:
www.blackagendareport.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=259&Itemid=39
And from the United Methodist Church:
www.umc.org/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=lwL4KnN1LtH&b=2072531&ct=4027825 |
