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FCC Window: Rural Areas Have Best Chance For LPFM Station

Posted on November 29, 2023 by Trish Nelson

From our inbox – important announcement from Prometheus Radio Project Next week the FCC will open a short application window for new Low Power FM stations and Prometheus is here to help! It’s been a decade since the last opportunity … Continue reading →

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Iowa City Getting New Community Radio Station

Posted on May 4, 2015 by Trish Nelson

We can thank Congressmen Dave Loebsack (D-2nd District) and former congressman Tom Latham (R-4th District) who co-sponsored H.R. 1147, the bill that allowed the FCC to license thousands of Low Power FM community radio stations across the country.  Iowa City … Continue reading →

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Apply For An FM Radio License And Bring Community Radio To Your Town!

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Trish Nelson

Greetings, We have four months to go until the application window for community radio broadcast licenses, and you can tell just by looking around our busy office! We have teams of people conducting outreach to groups all across the country, … Continue reading →

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Grow Your Own Radio Station

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Trish Nelson

Dear Community Radio Activist, What would you do with your own local radio station? Would you provide local news that no one else covers? Play music from local artists? Discuss and debate the issues that matter to your community? Revive … Continue reading →

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Everything You Need To Know About How To Start Your Own Community Radio Station

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Trish Nelson

In December of 2010 the House and Senate passed the Local Community Radio Act by voice vote in both chambers. Reps. Dave Loebsack (D) and Tom Latham (R) were co-sponsors of this important legislation.  President Obama signed the LPFM act … Continue reading →

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Iowa’s KRUU: Not Radio Nowhere

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Trish Nelson

[Enough about the caucuses already.   Dave Bradley and I were guests on KRUU awhile back on the program PLANET ERSTWILD with James Moore. We enjoyed a lively conversation about  national media policy, the FCC, LPFM radio, community radio, the media landscape … Continue reading →

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