[Seattle-editorial] FEATURE PROPOSAL: LPFM licensees

[Jason Reep]

approve.

jonathan lawson wrote:

> subtitle: MORE COMMUNITY BROADASTING AHEAD
> title: FCC Approves 23 Low-Power FM Stations for Washington
>
> Last week the FCC accepted Low Power FM applications filed by 23 
> aspiring community radio groups in Washington. Successful applicants 
> included Olympia's <a href="http://www.mediaisland.org">Media 
> Island</a>, Spokane's <b>Citizens for Clean Air</b>, the <b>Council 
> for Alternative Energy</b> in Kettle Falls, and other community, 
> arts-based and educational organizations.. About half of the 
> applications accepted are from religious organizations. The round of 
> approvals will bring community radio to several small communities on 
> Washington's Olympic peninsula, including Port Townsend, Hoquiam, and 
> Lake Quinault. Aberdeen, Sunnyside and Ocean Shores may each have two 
> LPFM stations.
>
> <p>About half of groups who filed during last year's application 
> window were approved.
> <a href="http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html">A complete list</a> of 
> accepted LPFM
> applications is available from the FCC.
>
> <p>Unsuccessful LPFM applicants included community webcaster <a 
> href="http://www.voiceofvashon.org">Voice of Vashon</a>, and  the <a 
> href="http://www.nas.com/riverfarm/">River Farm</a> in Whatcom County. 
> VoV's application was submitted as a challenge to overrestrictive, 
> industry-penned spectrum adjacency rules and was expected to be 
> denied, it is not clear why the River Farm's strong application was 
> rejected.
>
> <p>Opponents of <a 
> href="http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/diversity/index.html">FCC 
> deregulation of the ownership rules</a> protecting diversity and 
> localism among corporate radio, television, cable and newspapers, have 
> until Dec. 2 to file public comments with the Commission. <a href=" 
> http://www.democraticmedia.org/news/ownershipNPRM.html ">Read more</a> 
> and file comments online. [ <a 
> href="http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-02-2476A1.doc">filing 
> instructions</a> | <a 
> href="http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html">online form</a>]
>
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