Click this link to take part in the Free Press campaign for low power FM radio.

Do you want better radio choices in [Oregon]?

A bill was introduced in Congress last week to open up the local airwaves to more diverse, independent, Low Power FM radio stations. But the “Local Community Radio Act of 2007″ (HR 2802) is being opposed by powerful lobbyists for radio conglomerates like the National Association of Broadcasters.

[Your Rep] can be an important voice in this fight by co-sponsoring this crucial bill. [Your Rep] must hear your support for local radio to move this legislation forward:

Send a Message to [Your Rep]:
Support the Local Community Radio Act

This is one of our last chances to put local and diverse voices on the air for good. A recent study by Free Press found that the average local radio market has 16 white male-owned radio stations — but just one female-owned station and two-minority owned stations. Women and minorities control just one-eighth of the country’s full-power radio stations despite comprising more than two-thirds of the population.

If we pass the Local Community Radio Act of 2007 we can help reverse this disgraceful trend and carve out more space on the dial for female and minority views. This important legislation would create hundreds, if not thousands, of new Low Power FM radio stations in towns like Salem across the country.

Tell Congress: We Need Better Local Radio

Let’s make sure [Your Rep] knows where [Oregonians] stand.

Onward,

Joe Torres
Government Relations Manager
Free Press
www.freepress.net

1. Off the Dial: How Media Consolidation Diminishes Diversity on the Radio is the new Free Press study on radio ownership. Read the full report at: www.stopbigmedia.com/files/off_the_dial.pdf

2. Read why members of Congress, community broadcasters and even the Indigo Girls support LPFM radio. Or find out about starting your own station at www.prometheusradio.org.

3. Join our “Local Radio NOW” Facebook community and meet others who want to reclaim the airwaves for local, independent radio.

(All categories checked because more diverse and democratic media would contribute in all areas.)

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