Low power FM station

["JS M" <jbiggs50@hotmail.com>]

Yesterday, the FCC approved the licensing of low-power FM stations.  
Discussions on this listserve have occasionally addressed the lack of local 
news/programming in the media.  Now, an alternative to corporate control of 
local airwaves has been approved.  Anyone interested in starting a radio 
station run by the community?  Granted, the UI has a nice signal, but it's 
for students.  Is this something the high school might be interested in?  
Here's the info:

FCC to Issue Low-Power Radio Licenses

The Federal Communications Commission yesterday voted to begin issuing 
licenses for low-power FM radio stations. The move is intended to help 
community groups and local activists enter the broadcasting industry, which 
has undergone massive consolidation. Non-commercial stations will be allowed 
to broadcast signals as weak as 10 watts -- dramatically less than full 
power signals of 6,000 to 100,000 watts. Established broadcasters, including 
NPR, fought the new frequencies because they fear radio interference with 
existing FM signals. FCC technicians say interference will not be a 
significant problem. Hear more (on NPR's for All Things Considered. Kevin 
McGaughy is the principal of Brookland  High School in Brookland, Arkansas. 
Listen as he tells All Things Considered host Linda Wertheimer about his 
application for a low-power radio license for his school.)
jm

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