Local Community Radio Act of 2007

To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service.

6/21/2007--Introduced.
Local Community Radio Act of 2007 - Repeals provisions in the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, that required the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to:
(1) modify rules authorizing the operation of low-power FM radio stations to prescribe minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels;
(2) prohibit applicants who have engaged in the unlicensed operation of any station from obtaining a low-power FM license; and
(3) conduct a program to test whether low-power FM radio stations will result in harmful interference to existing FM radio stations if minimum distance separations for third-adjacent channels are not required. Requires the FCC to modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between specified stations. Requires the FCC to retain rules that provide third-adjacent channel protection for full-power noncommercial FM stations that broadcast radio reading services via a subcarrier frequency from potential low-power FM station interference. Requires the FCC when licensing FM translator stations to ensure:
(1) that licenses are available to both FM translator stations and low-power FM stations; and
(2) that such decisions are made based on the needs of the local community.


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Sponsor

• Rep. Michael Doyle [D, PA-14]
• and 96 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. W. Todd Akin [R, MO-2]
  • Rep. Thomas Allen [D, ME-1]
  • Rep. Tammy Baldwin [D, WI-2]
  • Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R, MD-6]
  • Rep. Timothy Bishop [D, NY-1]
  • Rep. Marsha Blackburn [R, TN-7]
  • Rep. Madeleine Bordallo [D, GU-0]
  • Rep. Robert Brady [D, PA-1]
  • Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8]
  • Rep. Dennis Cardoza [D, CA-18]
  • Rep. Russ Carnahan [D, MO-3]
  • Rep. William Clay [D, MO-1]
  • Rep. Emanuel Cleaver [D, MO-5]
  • Rep. Steve Cohen [D, TN-9]
  • Rep. Elijah Cummings [D, MD-7]
  • Rep. David Davis [R, TN-1]
  • Rep. Susan Davis [D, CA-53]
  • Rep. Nathan Deal [R, GA-9]
  • Rep. Diana DeGette [D, CO-1]
  • Rep. William Delahunt [D, MA-10]
  • Rep. John Doolittle [R, CA-4]
  • Rep. John Duncan [R, TN-2]
  • Rep. Rahm Emanuel [D, IL-5]
  • Rep. Anna Eshoo [D, CA-14]
  • Rep. Sam Farr [D, CA-17]
  • Rep. Chaka Fattah [D, PA-2]
  • Rep. Bob Filner [D, CA-51]
  • Rep. Jeffrey Fortenberry [R, NE-1]
  • Rep. Bill Foster [D, IL-14]
  • Rep. Barney Frank [D, MA-4]
  • Rep. Al Green [D, TX-9]
  • Rep. Raul Grijalva [D, AZ-7]
  • Rep. Luis Gutierrez [D, IL-4]
  • Rep. John Hall [D, NY-19]
  • Rep. Phil Hare [D, IL-17]
  • Rep. Jane Harman [D, CA-36]
  • Rep. Baron Hill [D, IN-9]
  • Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D, NY-22]
  • Rep. Rubén Hinojosa [D, TX-15]
  • Rep. Mazie Hirono [D, HI-2]
  • Rep. Tim Holden [D, PA-17]
  • Rep. Michael Honda [D, CA-15]
  • Rep. Darlene Hooley [D, OR-5]
  • Rep. Jay Inslee [D, WA-1]
  • Rep. Jesse Jackson [D, IL-2]
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D, TX-18]
  • Rep. Timothy Johnson [R, IL-15]
  • Rep. Stephanie Jones [D, OH-11]
  • Rep. Steve Kagen [D, WI-8]
  • Rep. Dale Kildee [D, MI-5]
  • Rep. Carolyn Kilpatrick [D, MI-13]
  • Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D, OH-10]
  • Rep. Thomas Latham [R, IA-4]
  • Rep. Barbara Lee [D, CA-9]
  • Rep. John Lewis [D, GA-5]
  • Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D, CA-16]
  • Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D, NY-14]
  • Rep. Doris Matsui [D, CA-5]
  • Rep. James McDermott [D, WA-7]
  • Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R, WA-5]
  • Rep. Jerry McNerney [D, CA-11]
  • Rep. Michael McNulty [D, NY-21]
  • Rep. Charles Melancon [D, LA-3]
  • Rep. R. Bradley Miller [D, NC-13]
  • Rep. Gwen Moore [D, WI-4]
  • Rep. Tim Murphy [R, PA-18]
  • Rep. John Murtha [D, PA-12]
  • Rep. Grace Napolitano [D, CA-38]
  • Rep. John Olver [D, MA-1]
  • Rep. Edward Pastor [D, AZ-4]
  • Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14]
  • Rep. Donald Payne [D, NJ-10]
  • Rep. Collin Peterson [D, MN-7]
  • Rep. Charles Pickering [R, MS-3]
  • Rep. David Price [D, NC-4]
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D, CA-34]
  • Rep. Linda Sanchez [D, CA-39]
  • Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9]
  • Rep. Allyson Schwartz [D, PA-13]
  • Rep. David Scott [D, GA-13]
  • Rep. Joe Sestak [D, PA-7]
  • Rep. Carol Shea-Porter [D, NH-1]
  • Rep. Adrian Smith [R, NE-3]
  • Rep. Hilda Solis [D, CA-32]
  • Rep. Fortney Stark [D, CA-13]
  • Rep. Lee Terry [R, NE-2]
  • Rep. C. Michael Thompson [D, CA-1]
  • Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R, OH-12]
  • Rep. John Tierney [D, MA-6]
  • Rep. Edolphus Towns [D, NY-10]
  • Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D, FL-20]
  • Rep. Henry Waxman [D, CA-30]
  • Rep. Peter Welch [D, VT-0]
  • Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2]
  • Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D, CA-6]
  • Rep. Albert Wynn [D, MD-4]
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Committees

• House Energy and Commerce
• 1 more
  • House Energy and Commerce
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.2802

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June 21, 2007

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• Jun 21, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
• Jun 21, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
• Introduced on Jun 21, 2007.

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In the News

August 23, 2007 Local issues shouldn't be shut out in process

Call your Congress members today and ask them to support HR 2802 — the Local Community Radio Act of 2007. And then — come down to RFN — and let the DJ ...

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Source: Robertson County Times, TN

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June 28, 2007 Portland FCC Hearing Will Spotlight Low Power FM Radio

This hearing follows the introduction of the bipartisan Local Community Radio Act in both the House (HR 2802) and Senate (S. 1675) — legislation that could ...

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July 10, 2008 Low-Power Rangers!

Today, a slew of organizations — including FMC and several other members of the Media and Democracy Coalition — sent a letter to US Congressional Representatives requesting that they co-sponsor HR 2802, the bipartisan Local Community ...

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June 08, 2008 NCMR Day 2: Greenwald and Fox News

Watch HR 2802 and hope it passes. The constant praise of "family owned newspapers" like the Seattle Times is grating to me. In 2000 Frank Blethen overode his own editorial board to endorse George W. Bush for president. Why? ...

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May 19, 2008 Prometheus Radio Project meeting with Rep. Neal

“I am calling to ask Representative Neal to vote for the Local Community Radio Act (HR 2802). This important new legislation will expand low power FM radio and allow locally produced, community radio to flourish. ...

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