H.R.1147 - Local Community Radio Act of 2009

To imlpement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. view all titles (5)

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  • Short: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To imlpement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. as introduced.
  • Official: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. as introduced.
  • Short: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 as reported to house.
  • Short: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 as passed house.

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06/14/11
Senate Commerce Committee Approves LPFM Bill

Join Date: Mar 2009; Posts: 558. Rep Power: 12. www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1147/show · http://www.prometheusradio.org/take_...fm_in_congress. Quick Navigation Part 15, LPFM & Amateur Radio Top ...

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03/16/11
H.R.1147: CRE Act of 2011 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress

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01/02/11
The Black Community Needs Community Radio Now!

Perhaps by now some of you may have heard of the passage of the Local Community Radio Act, Bill H.R. 1147 which was later updated in H.R.6533. Community radio advocates have been pushing for community radio for quite some time and the ...

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12/26/10
Oregon Commentator » Blog Archive » Gordon Smith, NAB attempt to ...

The blog of the Oregon Commentator, an independent journal of opinion published at the University of Oregon for the campus community.

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12/24/10
Proof Radio No Longer Matters « NotionsCapital

Proof radio no longer matters: Congress finally passed the Community Radio Act authorizing broadcasting by more low power FM (LPFM) nonprofit stations. After a decade of stalling it by making proponents jump through hoops, the broadcast ...

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12/22/10
2010 Congressional Lame Duck Votes

Local Community Radio Act – HR 1147 and S 592 – repealed FCC restrictions to open up low power service for non-profit radio in thousands of communities with locally oriented programming. The FCC will announce a procedure for community ...

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12/19/10
Christmas Comes Early For LPFMs

Like its predecessors – HR 1147 and S.592 – the latest iteration (HR 6533) eliminates third-adjacent separation requirements between (1) low power FM stations and (2) full service FM stations, translators and boosters. ...

Source: CommLawBlog
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12/18/10
H.R.1147 - Local Community Radio Act 12/19/2010 - NicoleCabell ...

Prometheus Radio Project has been one of the loudest supporters of the Local Community Radio Act a bill that would open the airwaves for new low power radio stations LPFMs across the country. I sat down to talk to Pete Tridish Director ...

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12/17/10
Pittsburgh Radio & TV Online - Bill passes for Low-Power FM

A different version of the Local Community Radio act (HR 1147) was passed a year ago, but it stalled in the Senate. Congressman Doyle is optimistic that the act will be enacted into law before the end of the 111th Congress. ...

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12/14/10
Community Radio Around the World: [creative-radio] US Low Power ...

across the US – *the Local Community Radio Act, HR 1147 and SB 592.*. They cheered at the NAB, "Stop making us jump through hoops! Support low power FM radio and the Local Community Radio Act!" * They also asked their ...

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12/13/10
Download Restaurant / Kill Big Sound mp3

592 – and its companion HR 1147, which already …. It's a perfectly sound choice that Gordon Smith was chosen to represent broadcasters, because here in Oregon, Smith ran his families frozen foods business (including racking up fines in ...

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12/13/10
hula hooping at the National Association of Broadcasters to say ...

Gordon Smith, the chief of the NAB, is rumored to be walking the halls of Congress lately, meeting with our legislators, to try to kill the Local Community Radio Act (HR 1147 and SB 592). This bill would make the airwaves far more ...

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12/13/10
Craig Aaron: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to Kill Community Radio

Lgesvend HR 1147, which has already sailed through Parliament – was written to wd? Woe to the unreasonable restrictions . This bill has bem? Rkelsesv? Finished wide TV? Rpolitisk backing . It is co-sponsored by Sens. ...

Source: 1whp.com
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12/13/10
Craig Aaron: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to Kill Community Radio

592 — and its companion HR 1147, which already sailed through the House — were written to lift the unreasonable restrictions. This bill enjoys remarkably broad bipartisan support. It's co-sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz. ...

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12/13/10
Craig Aaron: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington to Kill Community Radio

And S. 592 — and its companion H.R. 1147, which already sailed through the House, were written to lift the unreasonable restrictions. This bill enjoys remarkably broad bipartisan support. It's co-sponsored by Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz. ...

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12/12/10
Community Broadcasters Plan Demonstration in Front of NAB HQ

The group will have hula hoops and juggle radios as a way to ask the NAB to stop fighting the Local Community Radio Act (HR 1147, S 592). This bill would relax current rules on low-power radio. The message of the demonstrators: "Stop ...

Source: Radio
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12/11/10
Garden Valley Daily News: Low Power Radio in Garden Valley: Why ...

Last year (2009) the House passed the Local Community Radio Act of 2009 (LCRA, HR 1147) and sent it on to the Senate (as S592) for a floor vote. This legislation makes it possible for rural communities such as Garden Valley to obtain ...

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12/06/10
H.R.6506: To amend section 798 of title 18, United States Code, to ...

Bills, People, Issues. S.3804 Combating Online Infr... 1 · S.4004 SHIELD Act. 1 · H.R.4983 Transparency in Gover... 1 · H.R.1147 Local Community Radio... 1 · H.R.231 The Video Game Health. ...

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11/22/10
Congressman Doyle offers manager's amendment to his Low-Power FM ...

On October 8, 2009, Congressman Doyle offered an improved version of his bill to increase the number of low-power FM radio stations (HR 1147) as a manager's amendment during mark-up of this bill by the House Energy and Commerce ...

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11/16/10
ARCANE RADIO TRIVIA: The Local Community Radio Act

But despite this bipartisan support, the Local Community Radio Act (H.R.1147) has been stopped in its tracks by a hold in the Senate. And now time is running out, which is why we urgently need your help to get the Senate to pass this ...

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11/13/10
Doyle calls for passage of Local Community Radio Act

On June 11, 2009, at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet on HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act, Congressman Doyle called for the passage of this ...

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11/04/10
Doyle questions FCC and NAB witnesses about low-power FM radio ...

On June 11, 2009, at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet on HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act, Congressman Doyle questioned witnesses from the Federal ...

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11/03/10
Radio Free Bisbee plays a waiting game

The bill, known as HR 1147, passed the House of Representatives in December of last year. It made its way out of Senate committee and is now waiting for a vote on the Senate floor. If the bill is passed, then the FCC can resume issuing ...

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10/26/10
Another nail in my heart. - Thieves in the Temple.

I'd been wondering what had happened to H.R. 1147/S. 592, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, which passed the House by a large, bipartisan margin last year, and now I know: Sen. Barrasso (R-WY) has placed a hold on the bill. ...

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10/24/10
LPFM bill still in Senate limbo

The Local Community Radio Act (LCRA) (HR 1147; S. 592), a bill which would allow the licensure and likely subsequent development of hundreds more community-operated hyperlocal radio stations (called “Low Power FM” or “LPFM”) was passed ...

Source: MediaSurge
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10/04/10
Local Community Radio Act of 2009 « The Sonoran Chronicle

Below is the text of the Local Community Radio Act of 2009. The text was prepared by the Library of Congress and posted by Curtis Prendergast. H.R. 1147. 111th CONGRESS. 1st Session. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES. December 17, 2009 ...

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10/02/10
Dot Calm's Page of Truth & Sedition: 372 Bills That Have Been ...

91) H.R. 1147, Local Community Radio Act 92) H.R. 1168, Veterans Retraining Act 93) H.R. 1170, New Assistive Technologies for Specially Adapted Housing 94) H.R. 1171, Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program Reauthorization ...

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09/29/10
Featured | Fix Internet Problem

On June 11, 2009, at a hearing of the House Energy and Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet on HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act, Congressman Doyle questioned witnesses from the Federal ...

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09/25/10
PiratesWeek9/26/10 | PiratesWeek Podcast

PW092610 DOWNLOAD 25MBLow bit rate file DOWNLOAD 14MBNo need for a broadcast version, this week is clean. RUN TIME 32 Min This week is so jam packed.

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09/16/10
H.R. 1147 [110th]: REIT Investment Diversification and Empowerment ...

15 Feb 2007

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