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Radio Mon Sep 17 2007
Only You Can Prevent Radio Stagnation
This Thursday, for a change of pace, Chicagoans will get a rare chance to hassle the FCC. Officially starting at 4PM (with hopeful speakers lining up for the sign-up sheet as early as noon), The Rainbow-PUSH Coalition will host an FCC hearing "to fully involve the public in the process of the 2006 Quadrennial Broadcast Media Ownership Review". Many of the speakers will be panels of specially chosen representatives of various media faces, both commercial and independent. There will also be the aforementioned sign-up sheet for those Chicagoans who would like to voice their own opinions. The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) will be sending several representatives to the hearing in the hopes of convincing the FCC to revisit (and re-assign) misused "translator" station licenses that offer no local broadcasting. To show your support, voice your dissent, or just learn first-hand about the politics of modern radio, the hearing will last from 4PM until 11PM (or later).