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34 2nd Street
Turners Falls, MA 01376
(413) 863-9200
Fax: 863-9220
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Monday        1:00 -   8:00 PM
Tuesday     1:00 -   8:00 PM
Wednesday 1:00 -   6:00 PM
Thursday     1:00 -    6:00 PM
Friday          12:00 - 6:00 PM

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- Fri, Mar 19, 2010, 7:40 A

Low Power FM UPdate

LPFM Bill Poised for Passage

The Local Community Radio Act is now poised to pass! On March 10, 2010 S592 was finally placed on the calendar and reported out of Committee, making the bill ready for a vote of approval from the Senate. With this bureaucratic piece of process behind us, we are just a few steps away from passing the Local Community Radio Act. After passing out of the Full House of Representatives in December, all that remains is for the bill to be voted out of the Senate and then signed into law by the President.

Along with the sponsors of the legislation, Sens. Cantwell (WA) and McCain (AZ), the cosponsors of the legislation are a strong group of high-ranking Senators who have the power to push this bill towards passage this session. Among them are, Durbin (IL), Feingold (WI), Leahy (VT), Merkley (OR), Sanders (VT), and Schumer (NY)

In Senator Durbin's home-state, the Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) is working hard for the passage of the Local Community Radio Act so that their newly-launched internet station can make its way onto the FM band.

CHIRP is dedicated to providing Chicago residents with a community radio station focused on the representation of local people, events, and issues alongside a wide array of local and independent music. They seek to promote localism, diversity, and independence in public broadcasting via programming and web content curated, created, and produced by Chicagoans.

While there are many urban groups interested in getting an opportunity to broadcast for the first time, there are also many rural communities that stand to benefit from the passage of the Local Community Radio Act. At the recent FCC media ownership hearings, Mike Willis of Lake Murray, South Carolina was among several supporters who used the public hearing to ask South Carolina’s legislators to expand the low power service with the Local Community Radio Act.

“We want to urge the US Senators from South Carolina to support this legislation. We have not yet had Senator Jim DeMint’s support, and we are calling on him to help us pass this important bill this spring,” said Willis, who hopes to start a low power station for his community.

With the reporting phase of the legislation complete, we expect quick movement to pass this bill through Unanimous Consent. We will need every Senator to commit to supporting LPFM this spring. If you have not yet called your Senator's office, urge them to support S592 so that low power radio can be expanded across the United States.

Call our Senators and ask them to support S592- the Local Community Radio Act.

Kerry, John F. - (D) - (202) 224-2742
Brown, Scott P. - (R) - (202) 224-4543

1) Call and ask to speak to the staff person who covers telecom issues.

2) Tell the telecom staffer, either over the phone or on their voice mail:

"I am a constituent from Montague and I am calling to urge [Senator's name] to support S592, which expands the Low Power FM radio service, creating opportunities for local community media outlets in our district. The Local Community Radio Act is advancing rapidly and will shortly be hotlined through the Senate. Can I count on the Senator's support?”

Go to www.montaguetv.org to watch the June 4fth BioMass held in Turners Falls MA. Look for 'video' and then find the meeting titled 'biomass' click on the title to watch the meeting.
Robin Mide

Friday, January 9th
8:00 AM 9-1-1 People, Facts & Stories
8:30 AM Art Fest 2007
10:00 AM ASPCA
11:00 AM Breast Cancer PSA
11:30 AM Carlos W. Anderson "Big Fat Lie"
12:30 PM Common Man Cowbell Prescription
1:30 PM Darker Image
2:30 PM Discovery Center Fossil Tracks
3:30 PM Falls Table Michaelangelo "Gnoccki with Shrimp"
4:30 PM Franklin County Matters Community Based Banks
5:35 PM Green by 2015
6:00 PM Into the Way of Peace
7:00 PM GMRSD 12_9_08
11:00 PM The Katie Clarke Band

Saturday, January 10th
8:00 AM Journey to Wissatinnewag
8:30 AM Keep Warm Keep Safe
9:00 AM Mohawk High School Performs at Disney_title1
10:30 AM Mohawk Select Chorus
11:00 AM Montague 250th Anniversary Parade
1:00 PM Naturalist Laurie Sanders
2:00 PM Physician Focus Young Athletes and Sports Injuries
3:00 PM Poetry Music Jam for Montague Reporter from the Vou
4:00 PM Power Canal Draw Down
4:30 PM Proud to be a Mason
5:00 PM Refusal 15
5:30 PM Safe and Green Campaign
7:00 PM Town Forum Unity Park Hearing
10:00 PM Sculpture Fest "08" Firedance
11:00 PM Tapping Maple Ridge

Sunday, January 11th
8:00 AM Cal Ripken Baseball
9:30 AM Carlos W. Anderson "Big Fat Lie"
10:30 AM Cristmas Candle Light Service
11:30 AM Coffee House, Jeff Martell
1:00 PM Discovery Center Birds of Prey.
2:30 PM White House Chronicles
3:30 PM Women Girls & HIV:Teen Girls
4:00 PM TWB Sky Awareness
5:00 PM Turkey Day Game 2008
7:30 PM The Western Mass Dem: Chris Forgey
8:30 PM The Spirit of Lake Pleasant
10:30 PM The Flow of Time

Monday, January 12th
8:00 AM Discovery Center Open Mic Night 2007
8:46 AM Discovery Center Open Mic Night 2007
9:30 AM Enjoy The Ride Share the Road
10:30 AM Exploring New Worlds in New England
11:00 AM Falls Table Margaret Fitzpatrick
11:30 AM Girls Softball08
2:00 PM Discovery Center-Root Cellar
3:30 PM Mik TV: Gentling The Bull
4:00 PM Mohawk Holiday Concert 2008
5:30 PM Montague Community Band 07
6:00 PM Montague Machine
7:00 PM Select Board (Live)
10:30 PM Mik TV with Joe Landry pt1
11:00 PM On The Ridge Bow Hunting 101

Tuesday, January 13th
8:00 AM On the Ridge Turkey Hunting 2008
8:30 AM Over the Falls
9:30 AM Preachin the Blues
10:22 AM Proud to be a Mason
11:00 AM Reconciliation Ceremony
11:30 AM The Looming Crisis in Oil Depletion
1:30 PM Seabrook 1977.
3:00 PM Senses of Place
4:30 PM the epics at the vous
5:30 PM The Rise and Fall of Lake Hitchcock
6:30 PM The Western MASS Democrat Senator Stan Rosenberg
7:00 PM GMRSD 1/13/09 (Live)

Wednesday, January 14th
8:00 AM TWB Growing a Green Community
9:00 AM Underground Railway Concert 07
10:30 AM Physician Focus Young Athletes and Sports Injuries
11:30 AM Michael Nix
1:00 PM Falls Table Mike Ryan
2:00 PM Montague 250th Anniversary Parade
4:00 PM Montague Update: John Anctil
5:00 PM Deer Hunting Tips 101 Part 2
5:30 PM Mik TV: Gentling The Bull
6:00 PM Carlos W. Anderson "Big Fat Lie"
7:00 PM Town Forum Unity Park Hearing
10:00 PM On The Ridge New England Brush Wolf Hunting
10:30 PM Over The Falls The Eddie in Eddies Wheels
12:00 AM Encore Body Art #10

Friday, January 15th
8:00 AM Peoples Harvest1
9:30 AM Physician Focus Young Athletes and Sports Injuries
10:30 AM Poetry Music Jam for Montague Reporter from the Vou
11:30 AM Safe and Green Campaign
1:00 PM Darker Image
2:00 PM Discovery Center Fossil Tracks
3:00 PM Common Man Concert-Tim Van Egmond
4:30 PM On The Ridge Turkey Hunting Tips
5:30 PM White House Chronicles
6:30 PM The HIV Test
7:00 PM Select Board 1/12/09
9:00 PM The Looming Crisis in Oil Depletion
11:00 PM Valley Idol Finals 2008

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