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Turners Falls, MA 01376
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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?”

Friday, November 6
8:00 AM Gill Select Board 10/26/09
9:30 AM Finance Committee 11/4/09
11:30 AM Physician Focus:November 2009
12:00 PM White House Chronicle#1036-1037
1:00 PM Rhema Word#260
2:00 PM On The Ridge:Fall Turkey Hunting Tactics
3:00 PM Independent Voices#51
3:30 PM Finance Committee 11/4/09
5:30 PM Gill Select Board 10/26/09
7:00 PM GMRSD 10_27_09
10:00 PM GMRSD Budget 11/3/09

Saturday, November 7
8:00 AM White House Chronicle#1038-1038
9:00 AM Franklin County Matters:Community Health Center
10:00 AM The Soap Box Seth Glier
10:30 AM The Secret Government
12:30 PM BFMC Healthbeat Nov 2009
1:00 PM Over The Falls:Helping Friends in Distress
2:00 PM Preachin the Blues
3:00 PM Rosner Car Show
4:00 PM Senses of Place
5:30 PM Discovery Center: Northern Bats
6:30 PM Independent Voices#51
7:00 PM The Soap Box Seth Glier
7:30 PM On The Ridge:Fall Turkey Hunting Tactics
8:30 PM Select Board 11/2/09
10:00 PM Franklin County Matters:Elder Protective Services
11:00 PM Francis Doughty

Sunday, November 8
8:00 AM Zeitgeist The Movie
10:00 AM Wisdom Way Solar Village Studio Panel Talk
10:30 AM White House Chronicle#1036-1037
11:30 AM Wendell Old Home Days 09
12:00 PM Valley Idol Finals
2:30 PM 9/11 Road to Tyranny
5:30 PM All About Bats
6:00 PM An Afternoon of Music with Daniel Clarke
8:00 PM Beat The Devil
9:30 PM Two Gentlemen of Verona
Monday, November 9
8:00 AM Underground Railway Concert 07
9:30 AM They Are Still There
10:30 AM The Reflecting Pool Interview with filmaker
11:30 AM The Secret Government
1:30 PM TWB Ergonomics
2:30 PM White House Chronicle#1036-1037
3:30 PM Rhema Word#260
4:30 PM Reconciliation Ceremony
5:00 PM The Soap Box Seth Glier
5:30 PM Gill Select Board 10/26/09
7:00 PM Select Board 11/9/09
9:00 PM Power Canal Draw Down
9:30 PM Physician Focus:November 2009
10:00 PM The Ghost Train

Tuesday, November 10
8:00 AM This is Montague Dec 06
8:30 AM Tiny Tim
9:30 AM Turkey Day Game 2008
12:00 PM BFMC Healthbeat Nov 2009
12:30 PM Over The Falls:Helping Friends in Distress
1:30 PM Peoples Harvest1
3:00 PM Physician Focus:November 2009
3:30 PM On The Ridge:Fall Turkey Hunting Tactics
4:30 PM GMRSD Budget 11/3/09
7:00 PM GMRSD 11/10/09
10:00 PM White House Chronicle#1038-1038
11:00 PM The Bat
7:30 AM Physician Focus:November 2009

Wednesday, November 11
8:00 AM Poetry Music Jam for Montague Reporter from the Vou
9:00 AM Prevailing Winds in Denmark
9:30 AM Rhema Word#260
10:30 AM Rosner Car Show
11:30 AM TF Block party 2009 #4
12:30 PM The Soap Box Seth Glier
1:00 PM TWB Growing a Green Community
2:00 PM Two Gentlemen of Verona
4:00 PM Independent Voices#51
4:30 PM Over The Falls:Helping Friends in Distress
5:00 PM BFMC Healthbeat Nov 2009
5:30 PM Falls Table Cider Mussels
6:00 PM Finance Committee
8:00 PM Both Sides of the Bridge
9:00 PM Gill Select Board 11/9/09

Thursday, November 12
8:00 AM Denmark The View the Vision
8:30 AM Common People Concert 8/4/09
10:00 AM Coffee House Lynne Walker & Charlie Hunting
12:00 PM Changing Face of Turners Falls
2:00 PM BFMC Healthbeat Nov 2009
2:30 PM Senior Center:Ruth Harcovitz
3:30 PM Seabrook 1977.
5:30 PM Discovery Center Fossil Tracks
6:30 PM FRTA Demonstration
7:00 PM Select Board 11/9/09
9:00 PM Falls Table Cider Mussels
9:30 PM The Western Mass Democrat Thomas Merrigan
10:30 PM Discovery Center Emus

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