US Legistlators seeking to establish Local Community Radio Act of 2009 March 25, 2009
Posted by MelissaHK in government, media, radio.Tags: community-media, lpfm, media, policy, politics
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Something I meant to post last month. Good luck, US LPFM!!
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From Free Press Action Fund:
The Local Community Radio Act of 2009 (H.R. 1147) was just introduced in the House. The Act nearly passed in the last Congress with the support of more than 100 members. With just a little urging from you, your representative will support the bill in this Congress and help usher in a new era of better radio: Tell Congress to Open Up the Radio Dial
This Act would open up the airwaves to more Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations, giving people across the country a chance to break into radio. It would bring thousands of new voices to a radio dial that’s too often a megaphone for Big Media. Please get your representative on board by clicking below and signing the letter: Tell Congress: The Time for Better Radio Is Now
Rural communities from Ringgold, Ga., to Woodburn, Ore., have benefited tremendously from their own LPFM stations, which bring local perspectives, music, news and information to the public airwaves. The Local Community Radio Act would open urban areas to local radio, too. Organizations like the Chicago Independent Radio Project, which promises to restore local independent programming to the radio dial, are ready to go — but they need your help.
A few companies have dominated the radio dial for too long, muting the voices of so many others. Make sure that Congress makes better radio a reality now.
Onward,
Candace Clement, Campaign Coordinator
Free Press Action Fund: www.freepress.net
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Learn more about LPFM: www.freepress.net/lpfm
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Some coverage:
Local Community radio back on the agenda – Louisville Internet Examiner February 26, 10:36 PM
Legislators tee up LPFM – Radio Business Report/Television Business Report – Voice of the Broadcasting Industry
Family Forest March 23, 2009
Posted by MelissaHK in life.Tags: family, journey, life
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For those of you following my blog, I know a lot has been going on that I would normally post about. But I have been off the grid for a little while because my stepfather passed away on March 7. Naturally, I headed off to New Brunswick to be with family for the week.
It was actually strange how many wonderful moments there were in sharing our loss. I was amazed at how many people made it to St. Stephen to be with family. With just Paul’s brothers and sisters and their children, as well as his own children and grandchildren, there are about 50 of us altogether, and only 4 nieces and nephews did not make it back. A couple of my blood relatives came as well, from my mom and her mom’s side of the family. We are much smaller, only about 10 to 15 of us.
My mom commented several times about how having so much family coming home made it so much easier in that first week. Of course, the hard part comes now, but she has all the great memories that she had with him as well as so many shared by other people as well as their support.
I also had not realized this, but my grandfather (my mom’s father) passed away 20 years ago almost to the day, on March 9, 1989.
Then, on March 8, I received an email from a cousin on my birth dad’s side. Strange how life works sometimes. I never knew my dad very well, as he and my mom separated when I was 6. I did see him when I was 13 or 14, but then we lost contact by the time as 21 or 22. I’m not sure where he is now, or even if he is still alive, and neither does my cousin. But maybe with this new contact with my cousin, something will start to grow for me in this family particular family tree.
My family of friends have been really supportive as well. Whether they were on the other side of the globe or in my own backyard, they were all there, strong and true.
It’s really amazing how I feel like I have a family forest, rather than just a tree.
