The Local Community Radio Act Is Stuck In The Senate…

Friday, January, 29, 2010 by Mel Phillips.

(Weekend Edition)

The Local Community Radio Act received unanimous bipartisan support in the House of Representatives on December 16th but since has been stuck in the Senate growing cobwebs. This is the bill that would give power to the people, well, low power anyway. Thousands of non-commercial low power FM stations are waiting to sprout like dandelions if and when the bill is enacted. The act must now be approved by the full Senate (S592) and then placed on the president’s desk for his signature this spring. More importantly, the bill still needs to be officially reported and filed, something that should take only days. The Prometheus Radio Project (Freeing the airwaves from corporate control) is not happy with the delay: “We wait for a full Senate vote, we are looking to the leadership of cosponsors Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) and Senator John McCain (R-AZ) to move the bill forward.”…

Prometheus is determined to get the Local Community Radio Act approved. “We will not give in. We’ve seen grassroots supporters take action and make their voices heard, helping push the act out of the House of Representatives. We’re going to keep fighting and see this thing through to the end. S592 must be voted out of the Senate and signed by the president this year or thousands of community groups across the country will lose out on the opportunity to have low-power FM radio stations.”…

The group urges supporters to talk to friends and co-workers about the bill and contact senators to urge them to back the bill…   

10 Timeline Memories: 

1. 1845] ‘Quoth the raven, nevermore’: Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Raven” is published for the first time in the New York Evening Mirror (1/29)…
2.  1933] Debuted on this date: “The Lone Ranger” airs the first of 2,956 episodes, ending in 1955 and beyond that in films and specials (1/30)…
3. 1936] Going to Hall: The Baseball Hall of Fame holds its first induction. Elected are: Babe Ruth, Ty Cobb, Honus Wagner, Christy Mathewson and Walter Johnson (1/29)…
4. 1962] High-flying tragedy: Two members of the ‘Flying Wallendas’ high-wire act are killed when their 7-person pyramid collapses during a performance in Detroit (1/30). In 1978 family patriarch Karl Wallenda  falls to his death in Puerto Rico. Here’s an old clip of the family rehearsing…
5. 1964] Premiered on this date: Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove (or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb)” starring Peter Sellers, opens nationally (1/29)…
6. 1990] Guilty as charged: Joseph Hazelwood, former Exxon Valdez skipper, goes on trial in Anchorage (AK) for his role in America’s worst oil spill. He will be acquitted of all charges except for a misdemeanor (1/29)…
7. 1995] A Super Bowl 1st: The San Francisco 49ers become the first team in the NFL to win 5 Super Bowls by beating San Diego 49-26 behind Steve Young’s 6 touchdown passes, which breaks Joe Montana’s previous record of 5 (1/29)…
8. 1999] Going to Hall: Giants linebacker Lawrence Taylor is elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on the first ballot (1/30)…
9. 2000] Off his rocker: Atlanta Braves pitcher John Rocker is suspended by baseball commissioner Bud Selig for his disparaging racial remarks, mostly about the straphangers on the no. 7 to Shea Stadium. His statements appear in Sports Illustrated (1/31)…
10.  2006] Wounded anchor: ABC ‘World News Tonight’ co-anchor Bob Woodruff and a cameraman are seriously injured in a roadside bombing in Iraq (1/29)…Music Memories: 
    • 1963] Recorded on this date: “Surfin’ U.S.A./Shutdown” - Beach Boys (1/31)…
    • 1965] Number One on this date: “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” - Righteous Brothers (1/31)…1974] “The Way We Were” - Barbra Streisand (1/31)…1981] “The Tide Is High” - Blondie (1/31)…1984] “Karma Chameleon” - Culture Club (1/31)…1985] “I Want To Know What Love Is” - Foreigner (1/30)…
    • 1966] Released on this date: “I Fought The Law” - Bobby Fuller Four (1/29)…
    • 1969] Curtains: For the last time anywhere, the Beatles perform their infamous London rooftop version of “Get Back” (1/30)…
    • 1972] O Solo Mio: Smokey Robinson leaves the Miracles for a solo career (1/29)…

    

    

    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    

    

    

    

    “Happy Birthday…happy birthday“: (1/29) Adam Lambert (28), Greg Louganis (50), Oprah Winfrey (56), Ann Jillian (60), Tommy Ramone a.k.a. Tommy Ederly (61), Tom Selleck (65), Claudine Longet (68), Katherine Ross (70) and John Forsythe (92)…(1/30) Wilmer Valderrama (30), comedienne Brett Butler (52), Phil Collins (59), Davey Johnson (67), Marty Balin (68), Dick Cheney (69), Vanessa Redgrave (73), Tammy Grimes (76), Gene Hackman (80), Hal Prince (82) and Dorothy Malone (85)…(1/31) Justin Timberlake (29), Portia de Rossi (37), Minnie Driver (40), Johnny Lydon aka Johnny Rotten (54), Harry Wayne Casey aka KC (59), Nolan Ryan (63), Jessica Walter (69), Ernie “Let’s play two” Banks (79) and Carol Channing (89)…
    

    

    

    

    
    
    

    
    Timeline Countdown: 9 days until Super Bowl XLIV, 16 days until Valentine’s Day, 17 days until President’s Day, 20 days until pitchers & catchers report voluntarily and 65 days until the MLB opener (Red Sox vs. Yankees)…

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