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The Microradio Implementation Project 
http://www.microradio.org 
microradioproject@earthlink.net 
633 SW Montgomery St. 
Portland, Oregon 97201
Contact: The Microradio Implementation Project at 
503-226-9036


Community Organizations, Activists Invited to Attend Public Workshop Slated 
for Low Power FM Radio

As Colorado communities prepare for the first opportunity in over 
20 years to apply for a low power, non-commercial radio license, the 
Microradio Implementation Project, will offer a special workshops in 
Durango, Colorado Springs, Denver, and Boulder. The workshop is free.

Monday October 30  *Colorado Springs*
Hillside Community Center
925 S. Institute
Colorado Springs, CO
4 PM to 6 PM

Tuesday October 31 *Denver*
Denver Community Television
Five Points Media Center - 3rd Floor
2900 Welton St., Suite 300
Denver, CO
(Downtown  - near the light rail)
Two sessions:
10 AM to noon
6 PM to 8 PM
303-295-4040

Wednesday November 1 *Boulder*
Boulder Meadows Community Room
4500 19th St. 
Boulder, CO
(Intersection of 19th and Violet)
10 AM to noon

Community groups, activists, musicians, environmental organizations, 
municipal agencies, multi-cultural and language specific organizations, and 
other non-profit associations are encouraged to attend the workshop to talk 
about the possibilities for Low Power FM in their communities and to 
network with other community radio supporters. The free workshops will 
offer help filling out the FCC LPFM application, and instructional guides 
will be distributed. An RSVP is recommended (but not required) by calling 
MIP, toll free at (877) 468 8884. 

The first two rounds of applications drew over 1000 diverse applicants. A 
few of the groups hoping to be awarded a construction permit are the 
Midwestern Theatre Troupe in Tulsa, OK, Latinos Unidos Broadcasting in St. 
George, Utah, and the Minnesota Alliance of Peacemakers in Minneapolis. 
The applicants applied during a five-day window announced by the FCC, for 
specified states. Colorado, along with 9 other states and the territory of 
American Samoa, will have the opportunity to apply in late November or 
December. 

According to Andrea Vargas, director of MIP, following the deregulation of 
the telecommunications industry in 1996, there was a decline in the 
diversity of radio programming available to listeners, as broadcasting 
consolidated into the hands of a relatively few national profit-minded 
broadcasters. Over the past four years, the number of stations has dropped 
about 20% and national formats have eliminated locally produced programs, 
information and news. 

After many years of public pressure the FCC voted on January 20, 2000, to 
create a new Low-Power FM (LPFM) radio service, to bring back community 
voices to the radio dial. "New voices will be heard with regional and 
linguistic accents and cadences, reflecting a variety of cultures, 
community values, traditions and distinct experience of millions of people 
who are or desire to be active participants in this society," says Vargas, 
adding "this high touch, low tech opportunity is allowing folks to use 
radio as community service and development." To date, the Portland-based 
project has assisted hundreds of projects in the U.S. and its territories 
in preparation for FCC license application and project implementation. 
The Microradio Implementation Project

(http://www.microradio.org) is a national LPFM facilitation initiative 
of the Office of Communication of the United Church of Christ,
(http://www.ucc.org) which has advocated  public interest issues before 
the FCC for the last three decades. 


microradioproject@earthlink.net 
http://www.microradio.org 
Phone 877 468 8884 (outside of Oregon) 
Phone 503 226 9036 
Fax 503 226 9057

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