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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 21, 2000 |
NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: David Fiske (202) 418-0513 Steven Adamske (202) 418-8221 | |
FCC RECEIVES OVER 700 LOW POWER FM RADIO APPLICATIONS
Hundreds of churches and schools in first ten states apply for community radio stations
Washington, D.C. – The Federal Communications Commission received 769 low power FM radio applications from community-based organizations and state and local governments in Alaska, California, District of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Mariana Islands, Maryland, Oklahoma, Rhode Island and Utah.
Today the Commission is issuing a Public Notice listing low power FM radio applicants who completed forms requesting a new low power FM radio station. The FCC’s preliminary count of the applications received in each of the first ten states breaks down as follows: Alaska (27), California (309), District of Columbia (4), Georgia (109), Indiana (73), Louisiana (66), Maine (12), Maryland (17), Oklahoma (61), Rhode Island (25) and Utah (19).
The second filing period, which will begin at the end of August, will be announced by Public Notice at the end of July. At that time, the Commission will take applications from the following states and territories: Connecticut, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, Puerto Rico, Virginia, Wyoming.
A complete list of the applicants will be posted on the FCC website at www.fcc.gov or a summary will be available on Wednesday, June 22, 2000.