Philly Group Says Low-Power Radio Act Will Expand Access

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – President Obama is expected to sign a bill this week — passed with the help of a Philadelphia organization — that would allow community groups to operate low power radio stations on the FM dial.

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That music may not be your cup of tea, but it’s somebody’s, and the advocacy group Prometheus Radio says it will be easier to hear obscure bands, or intensely local news, on the radio thanks to the Local Community Radio Act.

Prometheus policy director Brandy Doyle says the act will allow low power stations to serve local communities.

“There’s not corporate playlists, there’s not a board room somewhere determining what type of programming is airing,” she told KYW Newsradio on Monday. “Instead, it’s really very local people deciding what they want to hear, what they want to listen to.”

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