Senators oppose LPFM opposition.(low-power FM radio licenses)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, June, 2000 by McConnell, Bill

Guess the NAB didn't miss Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) too much when he was out on the presidential campaign trail. Since his return, McCain has spearheaded an effort that would allow the FCC to keep right on assigning low-power FM radio licenses--the NAB's b[hat{e}]te noire. McCain was the only Republican last week to sign a letter expressing opposition to a bill that would prevent the FCC from licensing new low-power FM stations.

"The commission used its technical expertise carefully and exercised its discretion reasonably," McCain and Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) wrote. They were joined by Sens. John Breaux (D-La.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.), Russell Feingold (D-Wis.), Herb Kohl (D-Wis.), Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.), Charles Schumer (D-N.Y),...

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