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		<title>FCC will allow low-power FMs in urban markets, accept applications in October 2013</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/11/fcc-will-allow-low-power-fms-in-urban-markets-accept-applications-in-october-2013/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/11/fcc-will-allow-low-power-fms-in-urban-markets-accept-applications-in-october-2013/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:03:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Janssen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FCC adopted new rules today regarding low-power FM stations, paving the way to accept a wave of applications for new LPFMs in October 2013. Under the rules, the FCC will allow LPFMs on second-adjacent frequencies to full-power FM stations &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/11/fcc-will-allow-low-power-fms-in-urban-markets-accept-applications-in-october-2013/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Grants bolster Native radio program services</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/07/grants-bolster-native-radio-program-services-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/07/grants-bolster-native-radio-program-services-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2012 20:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dru Sefton</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=17144</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Two foundations will back capacity-building for Koahnic Broadcast Corp., the public media nonprofit that operates KNBA in Anchorage, Alaska, and Native Voice One, the New Mexico-based producer and distributor of national shows Native America Calling and National Native News, among &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/07/grants-bolster-native-radio-program-services-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Justice Dept. asks Ninth Circuit to reconsider pubcasting ad decision</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/07/justice-dept-asks-ninth-circuit-to-reconsider-pubcasting-ad-decision/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/07/justice-dept-asks-ninth-circuit-to-reconsider-pubcasting-ad-decision/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Jul 2012 20:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Advertising]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=15887</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The U.S. Department of Justice is asking the Ninth Circuit Court to reconsider its April decision that a federal law banning public television and radio stations from running political advertising was unconstitutional. In its June 29 filing, the Justice Department &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/07/justice-dept-asks-ninth-circuit-to-reconsider-pubcasting-ad-decision/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>FCC to clear translator backlog, create new LPFMs</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/06/fcc-to-clear-translator-backlog-grant-create-new-lpfms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/06/fcc-to-clear-translator-backlog-grant-create-new-lpfms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2012 00:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Steve Behrens</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[System/Policy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Low-power FM]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=14546</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The FCC took another step March 19 toward licensing more low-power FM stations, a move long advocated by community radio leaders. The agency will work through a backlog of thousands of applications for FM translators under a new system that &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/06/fcc-to-clear-translator-backlog-grant-create-new-lpfms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>As expected, FCC decides to sunset analog/digital viewability rule</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/06/as-expected-fcc-decides-to-sunset-analogdigital-viewability-rule/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/06/as-expected-fcc-decides-to-sunset-analogdigital-viewability-rule/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:13:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>currentadmin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Technology]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Digital transition]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The FCC is officially ending its viewability rule, which required cable operators with analog/digital systems to deliver must-carry TV stations in both formats, reports Broadcasting &#038; Cable. Broadcasters wanted  the FCC to extend the requirement another three years, but the &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/06/as-expected-fcc-decides-to-sunset-analogdigital-viewability-rule/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Fine of $50,000 settle transfer of San Francisco’s KUSF</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/06/quick-takes-june-11-2012/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/06/quick-takes-june-11-2012/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 20:56:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Classical music]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=6846</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The FCC closed its investigation of a management agreement between the University of San Francisco and the Los Angeles–based Classical Public Radio Network June 7 after each of the parties agreed to pay the federal government $25,000 as part of a consent decree. <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/06/quick-takes-june-11-2012/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Organizers prep for next wave of LPFM</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/06/organizers-prep-for-next-wave-of-low-power-fm/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/06/organizers-prep-for-next-wave-of-low-power-fm/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Jun 2012 16:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=6790</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The new noncommercial stations, which broadcast at 100 watts or less, will join the ranks of about 800 LPFMs already on the air.  <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/06/organizers-prep-for-next-wave-of-low-power-fm/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Underwriting drop leaves NPR with $2.6M shortfall</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/05/underwriting-drop-leaves-npr-with-2-6m-shortfall/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/05/underwriting-drop-leaves-npr-with-2-6m-shortfall/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 17:31:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Gary Knell]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=6387</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Facing an operating deficit of $2.6 million this fiscal year due to a shortfall in corporate sponsorship income, NPR is stepping up efforts to cover the gap with additional gifts, grants and underwriting. These measures are being taken rather than &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/05/underwriting-drop-leaves-npr-with-2-6m-shortfall/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Advocates press FCC to open more channels for LPFMs</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/05/advocates-press-fcc-to-open-more-channels-for-lpfms/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/05/advocates-press-fcc-to-open-more-channels-for-lpfms/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 16:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Radio programs]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=17555</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[NPR, the National Association of Broadcasters and advocates for low-power radio expressed opposing views to the FCC in a proceeding that will shape the future of the commission’s expanding class of low-power FM broadcasters. For the second time since it &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/05/advocates-press-fcc-to-open-more-channels-for-lpfms/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Court would let public stations sell candidate and issues ads</title>
		<link>http://www.current.org/2012/04/court-would-let-public-stations-sell-candidate-and-issues-ads/</link>
		<comments>http://www.current.org/2012/04/court-would-let-public-stations-sell-candidate-and-issues-ads/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 19:48:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rhys Heyden</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Development]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://current.org/?p=6435</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[No, there won’t be any windfall of Obama and Romney Super PAC gazillions for public stations this year. By a 2–1 vote, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco did indeed rule April 12 that &#8230; <a href="http://www.current.org/2012/04/court-would-let-public-stations-sell-candidate-and-issues-ads/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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