For Immediate Release                   For More Information Contact:
  March 29, 2000                     Steve Adamske (202) 418-8221
  
  
  STATEMENT OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION CHAIRMAN
          WILLIAM E. KENNARD ON LOW POWER FM RADIO
  
  
  Today's action by the House Commerce Committee would eliminate 75% of the
  opportunities for schools, churches, transit authorities, local governments, volunteer fire
  departments and other community and civic groups to have access to the public's
  airwaves.  Those who want to silence Low Power FM radio are ignoring a strong,
  substantive, methodically-developed, two-year public record replete with solid engineering
  analysis.  
  
  As someone who began my career in college radio, I would never authorize or approve a
  new radio service that causes harmful interference to existing broadcasters.  The only real
  interference to Low Power FM radio is from high priced Washington lobbyists.
  
  
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