Pirate radio received an unintended boost yesterday with the death of the Federal Communications Commission's plan to license hundreds of low-power FM radio stations. Opposition from the powerful ...

Radio World has introduced a series of commentaries titled “Firing Up Frequencies,” intended for readers who may be interested in applying for a low-power FM station license during the FCC’s upcoming ...

Radio World has introduced a series of commentaries titled “Firing Up Frequencies,” intended for readers who may be interested in applying for a low-power FM station license during the FCC’s upcoming ...

Imagine climbing a hundred-foot radio tower in the howling headwinds of a Category 3 hurricane so that you can stay on the air and keep your neighbors informed as catastrophe bears down. Or remaining ...

The Federal Communications Commission told Congress last week that it should eliminate restrictions on low-power FM stations that do not interfere with the signals utilized by large radio broadcasters ...

Low Power FM radio stations make radio better by introducing more local programming, improving public safety and strengthening community bonds. Enactment of the Local Community Radio Act would allow ...

Low power FM radio is a superb idea. Allowing small, community-oriented stations to spring up–emitting just the power of an ordinary light bulb– would be a burst of fresh broadcast air. Transmissions ...

Hometown hero Steve Albini may have pegged "The End of Radio" with his band Shellac a few years ago, but thriving in Chicago is a group of music fans and faithful volunteers that are championing one ...

A few miles and a world away from my house was KDIF 102.9 FM, a low-power FM station in South Phoenix. My drive to the station took me from the prosperous and developing parts of Phoenix to the ...

Imagine climbing a hundred-foot radio tower in the howling headwinds of a Category 3 hurricane so that you can stay on the air and keep your neighbors informed as catastrophe bears down. Or remaining ...