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 NEWS  News  media  Information  202  /  418-  0500  Fax-  On-  Demand  202  /  418-  2830  TTY  202/  418-  2555  Internet:  http://  www.  fcc.  gov  ftp.  fcc.  gov  Federal  Communications  Commission  445  12  th  Street,  S.  W.  Washington,  D.  C.  20554  This  is  an  unofficial  announcement  of  Commission  action.  Release  of  the  full  text  of  a  Commission  order  constitutes  official  action.  See  MCI  v.  FCC.  515  F  2d  385  (D.  C.  Circ  1974). 
 FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE  News  Media  Contact: 
 December  21,  2000  David  Fiske  (202)  418-  0513 


 Statement  of  FCC  Chairman  William  E.  Kennard  Regarding  Low  Power  FM  Radio 
 The  licensing  of  these  first  low  power  radio  stations  will  benefit  our  communities  and 
 enhance  the  diversity  of  our  society. 


 I  predict  that  as  these  first  stations  go  on  the  air,  we  will  see  more  and  more  applications 
 from  schools,  churches  and  community-  based  organizations.  And  these  new  LPFM  stations  will 
 not  create  any  harmful  interference  problem  for  existing  radio  service. 


 It  has  been  a  privilege  to  be  part  of  this  effort  to  bring  new  voices  to  the  airwaves,  and 
 new  public  services  to  local  communities  all  around  the  nation. 


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