LYNN WOOLSEY
6TH DISTRICT, CALIFORNIA
COMMITIEES:
EDUCATION AND THE WORI(FORCE
RANKING MEMBER, SUBCOMMITIEE ON
WORKFORCE PROTECTIONS
SUBCOMMITIEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD,
ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
SUBCOMMITIEE ON ENERGY
AND ENVIRONMENT
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September 2, 2011
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Mr. Julius Genachowski, Chair
Federal Communications Commission
445 1i
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Street, SW
Washington, DC 20554
Re: MM Docket No. 99-25
Dear Mr. Genachowski:
I am writing to endorse the comments of KWMR, a small community radio station in
rural Marin County. The station provides important emergency and information services
to much ofthe community but needs to install a'translator to rebroadcast to an additional
4000 people.
KWMR is considered to be in the San Francisco market and therefore would be required
to wait for a significant number ofLPFM stations to be licensed before reapplying for the
translator permit. However, the station's comments demonstrate that their service area is
outside the San Francisco metro area. Therefore, I suppOli their request that an exception
be carved out for service in rural areas like theirs.
Sincerely,
~~uJ~
Lynn Woolsey
Member of Congress
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