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Lawmakers Want Answers on Planned FCC Closures House lawmakers have given the FCC until May 7 to turn over material related to the proposal to close two-thirds of the Enforcement Bureau field offices and reduce the number of field agents by just over half.
Public Radio, TV Stations May Merge (timesfreepress.com) That's one of the ideas in Chattanooga, Tenn., to preserve public broadcasting outlets in the area. Currently the TV is independent while the radio is part of the University of Tennessee system but money problems loom.
WLPN the LPFM Surge (Chicago Tribune) Local arts scene players in the central Chicago neighborhood of Bridgeport have secured an LPFM CP. They have plans. "With a radio station, we're able to truly amplify ideas of many different authors, activists, storytellers and artists who work within Chicago."