Mo’ Power for Low Power

Activists hope Congress will allow low-power FM radio stations in urban areas in 2009.

By Jeremy Gantz

CHICAGO--The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP), an all-volunteer radio group formed in 2007, will begin webcasting this winter--though millions of city residents who live close to the station won't be able to hear its programming. That's because urban Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations remain illegal. [RETURN TO ARTICLE]