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House Passes Bill to Expand Community Radio Across the Country Free Press Hails Victory for Diverse Voices FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: December 17, 2009 Contact: Liz Rose, 202-265-1490 x 32 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Wednesday to open the airwaves to hundreds of new Low Power FM radio stations across America. The Local Community Radio Act (HR 1147), introduced by Reps. Mike Doyle (D-Penn.) and Lee Terry (R-Neb.) and supported by more than 80 co-sponsors in the House, now awaits a vote by the full Senate. Candace Clement , program coordinator at Free Press, made the following statement: "Today’s House victory is an important step in the decade-long fight to build and diversify local radio. This legislation is about amplifying local voices and expanding a bottom-up, people-powered medium to c...