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Dear MoveOn member,

We all know corporate interests spent hundreds of millions of dollars to buy this election.¹

But that’s not all: Many of the same corporations own our TV and radio airwaves, biasing our political debate in favor of corporate interests.²

Now, there’s a bill in Congress that could put media back in the hands of the Other 98% of us instead.³ Thousands of communities could get their own community-run radio stations—think youth, civic leaders, and local musicians on your FM dial, talking about the real issues facing our country.

The low-power FM radio bill has passed the House and has a bipartisan majority in the Senate, but corporate broadcasters are fighting to kill this bill.⁴ They’ve lined up a tiny group of politicians to block the bill. This week could be our last chance to win a huge victory for independent voices in the media.

Can you urge Sen. Cantwell to make sure the Local Community Radio Act passes before Congress goes home for the holidays?

Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441

Then, click here to let us know you called:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSWA_2&cp_id=1482&id=25178-9640874-UQWhstx&t=2

Does radio matter? Yes. Twice as many people get their news from talk radio as from the TV evening news—on all three networks combined.⁵ That’s why lobbyists for corporate broadcasters are paying top dollar to protect their radio monopoly. But when communities run their own local radio stations, people can hear real debate on the issues that really matter.

With thousands of independent radio stations across the country, we can start building a shared understanding of the real solutions to our problems. We can start building a movement to stop corporate influence in our democracy. And then we can start rebuilding an economy that works for everyone.

Call Sen. Cantwell now, and ask her to fight hard for the Local Community Radio Act:

Senator Maria Cantwell
Phone: 202-224-3441

Help track our progress by letting us know you called—just click here:

http://pol.moveon.org/call?tg=FSWA_2&cp_id=1482&id=25178-9640874-UQWhstx&t=3

Thanks for all you do.

–Kat, Amy, Anna, Duncan, and the rest of the team

P.S. You can read more about low-power FM radio from our friends at Free Press by clicking here: http://www.freepress.net/lpfm