[grc] Statement of REC: NHMC letter to Chairman Pai

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From: "Tom Voorhees" <juice at whidbey.com>
To:"Stubblefield" <stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org>,
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Sent:Tue, 10 Oct 2017 13:54:29 -0700
Subject:[grc] Statement of REC: NHMC letter to Chairman Pai

 Hi Michi and all,
 Please be aware and spread around this link for off the air storm
damaged
 donations to Puerto Rico NCE radio stations.

 https://www.gofundme.com/getpuertoricobackonair [1]

 My particular interest is Radio Vieques WVQR which I assisted getting
on
 air some four years ago.
 These are the folks that ejected the navy bombing range some thirteen
years
 ago.
 Thanks,
 Tom.
 [1]

 > Sent:Tue, 10 Oct 2017 10:00:17 -0400
 > 
 > Subject:[Stubblefield] Statement of REC: NHMC letter to Chairman
Pai
 > 
 > REC Networks, the primary entity supporting policy for Low Power FM
 > (LPFM) wholeheartedly supports the statement of the National
Hispanic
 > Media Coalition to FCC Chairman Ajit Pai calling on the FCC to
provide
 > aid to Puerto Rico. REC also supports similar aid to the U.S.
Virgin
 > Islands (USVI). 
 > 
 > According to the most recent update from the FCC, only a handful of
 > full-service FM stations are currently reported to be on the air.
REC is
 > currently assessing the state of LPFM and any needs. At our last
check,
 > no LPFM has filed for silent authority. This may be because
principals
 > of the station may have not been able to reach someone to file a
silent
 > STA. 
 > 
 > Consistent with the Astrodome emergency operation that was started
by
 > Austin Airwaves in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, REC agrees with
NHMC
 > that temporary emergency facilities should be permitted to operate
for as
 > long as necessary until full-service FM services can be better
restored. 
 > REC also supports temporary power increases to any LPFM stations
that are
 > currently operating until full FM services are restored on the
island. 
 > 
 > REC Networks has established a telephone number in Puerto Rico:
(787)
 > 334-3199. 
 > 
 > LPFM stations needing assistance with filing silent authority or
have
 > other needs should contact REC by telephone or by e-mail at
 > lpfm at recnet.com. REC will file silent authority and restoration of
 > operations for LPFM stations in Puerto Rico and the USVI at no
charge
 > until further notice. We are also interested in any other needs
that
 > LPFM stations may have on the islands. 
 > 
 > REC also makes its services available to the NHMC and other
organizations
 > showing support for the recovery efforts. Representatives of these
 > organizations can contact Michelle Bradley at (202) 621-2355. 
 > 
 > REC calls upon the Chairman Pai and the rest of the FCC to step-up
the
 > assistance to Puerto Rico and the USVI. We are also calling on the
 > grassroots radio community as well as the full-service radio
community to
 > step up and help out in any way that they can. 
 > 
 > Puerto Ricans are Americans. We support our fellow Americans. 
 > 
 > # # # # # 
 > 
 > Contact: Michelle Bradley 202 621-2355

 Links:
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 [1] https://www.gofundme.com/getpuertoricobackonair

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