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

[Michelle Bradley]

REC has been carrying the GoFundMe link on our main website (recnet.com) 
and did post it yesterday to our Facebook page which is crossposted to 
Twitter.

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On 10/12/17 08:15, Magaly Rivera via grc wrote:
> Good Morning Tom & everyone,
> Thank you for your support & for circulating the GoFundMe link.  LPRC is in contact with Robert, he has called us via satellite phone and we are working on their FCC issues.  In addition, LPRC will be sending a radio to go kit, satellite phone & generator to get them back on air temporarily.  This will be for both Vieques & Culebra.  LPRC is posting a page on its website today on how the public media community can continue to support their recovery efforts.  We have 5 stations we are concerned about. Please visit our website & FB to keep up-to-date.  We are also grateful to NFCB as they have been promoting via social media the GoFundMe and providing this forum as well.  Thank you all!
>
> Best,
> Magaly Rivera
>
> On Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at 2:39:01 PM UTC-4, Simon Frech wrote:
>> Thank you for the link, Tom, do you have any news from WVQR?
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>> On Oct 10, 2017, at 1:54 PM, Tom Voorhees via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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:
>>> ------
>>> [1] https://www.gofundme.com/getpuertoricobackonair
>>>
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