This past week, REC had supported Low Power Leadership Day, an event thrown by our allies at Prometheus Radio Project. This event attracted several people from the independent media community as well as the operators of LPFM and NCE-FM stations.
During the event in Washington DC, REC's Michelle Eyre gave an overview of the situation surrounding translators, the Great Translator Invasion and how LPFM stations protect translators. Various others spoke on other topics.
On Tuesday, Michelle and others visited the FCC to give presentations to the Media Bureau staff. In the afternoon, everyone was let loose on the Senate and the House.
20 states were represented. From Arizona, Michelle Eyre was joined by Hector Yousey, the general manager of KPYT-LP in Tucson operated by the Pascua Yaqui Tribe. REC has been credited with filing the appropriate objections to clear the road in a more expedient manner and then was there again when we realized that KPYT's construction permit had lapsed but they are on the air. On Tuesday, Michelle and Hector visited the offices of Senators John Kyl and John McCain as well as their local congressmen to get their support to pass legislation that would drop the third adjacent.
REC would like to thank Prometheus for the hospitality in Philadelphia and Washington as well as a big thank you to all the kind words we have received from the other LPFM and NCE operators regarding our website operations.
