This week, 22 more groups were granted construction permits for new low power FM (LPFM) radio stations. This brings the grand total of granted construction permits from the fall 2013 application window to 1,759. Among the new grantees this week, 12 of the organizations are churches or religious groups and 10 are other non-profits.
In Knoxville, Tennessee, The Neighborhood Center, Appalachian Community Fund, and United Mountain Defense were granted applications and will be sharing the 103.9 FM channel. According to its application, The Neighborhood Center’s programming will “highlight local music, fine and performing arts, and local history and folklore.” The Appalachian Community Fund “provides resources and support to grassroots organizations working to overcome the underlying causes of poverty and injustice” in the region and its programming will be in line with that mission. United Mountain Defense, which publishes the United Mountain Defender newspaper, plans to air programming related to “environmental justice and local ecological issues.”
The Appalachian Community Fund will broadcast on Wednesdays from 9am until 4:59pm and on Thursdays from 9am until 12:59pm. The Neighborhood Center will broadcast from Thursdays at 1pm until early Wednesday morning (5:59am) and on Wednesdays from 5pm to 1am Thursdays. United Mountain Defense will broadcast on Wednesdays from 6am to 8:59am and on Thursdays from 1am until 8:59am.
LPFM Construction Permits Granted this Week
Construction permits were issued to the following groups this week:
Churches/Religious Organizations
Greater Blessed Assurance Apostolic Temple, Inc. (Titusville, FL)
Amistad Baptist Church (ABC) (Waco, TX)
Radio Voz Mundial Inc. (Miami, FL)
Iglesia Casa de Oracion Y Alabanza AG (Sachse, TX)
Iglesia Cristo Viene of Baytown, Inc. (Baytown, TX)
El Evangelio de Jesus (Corpus Christi, TX)
Agape World Christian Ministries and Training Center, Inc. (Ocala, FL)
Metropolitan Tabernacle, Inc. (Chattanooga, TN)
Iglesia Cristo Salva (Chattanooga, TN)
Ministerio Guerrero De Jesucristo Internacional, Inc. (Durham, NC)
Dunbar Gospel Association of Southwest Florida, Inc. (Fort Myers, FL)
Iglesia Evangelica Sion, Inc. (Mayaguez, PR)
Other Non-Profits
The Neighborhood Center (Knoxville, TN)
Appalachian Community Fund (Knoxville, TN)
United Mountain Defense (Knoxville, TN)
Business Exchange Network, Inc. (Monroe, LA)
Alton Park Development Corporation (Chattanooga, TN)
Latino Heritage Organization, Inc. (Tampa, FL)
West Sacramento Neighbors Fair (West Sacramento, CA)
Process Theatre, Inc. (Sacramento, CA)
Positive Hope Inc. (San Diego, CA)
La Maestra Family Clinic (El Cajon, CA)
Dismissals this Week
The following groups had LPFM applications dismissed this week:
7th Day Church of God (Knoxville, TN)
Comunidad A.M.A. Association (Brownsville, TX)
Diesel FM (Miami, FL)
Centro Christiano La Puerta Hermosa (Arlington, TX)
Mount Calvary International Church (Charlotte, NC)
Osceola Christian Preparatory School LLC (Kissimmee, FL)
The International Religion and Cultural Exchange (Tampa, FL)
Iglesia De Cristo Corp. (Lutz, FL)
Foothills Public Radio, Inc. (Cape Coral, FL)
Fort Myers Community Broadcasters Inc. (Fort Myers, FL)
Black Fund (Dallas, TX)
Waukesha Media Arts Foundation, Inc. (Waukesha, WI)
I Love My Pets, Corp. (Mayaguez, PR)
LPFM Watch is a weekly feature on Radio Survivor appearing every Thursday.
