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What Is LPFM?

Low Power FM or LPFM — stations are community-based, nonprofit radio stations that broadcast at the local level, to neighborhoods and small towns throughout the country.

Run by non-profits like colleges, churches, schools, labor unions and other community groups, LPFM stations provide local coverage, information and perspectives that are not available anywhere else. These non-commercial stations are uniquely positioned to meet local needs by:

Giving a voice to local groups and people who otherwise lack access to the media. 

• Offering a platform for discussing local issues.
• Providing news, information and viewpoints ignored by traditional media.
• Offering a training ground for students and others looking for a start in the radio business.
• Strengthening neighborhood and community identity.
• Issuing vital safety information during local emergencies.
• It creates an outlet for amateur musicians to get their music heard.
• It creates diversity on the air because women and racial minorities are represented.
• It provides farmers with up to date agricultural information.