Save America's Local FM Radio Stations!

Since an FCC rule change in 1989, hundreds of hometown FM stations have been bought by big chain broadcasters, who then moved them into larger urban markets. The rules changed again in January, 2007 to streamline this "FM move-in" process. Now station owners can uproot and relocate FM stations in only a few months. Thanks to these changes, many more local FM stations will disappear, then pop up in an urban area miles away, rebranded as the newest outlet of a corporate radio "cluster."

We'll show you:

• How FM move-ins harm communities by taking their FM radio stations away.
• What happens at a move-in's new urban home when it goes on the air.
• Why Federal rules to foster local radio can rob small towns of their FM stations.

... and most importantly:

• What you can do to stop it!

Click on the bulleted phrases above to learn more. Once you're familiar with the site, you can reach the information you want by using the links at the top and bottom of each page or the navigation menu in the left-hand column.

Use this site to find out:

• Is your community threatened?
• How can you organize support for your local FM station?
• Where can you find more information to help?

Do you live in a small town or rural area that's about to lose its FM station? Or do you live in an urban area that's about to "benefit" from yet another cookie-cutter, remote-control radio advertising outlet? Either way, SaveLocalFM.org will give you the information you need to preserve truly local FM radio voices.

Use our Forum to learn from others who share your concerns or to let everyone know how you and your community are working to keep local FM radio on the air. And please use our feedback form to make suggestions, alert us to errors ... or maybe even just say, "Thank you."