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42-606: Sponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives by Congressmen Mike Doyle and Lee Terry and in the U.S. Senate by Senators Maria Cantwell and John McCain the Local Community Radio Act of 2007 failed to be voted on. The House bill, H.R. 2802, was referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet on June 21, 2007. Other than that nothing has come to the observation till now. Since

84-492: A charitable organization or public college . Money can be accepted if there is no on-air mention of the sponsor. NCE stations may also not mention prices or qualities of commercial products or services in any situation which would be construed as promoting or endorsing any company, regardless of whether it sponsors the station. Underwriting spots are brief and to-the-point, as they must not be disruptive to programming. Additionally, underwriting spots on public TV are at

126-588: A 90% in the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence in 2003. Doyle supports comprehensive immigration reform , voting for a bill that would repeal certain green card limitations, as well as the DREAM Act . These views have got him negative ratings from interest groups such as English First (0%) and the Federation for American Immigration Reform (0%). His immigration reviews resonate stronger with

168-545: A few examples of this); most of those stations now broadcast as affiliates of commercially owned networks. This is also rare in Mexico, though XEIMT-TV , a cultural channel in Mexico City, and XEWH-TV , the main station of the state network of Sonora, operate under commercial concessions and not permits. A number of new low power FM ( LPFM ) NCE stations operating in the non-reserved part of the spectrum have been licensed by

210-1011: A process that would ensure that non-commercial applicants would have a chance against those who could afford to bid at spectrum auctions . Two such stations are WGPB FM in Rome, Georgia and WNGH-FM in Chatsworth, Georgia , former commercial stations purchased in 2007 and 2008 and operated by Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB), serving the mountains northwest of Atlanta which previously had no GPB radio service. In addition, there were at least four stations with commercial licenses that formerly operated as PBS member stations ( WNYC-TV in New York City , WMHX in Albany, New York , KAUT-TV in Oklahoma City , and KCPQ-TV in Seattle are

252-475: A small broadcast range . A March 19, 2012, FTC ruling appears to address the concern that major corporations using "translator" stations as LPFMs, originating programming that could otherwise only have been heard on AM or on a proprietary digital radio system called HD Radio . This use, disallowed by the FCC, could have circumvented caps intended to prevent excessive concentration of media ownership , and violates

294-568: A statement criticizing the Republican budget introduced by Paul Ryan , saying that it would "be devastating for seniors in Pittsburgh." According to his report, this budget would eliminate new preventive care benefits for 113,000 Medicare beneficiaries in the district, as well as other cuts to Medicaid , affordable housing, and food stamps. "That's why I voted against the Ryan budget when it

336-838: Is a radio station or television station that does not accept on-air advertisements ( TV ads or radio ads ), as defined in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and was originally intended to offer educational programming as part, or whole, of its programming. NCE stations do not pay broadcast license fees for their non-profit uses of the radio spectrum . Stations which are almost always operated as NCE include public broadcasting , community radio , and college radio , as well as many religious broadcasting stations. Nearly all non-commercial radio stations derive their support from listener support, grants and endowments, such as

378-600: Is an outspoken critic of the genocide in Sudan and Darfur . In a rally on April 28, 2007, he urged President Bush to uphold his promise of sending 20,000 peacekeepers to Darfur. He drew loud cheers when he said, "If we can have a surge in Iraq, there needs to be one in Sudan." He has said he supports LGBT rights, but voted for the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act , which prohibited same-sex marriage. On October 16, 2012, Doyle released

420-596: Is the co-founder and co-chair of the Coalition on Autism Research and Education, also known as the Congressional Autism Caucus, and he offered an amendment that was included in the health reform law to ensure that insurance companies cover treatments for people with autism . He has also introduced legislation to provide better services for adults with autism. Early in his career, Doyle opposed abortion, but he began to support abortion rights in

462-580: The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) that distributes supporting funds provided by Congress to support public radio. On the FM broadcast band , the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has reserved the lowest 20 channels, 201~220 (88.1~91.9 MHz ) for NCE stations only. This is known as the reserved band , sometimes known by the term "left of the dial" (taken from the Replacements' song of

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504-614: The House Energy and Commerce Committee to lead negotiations on legislation addressing climate change and promoting energy independence while protecting clean domestic manufacturing. He has been criticized for taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from the fossil fuel industry. Doyle backs the CLEAN Act, which has been criticized as less aggressive than the Green New Deal , with goals for 2050 as opposed to 2030. Doyle

546-550: The McCourt School of Public Policy that ranks members of the United States Congress by their degree of bipartisanship (by measuring the frequency each member's bills attract co-sponsors from the opposite party and each member's co-sponsorship of bills by members of the opposite party). Doyle is Roman Catholic . Noncommercial educational A non-commercial educational station ( NCE station )

588-467: The noncommercial , localism , power , and height rules that other community LPFM stations must abide by. Mike Doyle (Pennsylvania politician) Michael F. Doyle Jr. (born August 5, 1953) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district , serving from 1995 to 2022. He is a member of the Democratic Party . His district

630-648: The 2000s for living in the C Street Center , a home run by Republican Christian fundamentalists in D.C. Additionally, he traveled with the group, or The Fellowship , to the Middle East in April 2009. The trip included travel to Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel on behalf of the Fellowship Foundation. Doyle met with political and religious leaders to help spread the Fellowship's agenda. Doyle's time with

672-635: The 2010s, receiving more favorable ratings from interest groups like NARAL while scoring a 0 with groups such as the National Right to Life Committee . In the early 2000s, he voted to prohibit "partial-birth/late term abortions". Doyle has also voted for the Hyde Amendment, which prohibits federal funding for abortions, except in cases of rape, incest, or when the mother's life is in danger. He supports using federal dollars for Title X , family planning services, and Planned Parenthood , with

714-541: The 2013–14 campaign cycle. Doyle defeated Republican Lenny McAllister , 74%–25%. Doyle again ran unopposed in 2018 for his 13th term in office, in a redrawn 18th district. Doyle won the Democratic nomination against a progressive challenger, Jerry Dickinson, a law professor from the University of Pittsburgh School of Law . In the general election, he defeated Republican Luke Negron. Doyle came under fire in

756-521: The FCC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking in response to the law. It proposes to put a "floor" on the number of community LPFM stations in each media market , without considering the land area which the market covers. This could be detrimental for community stations in markets with a lower population density and could result in LPFM stations being pushed into the exurbs , where more channels are available, but far fewer potential listeners live within

798-480: The FCC since the Local Community Radio Act was enacted in 2010. The FCC defines several different activities as being commercial in nature. Sponsorship of NCE stations is called underwriting , and stations may make announcements of these grants on-air. However, they may not accept money for such mentions, only goods and services , unless the sponsor itself is a non-profit , such as

840-516: The Fellowship was mentioned in Jeff Sharlet's 2010 book C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy. Sharlet documented trips and events made by Doyle and other politicians on the Fellowship's behalf. Sharlet's books were the basis for the 2016 Netflix docuseries The Family. Doyle voted against authorizing military force in Iraq and against the $ 87 billion emergency spending bill to fund U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. He

882-568: The Local Community Radio Act of 2010, and "To designate the United States courthouse located at 700 Grant Street in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as the "Joseph F. Weis Jr. United States Courthouse". Doyle was ranked the 38th most bipartisan member of the House of Representatives during the 114th United States Congress (and the third most bipartisan member of the House from Pennsylvania) in the Bipartisan Index created by The Lugar Center and

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924-533: The National Latino Congreso/William C. Velásquez Institute and American Immigration Lawyers Association , from both of which he has received perfect scores. Liberals have praised Doyle for his stance on copyright issues and his support of net neutrality . He was the lead sponsor of HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, which will expand low-power broadcasting to hundreds of new community radio stations. In 2010, he

966-497: The Pittsburgh-based district of fellow Democrat William J. Coyne . In the process, the state legislature redrew most of western Pennsylvania's heavily Democratic areas into just two districts—the reconfigured 14th district and the 12th district of John Murtha . The potentially explosive situation of having two Democratic incumbents face each other in the primary was defused when Coyne announced his retirement (even though

1008-408: The U.S. NCE band as noncommercial or with limited advertising based on each individual licence, but there are exceptions, such as CIXL , a fully commercial station that operates on 91.7.) NCE stations may also operate on a non-reserved channel. However this was rare in the United States due to the high cost of buying a commercial broadcasting station, and because for years the FCC failed to maintain

1050-692: The United States, such as with broadcasting in the San Diego/Tijuana metropolitan area . Additionally, neither the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission nor Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute have such a reserved band. (In Mexico, individual stations belonging to state and federal governments, educational institutions, and non-profit groups are licensed under permits or permisos , which are non-commercial, non-profit licenses that do not permit advertising. Canada, in practice, generally keeps most of

1092-732: The beginning or end of the TV show rather than in the middle, as they have increasingly become on commercial stations. Retransmission consent has often been chosen over must-carry by the major commercial television networks. Under the present rules, a new agreement is negotiated every three years, and stations must choose must-carry or retransmission consent for each cable system they wish their signal to be carried on. Non-commercial stations (such as local PBS stations) may not seek retransmission consent and may only invoke must-carry status. Like commercial stations, NCE stations are allowed to lease subcarriers in exchange for money , essentially making

1134-460: The bill required that when giving out licenses to FM stations, the FCC must make licenses available to LPFM stations and that licensing decisions be made with regard to local community needs. The bill had unanimous bipartisan support from FCC leadership. It was passed by the House and referred to the Senate. The Local Community Radio Act of 2010 (based upon legislation originally introduced in 2005)

1176-551: The bill was not passed in FY 2007, the bill was removed from the docket as Never Passed. This bill was an update of the Local Community Radio Act of 2007. It required FCC to alter current rules in order to eliminate the minimum distance separation between low-power FM stations and third- adjacent-channel stations. Previously, there had been a minimum distance requirement, however the FCC found that LPFM stations did not cause any interference on third-adjacent channel stations, thus eliminating

1218-608: The district contained more of Coyne's former territory than Doyle's), leaving Doyle as the sole incumbent. The new district was by far the most Democratic district in western Pennsylvania, and Doyle was completely unopposed in 2002 and 2004; in 2006 and 2008, his only opposition was Green Party candidate Titus North . Doyle defeated Green Party candidate Titus North, 91%–9%. Doyle was challenged by Republican Melissa Haluszczak and Green Party Ed Bortz. Doyle defeated Republican Hans Lessmann, 76%–23%. Doyle ran unopposed in 2014. As of October 15, 2014, Doyle had raised $ 747,107 during

1260-618: The existing provision that federal funds may not be used to perform abortions. Doyle has fought against gun laws that would allow people to bring firearms into national parks, repeal any part of the assault or military style weapon ban, or repeal parts of the D.C. gun ban. This has led to declining ratings from gun rights interest groups such as the NRA Political Victory Fund (42% lifetime rating in 2000 to 0% in 2006) and Gun Owners of America . Conversely, he has received high ratings from gun control groups, receiving

1302-434: The need for such a requirement. The Local Community Radio Act of 2009 also required that the FCC keep the rules that offer interference protection to third-adjacent channels that offer a radio reading service (the reading of newspapers, books or magazines for those who are blind or hearing impaired.) This protection was to ensure that such channels are not subject to possible interference by LPFM stations. The final part of

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1344-478: The needs of the local community; and (3) FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations remain equal in status and secondary to existing and modified full-service FM stations. In General- The Federal Communications Commission shall modify its rules to eliminate third-adjacent minimum distance separation requirements between-- (1) low-power FM stations; and (2) full-service FM stations, FM translator stations, and FM booster stations. In July 2011,

1386-413: The same name ), which refers to the college and other non-commercial stations that broadcast from those frequencies. It also includes channel 200 (87.9 MHz), but only for class D NCE stations unable to find another frequency; the frequency has been unused for its intended purpose in the United States since KSFH shut down in 2021. Many of the reserved-band channels are used by stations bordering

1428-546: The state's 18th district, which at the time was in Pittsburgh's eastern suburbs. The incumbent Republican, Rick Santorum , was elected to the United States Senate . Doyle won by almost 10 points, in one of the few bright spots in a bad year for Democrats. He was reelected three times with no substantial opposition. In 2002, the Pennsylvania state legislature reconfigured Doyle's district, combining it with

1470-504: The station a common carrier . This may be for a commercial audio , video , or data service, or a non-commercial one like a radio reading service for the blind . NCE stations broadcasting in digital TV or HD Radio may lease part of their bandwidth (actually bitrate ) in a similar manner, however, the commercial use is limited. The main program must always be non-commercial, and must not have its quality diminished excessively by increased lossy compression done in order to fit

1512-432: The unnecessary restrictions that kept these local stations off the air in cities and towns across the country." The Act states the following: The Federal Communications Commission, when licensing new FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations, shall ensure that-- (1) licenses are available to FM translator stations, FM booster stations, and low-power FM stations; (2) such decisions are made based on

1554-630: Was based in Pittsburgh and included most of Allegheny County . A native of Swissvale and graduate of the Pennsylvania State University , Doyle previously served as a member of the Swissvale Borough Council (1977–1981) and an aide to Republican State Senator Frank Pecora (1979–1994). He was first elected to Congress in 1994 . Doyle announced that he would retire from Congress in 2022 . Doyle

1596-484: Was born in Swissvale, Pennsylvania , to Michael F. and Rosemarie Fusco Doyle. He graduated from Swissvale Area High School in 1971, and then enrolled at Pennsylvania State University . He worked in steel mills during his summers in college, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in community development in 1975. After college, Doyle worked as executive director of Turtle Creek Valley Citizens Union (1977–1979) and

1638-571: Was considered by Congress earlier this year, and why I am fighting hard to oppose Congressional Republicans' misguided priorities." On December 18, 2019, Doyle voted for both articles of impeachment against President Donald J. Trump . Doyle has had four of his bills passed into law since he took office: the Methane Hydrate Research and Development Act of 2000, the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007,

1680-402: Was elected to the Swissvale Borough Council in 1977. In 1979, he began work as chief of staff to Pennsylvania State Senator Frank Pecora . Like Pecora, Doyle was once a Republican who later switched parties to become a Democrat . In addition to his work for Pecora, he joined Eastgate Insurance Company as an insurance agent in 1982. In 1994, Doyle was elected to Congress as a Democrat from

1722-659: Was given the Digital Patriot Award, along with Vint Cerf , one of the creators of the technology that runs the Internet . In February 2013, he became one of the sponsors of the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act to expedite open access to taxpayer-funded research. Doyle is a strong supporter of letting local governments provide Internet services in order to increase competition, improve service, and decrease prices. Doyle used his position on

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1764-445: Was signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 4, 2011 as Pub. L.   111–371 (text) (PDF) , after passage in the House on December 17, 2010, and the U.S. Senate on December 18, 2010. In a statement after the bill became law, Federal Communications Commission Chair Julius Genachowski said, "Low power FM stations are small, but they make a giant contribution to local community programming. This important law eliminates

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