PUBLIC BROADCASTING

Bills and resolutions

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit Federal funding after 2012 (see H.R. 5538), H4596 [16JN]

Dept. of Commerce: repeal public telecommunications facilities assistance program (see H.R. 5496), H4330 [9JN]

Internet: enable obtaining of statutory licenses for transmission of sound recordings online, unless a substantial portion of the recordings are by the same artist or same musical work (see H.R. 6307), H7391 [29SE]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (see H.R. 6417), H7548 [17NO]

Commentaries

Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action: Maya MacGuineas, ``Nightly Business Report'' (television program), S181 [25JA]

Letters

Proposed sale of KFUO-Radio (St. Louis, MO): Cynthia Busch, H735 [23FE]

———Leonard DiCosmio, Cleveland Federation of Musicians, H734 [23FE]

———Paul R. Frankenfeld, American Federation of Musicians, H735 [23FE]

———several Lutheran individuals, H735 [23FE]

———Stefanie Jacob, H735 [23FE]

———Terry Hale, Austin Federation of Musicians, H735 [23FE]

———Vicky Smolik, Musicians' Association of St. Louis, H734 [23FE]

Remarks in House

Hemmert, Terri: National Radio Hall of Fame inductee, E1995 [29NO]

KFUO-Radio (St. Louis, MO): proposed sale of classical music station, H734 [23FE], E247 [25FE]

Liberty, MO: Liberty High School finalist for National Scholastic Press Association Broadcast Pacemaker Award, E3, E4 [12JA]

Radio: prohibit Federal funding of certain public radio programming and transfer certain public radio funds to reduce the public debt (H.R. 6417), H7555-H7558 [18NO]

WAPQ-TV (Saginaw, MI): anniversary, E462 [23MR]

White, Karole: Michigan Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame nominee, E1304 [13JY]

Reports filed

Local Community Radio Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 592) (S. Rept. 111-160), S1311 [9MR]