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The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) is a non-profit organization that operates a community radio station (CHIRP Radio) currently accessible via its web site. CHIRP Radio is a volunteer-driven, online community station that focuses on music, arts, and culture. It is live and local every day of the year from 6am-midnight from studios in Chicago’s North Center neighborhood. CHIRP Radio plays a wide mix of local, independent, lesser-heard, and otherwise good music from a variety of genres and eras. The CHIRP DJ corps is made up of passionate music fans who share their discoveries, new and old, with listeners. The station also features conversations with artists, activists, and others, and the features department produces pieces highlighting Chicago’s diverse voices and stories. CHIRP is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization funded primarily through individual giving, special event revenues, and grant support. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=About CHIRP )〕 ==History== From 2007-2010, CHIRP partnered with organizations across the country to help convince Congress and the Federal Communications Commission to remove existing barriers to the granting of low power FM radio licenses in urban areas. In 2009, CHIRP's President and Vice President, Shawn Campbell and Jenny Lizak, were invited to lead a White House meeting on the issue with President Obama's technology team.〔Gaper's Block: ("Getting Down with Low Power FM" )〕 The bill CHIRP worked on to expand low power FM was the (Local Community Radio Act ), which was signed into law in early 2011.〔GovTrack.us: ("H.R. 6533 (111th): Local Community Radio Act of 2010" )〕 On January 17, 2010, CHIRP began as an online radio station.〔Radio Survivor: ("Chicago Independent Radio Project hits the 'net, waits for an FM" )〕〔New York Times ("Independent Station’s Power Lies With Its People" )〕 The first song played was "Thank You Friends" by the band Big Star. In June 2011, CHIRP Radio was named "Best Overall Radio Station" by the Chicago Reader in its annual Best of Chicago issue.〔Chicago Reader Best of 2011: ("Best Overall Radio Station" )〕 In late 2014, CHIRP received a construction permit from the FCC to build a Low-Power FM broadcast outlet on Chicago's north side.〔(FCCData.org )〕〔DNAInfo.com ("CHIRP Radio To Hit the Public Airwaves After '7-year Odyssey'" )〕 The organization plans to launch its broadcast at 107.1FM with call letters WCXP-LP in the second half of 2015. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Chicago Independent Radio Project」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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