But in public radio and at NPR, we are holding back. Not a lot of those conversations are going on. Part of this is due to the astonishing growth of public radio in the last few years. The number of listeners is up. The number of stations who adhere to NPR and other public radio services continues to rise.
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Listeners write to say that the fight over Low Power FM is in part, an indictment of public radio values. Low Power FM was supposed to be a way in which people could do local radio on the cheap. Small transmitters would broadcast music and talk around neighborhoods. It is opposed by NPR and the National Association of Broadcasters who worry that it will interfere with the established broadcast signals. Here's your desk.