Celebrating new FM stations on National Radio Day

Originally published August 20, 2015 at 9:00 pm Updated August 20, 2015 at 9:09 pm

On the Fourth Avenue side of the Seattle Central Library, people gather edon National Radio Day Thursday to celebrate a slew of new low-power FM stations that were recently licensed. Sometime in 2016, seven local Seattle low-power (100 watt) FM radio stations will start broadcasting. Ramari Hampton, right, a junior at Garfield High School and a volunteer at Rainier Valley Radio, one of the new stations. Looking on is Sabrina Roach Doer, an organizer of the event. In the background is an artist’s conception of a low-power antenna. (Greg Gilbert/The Seattle Times)

Low-power FM stations that were recently licensed were celebrated on National Radio Day outside the Seattle Central Library downtown.

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Greg Gilbert

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