Eleven Representatives, Two Senators Join as Local Radio Freedom Act Cosponsors

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eleven members of the House of Representatives and two Senators have added their support to a resolution opposing “any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge” on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which signals members of Congress’s opposition to any potential legislation that imposes new performance royalties on broadcast radio stations for music airplay, now has 198 cosponsors in the House and 24 in the Senate.