The year 2025 marks 25 years since Low-Power FM (LPFM) radio broadcasting was legitimized in the United States — after years of official obstinacy, corporate opposition, contentious Congressional hearings and raids of unlicensed radio stations by federal agents.
According to LPFM Database.com, more than 1,900 LPFM stations are now authorized. The road to that 25th anniversary leads right through San Marcos — with a radio voice that was loud, proud and against the law.
As reported in the July 19, 2020 issue of the Daily Record, San Marcos was the home of Kind Radio, a 24/7 community radio station busy with local news, talk shows and music by local bands. Kind Radio played no commercials, depending on support from donations and memberships.
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