Does Elk Grove Need Its Own FM Radio Station?

The Federal Communications Commission is opening up the airwaves to more low-power FM radio stations, and one local broadcaster thinks Elk Grove should take advantage of the opportunity.

Denny Gomez, an Elk Grove resident who recently started an online-only public affairs program called Radio Elk Grove, is polling Elk Grovians to see if they're interested in starting a community radio station.

The FCC could begin taking applications for new low-power stations, which must be run by a locally-based non-profit group, as early as Fall 2012, according to the Prometheus Radio Project.

The agency is implementing a 2010 law called the Local Community Radio Act that seeks to promote community radio and increase the diversity of voices on the airwaves.

Click here to vote in the poll or get involved.