NATIONAL FEDERATION OF COMMUNITY BROADCASTERS JOINS WEBCASTER ALLIANCE

Webcaster Alliance today announced the National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) has joined its' organization.

Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) July 4, 2003 -- NFCB, a national alliance with more than 200 stations, producers, and others committed to community radio, promotes projects among its' members including National Youth Radio in Training Project; Low Power FM and the Rural Programming Initiative.

"We are so proud to welcome NFCB into Webcaster Alliance," said Webcaster Alliance President Ann Gabriel, "We look forward to working with them on the common issues and challenges that currently affect our members with regard to broadcasting on the Internet."

Gabriel continued, "Their strong commitment to fostering a healthy environment for community radio stations who want to begin building a streaming presence on the Internet is clearly evident by the stand they took with the RIAA on behalf of their members."

Carol Pierson, NFCB President and CEO said, "NFCB is happy to join the Webcaster Alliance to help us address all of the new issues that come with working on a new platform. We have encountered problems for some of our members with the kind of
royalty payments that would have to be paid to the RIAA and look forward to working together with the Webcaster Alliance to address these."

About NFCB: The National Federation of Community Broadcasters (NFCB) is a national alliance of stations, producers, and others committed to community radio. NFCB advocates for national public policy, funding, recognition and resources on behalf of its membership, while providing services to empower and strengthen community broadcasters through the core values of localism, diversity and public service. For more information visit NFCB on the web at: http://www.nfcb.org.

About Webcaster Alliance: Webcaster Alliance is a trade organization dedicated to providing information, education, support and services to every aspect of the streaming media community. Founded on the principles of promoting and encouraging growth for all of its members, Webcaster Alliance is committed to promoting the causes, people and technology that drive the streaming media community. For more information visit Webcaster Alliance on the web at: http://www.webcasteralliance.com.

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Ann Gabriel
President
Webcaster Alliance
http://www.webcasteralliance.com
(702) 228-7409