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You probably haven't heard much community radio unless you live within a few miles of a broadcaster. These low-power, non-commercial stations are growing and this is causing concern among some high power FM stations who claim that community radio interferes with their signals. We'll dig into what community radio is all about, what's going on with the laws, and who the players are in the battle for the airwaves. Laura's guest is Pete Tridish, Technical Director for the Philadelphia-based Prometheus Radio Project. TriDish was also a founding member of Radio Mutiny, A Philadelphia-based pirate radio station, operating without an FCC license since 1996. He is joined by Samuel Sauls, Associate Professor in the Department of Radio, Television and Film at the University of Northern Texas. Sauls also has a long career of stints as both station director and on-air talent for several radio stations and has written several books, including "The Culture of American College Radio". We'll also hear from Michael Rickson, Vice-President for Government Relations at National Public Radio and Tim Stone, President of the Board of Trustees for Portsmouth Community Radio. Stone also runs an environmental consulting firm, Stonehill Environment.