WASHINGTON --In response to the Senate confirmation of FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to another five-year term, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:

WASHINGTON, DC -- Five Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have joined as cosponsors of a bipartisan resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) now has 211 cosponsors in the House and 24 in the Senate.