Not only has FCC Chairman Bill Kennard made some last minute efforts to persuade Congress to drop Rep. Mike Oxley’s (R-OH) anti-LPFM bill (H.R. 3439), but a number of leading musical artists have sent a letter to Congress, expressing their concern over killing the low-power radio service. "We see the need to ensure that a public resource like FM radio spectrum is made available to as great a diversity as possible," wrote the group which included Bonnie Raitt, the Indigo Girls, Ellis Marsalis, Jr. and Jenny Toomey. "The very fact that [the bill] has moved to this stage is an embarrassment to the American public—an embarrassment that may have to be addressed in November." Musician Ian McKaye also voiced his support for LPFM this week: "It seems to me that having more of these smaller radio stations to provide access to our kind of music can’t help but be a good thing. It would also give a voice to a lot of other people, bands and labels that exist in this country and don’t have any representation at all on the radio except for college/community radio." Oxley’s bill is expected to come up for a House vote by the end of this week.