Four additional Senators oppose a record industry-backed effort to levy a performance tax on local radio stations for music aired free to listeners. Currently, a bipartisan group of 20 U.S. Senators and 240 House lawmakers have signed on as cosponsors to the Local Radio Freedom Act, a resolution opposing the imposition of "any new performance fee, tax, royalty or other charge" on radio for music airplay.

"Day by day, more lawmakers are saying 'no' to multi-national record conglomerates and saying 'yes' to preserving local radio," said NAB Executive Vice President Dennis Wharton. "As the August Congressional recess approaches, NAB encourages all broadcasters to continue educating Congress on RIAA-backed legislation that would financially cripple radio stations providing free programming to 235 million listeners every week."

To see a full list of cosponsors, click here.