CHIRP is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization funded primarily through individual donations, special event revenues, and grant support.
[1] From 2007-2010, CHIRP partnered with organizations across the country to get licenses from Federal Communications Commission for a low power FM radio in urban areas.
[2] The bill CHIRP worked on was the Local Community Radio Act, which was signed into law in early 2011.
[6] In November 2013, CHIRP submitted its broadcast license application for low-power FM.
[7] In late 2014, CHIRP constructed a low power FM broadcast outlet in Chicago's north side.