FCCはアメリカの通信規制機関教育ラジオやテレビ（NCE/LPFM）放送局が発表、東北地震と津波の被災者を支援するために資金を調達することは許可されることを宣言している。
教育放送は通常組織放送の操作以外の寄付金を募るに禁止されています。

過去には、FCCはハリケーンカトリーナと2001年9月11日のテロ攻撃とのハイチの地震の例外を作成しています。

RECNETは日本に援助を提供するために資金を調達するための教育放送局を許可するためのFCCの拍手を送っています。

RECNETはJ1ラジオが日本と世界中の視聴者にインターネットラジオ局の放送日本の音楽の演算子です。

With the IP networks down in Japan and prorities on more important things while the rest of the world watches live coverage of the earthquake and tsunami, J1's average listening was down as much as over 55% during some portions of the broadcast day in the hours that followed the original 8.8 quake off the coast of Miyagi-ken.

Friday's (JST) 8.8 earthquake off the northeastern coast of Japan's main island Honshu at Miyagi-ken and it's resulting tsunami has caused severe damage throughout Japan's eastern coast. Watching the homes in Sendai city and other coastal areas being washed away was devistating to watch. The structural damage and overall loss of property is enormous. So many people's lives have changed as a result.

Perhaps, it's time for this to happen. NPR has got too big.. There was once a time when college radio stations were actually located at the college and were programmed by students and members of the community at large. But these stations out of greed towards the promotion of other university programs got bigger. Transmitter antennas moved off of campuses and on to mountaintops. Powers increased and suddenly public radio was big-time. With that, stations sprouted formats. Gone are the day of local music, local views, local people and most importantly, the students.