December 2008
8 posts
Being KIND
This letter was posted to the editor of NewsStreamz.com in San Marcos, Texas by Joe Ptak, one of the founders of KIND Radio, on July 24, 2008
Dear Editor, I would like to correct the record concerning the recent news release about the City of San Marcos’ new Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Low Power FM (LPFM) Radio Permit and give y’all a little bit of history on the issue as well as...
NOW I'M PISSED OFF AT THE FUCKING FCC EVEN MORE
This email was recently received. The senders name was removed by request:
When I sat down at my computer a few minutes ago, I was looking for an FM Radio transmitter that would satisfy a yearning to hear my music whilst I mowed my 2-acre lawn. Since I visited your website, It has turned into a very emotional “NOW I’M PISSED OFF AT THE FUCKING FCC EVEN MORE” attitude. NOW...
NPR's war on Low Power FM: the laws of physics vs....
NPR’s war on Low Power FM: the laws of physics vs. politics http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080427-nprs-war-on-low-power-fm-the-laws-of-physics-vs-politics.html By Matthew Lasar Published: April 27, 2008 National Public Radio continues to move aggressively against Federal Communications Commission proposals that would, if not allow nonprofits to build more Low Power FM...
Mumbai: Community radio for slum residents
Mumbai: Community radio for slum residents Shai Venkatraman Wednesday, August 27, 2008, (Mumbai) Two girls in Mumbai are leading students and residents of slums to host shows on a radio station started by the Mumbai University. The girls are spearheading a change through community radio. Born in a Mumbai slum, 17-year-old Gautami Chawre, a factory worker, has never been to school. Now her radio...
NAB: the lobby that cried wolf
NAB: the lobby that cried wolf http://reclaimthemedia.org/broadband_cable/nab_the_lobby_that_cried_wolf=6276 Submitted by jonathan Wed, 2008-10-29 by Michael Calabrese, New America Foundation Over the past week, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has bombarded Congress with a flurry of doomsday pronouncements, claiming broadcast television is under attack by the FCC and ...
FCC Fine Structure - The Jolly Roger Comedy Troupe...
Permissible Viewpoints
“As a nation, we are resolute in our refusal to identify the true nature of our actions, and in our refusal to acknowledge the consequences of what we do. This may well be true of most nations throughout history. Yet there is a direct correlation between a nation’s power and influence, and its reliance on myth and other public relations ploys. As the world’s sole superpower, the...
November 2008
7 posts
Arrrrrrrr you ready for some pirate radio?
Arrrrrrrr you ready for some pirate radio? http://www.californiaaggie.com/article/1929 Course offered through Davis People’s Free School Written by CHRIS RUE Published November 13, 2008 The Davis community got a peek inside the world of local radio through the Davis People’s Free School course, pirate radio. Taught by Davis resident and radio enthusiast Mark Chang, the class...
Free Radio Santa Cruz (FRSC) is no ordinary radio...
http://www.cityonahillpress.com/article.php?id=1464
2008-11-20 Devin Dunlevy City News Reporter City on a Hill Press Free Radio Santa Cruz (FRSC) is no ordinary radio station. The station headquarters is a cramped room with posters all over its walls. “Build a wall of resistance; don’t talk to the FBI,” reads one. “One percent of the U.S. owns 40 percent of the wealth ...
Lipstick on a Pig: The Folly of Media Reform
Lipstick on a Pig: The Folly of Media Reform
By Stephen Dunifer
As the saying goes, no matter how much lipstick you apply to a pig, it is still a pig. Such is the case of media reform. In the final analysis, it is a discussion about making the jail cell more comfortable.
No matter the nature or degree of reform proposed, media reform advocates are blind to the greater context out of which the...
Set Your Radio Free - Sung by Carol Denney and...
Luke Hiken, lead attorney for Stephen Dunifer and...
Free Radio - Liberating the Commons
“Radio is one sided when it should be two. It is purely an apparatus for distribution, for mere sharing out. So here is a positive suggestion: change this apparatus over from distribution to communication. The radio would be the finest possible communication apparatus in public life, a vast network of pipes. That is to say, it would be if it knew how to receive as well as transmit, how to...
