Month: February 2002

Salon has a review of Jesse Walker’s book Rebels on the Air, an Alternative History of Radio in America. I have to admit that I haven’t yet read it — though it’s on my “to read” pile.

Legal Victory for Low-Power FM! This morning the DC Circuit Court of Appeals struck down as unconsitutional the so-called “character provision” passed by Congress in late 2000 that prohibits former unlicensed broadcasters from obtaining licenses for low-power FM stations. Circuit Judge Tatel wrote the opinions for the court on this case, Ruggieo v. FCC. Here’s…

The Mediageek on Worldwide Radio I’ll be a guest on the Tom & Darryl Show beginning 11:00 PM Saturday CST (0500 Sunday GMT). I’ll be talking about the 1st birthday of the Urbana IMC and independent media in general. You can hear the T&D Show on shortwave radio station WBCQ at 7415 Khz, on 88.3…

NYC Indymedia produced three 28 minute grassroots news videos about the World Economic Forum in just three days. (via machination.org) As a videographer and editor, I know that’s some major work when you don’t have multi-million dollar studios and cameras at your disposal. Good Job NYC IMC!

Pacifica Network in Massive Debt Savepacifica reports that an independent auditor hired to look over Pacifica’s books has determined that the non-profit network is in $4.8 Million debt, with the current fiscal year budget projecting an additional defecit of $1 Million. Over half that debt is due to bills from law firms, public relations firms,…

Independent British musician Toby Slater has a brilliant trademark busting video on-line for his song “starbuckscocacolagap.” Worth a watch or two. Since there’s a distinct likelihood that at least one of the many corporate giants being skewered in the video is drafting a “cease and desist” order right now, Slater encourages you to download it…

NPR reported on the recent turnaround at Pacifica on yesterday’s Morning Edition. Listen to the report in RealAudio. No revelations here, just a basic rundown and ‘he said, she said.’

Newbytes reports that a panel of experts at the Digital Media Summit say the unrippable CD is not possible, and that the music industry should accede to the rise of the Internet in music distribution. No shit?

Free Boulder Radio Evades a Bust Again with Wireless Internet John Anderson from the Radio page at About.com tells how this unlicensed micropower station ingeniously avoided detection by a snooping FCC agent by using a 2.4 GHz wireless ethernet setup as a studio-to-transmitter-link (STL), allowing the studio to be located remotely from the transmitter and…

RaiseTheFist.com Webmaster Arrested in NYC According to the SF Bay IMC, Sherman, the RTF webmaster, was arrested during the WEF protests in NYC and charged with loitering. Upon release on that charge he was immediately arrested again in connection to the earlier FBI raid on his home. Corroborating reports have also shown up and attributed…