Author: Paul

The Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center’s Newshour for Dec. 12 is now available for streaming on-line. The program was broadcast on community radio WEFT, as part of a series of IMC produced programs that will air during December and January. Part 1 of the program features local news and announcements. Part 2 has a report and…

I’ve made available on-line the headline news from today’s show. This is something I’ll try to do each program, featuring at least the headline news and other features if it’s something I’ve personally produced (this week the feature was an outside production which I don’t want to distribute without getting permission). Click here to listen…

The new issue of Micro-Film, the locally produced journal of independent and personal cinema, is out. It’s the first anniversary issue with articles on the Roger Ebert Film Festival 2000, lots of independent films like Godass and Threat, along with opinions and reviews. Ask your local independent book/magazine/zine retailer to stock it, or get info…

BAD NEWS: Mbanna Kantako and Human Rights Radio in Springfield, IL were shut down again by the FCC this past Thursday. Here is the word from Prof. Mike Townsend: At 11:15 AM Thurs.,Nov.30,the FCC agents of repression raided Mbanna Kantako’s Human Rights Radio for the 2nd time in less than 2 months. Before coming to…

I missed giving advance notice for this week, but be sure to tune in to WEFT for the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center News Hour. This is a “trial run” weekly program which will air Dec and January on Monday nights at 6:00pm on community radio WEFT, here in Champaign, IL. The program will feature local,…

Yet again, John Anderson, host of pirate/free radio at About.com, has an interesting article–this time about a couple of pioneering microbroadcasters using the ‘net as way to provide true public-access radio. While community radio, where most folks can have access to a real radio studio, provides public access to make media not otherwise seen, it’s…

I’m back from a long Thanksgiving vacation in Colorado and ready to resume posting. I tuned around the radio dial a little bit on my car trip out and while in the Denver metro area. As one might expect, there was quite a bit of country music to be had, along with a lot of…

I must have missed this one, being caught up in the LPFM fight: Current Magazine reports that the Sen. Kent Conrad successfully blocked the passage of a bill that would have put religious broadcasters on par with educational non-profit brodcasters. This would have meant that religious brodcasters would not have to prove the public interest…

Free Politics & Free Media! The Prairie Greens and the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center are hosting a benefit concert and teach-in on Sunday Nov. 5th at the Highdive in downtown Champaign (Illiniois). Some of the features include: members of the Poster Children, local folk-hero Paul Kotheimer, newspoetry, as well as short talks on Indpendent Politics,…

Feed Magazine has a short essay on pirate radio. The author contends that pirate radio will not go away if LFPM is killed, and I tend to agree with this viewpoint. In fact, I think radio pirates will only proliferate should Congress succeed in killing LPFM, since the hope of getting a license is probably…