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PORTLAND EXHIBIT

2009-03-30T20:40:26Z

Designing the Future:
Architecture+Landscape+Urban Planning+Transportation+Social System Design

Art Exhibit Opening Reception: Thursday, April 2nd, 5-10pm
Exhibit Duration: April 1-April 31

As the future of the earth hangs in the precarious balance of an unknown fate, SEA Change's upcoming exhibit unites Portland's progressive designers, fostering cross-pollination that catalyzes future designs for an equal, peaceful, compassionate, just future. This visual fusion of evolutionary designers will put the puzzle pieces together of how to integrate nature and society. Architectural plans for coexisting with the environment, building community, and transitioning from oil to sustainability take shape in natural playgrounds, graywater systems, neighborhood energy utilities, and cat palaces...

Artists/Designers: Mark Lakeman + Tryon Life Community Farm + Ed Carpenter + Northwest Neighborhood Energy + Planet Earth Playscapes + Rick Potestio + TransitionPDX + Recode + Portland Peak Oil + Trimet + Cascadia Commons + Living Gardens + Alec Neal + MotiveSpace + Sebastian Collett + CON COR

SEA Change
625 NW Everett, Gallery 110, Portland 97209
Hours: Tue-Sat 11-6
www.seagallery.wordpress.com

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respectable street: 10-noon sunday: streaming radio + podcast

2009-02-13T19:21:19Z

Every Sunday 10:00AM to 12:00PM PST www.awesomeville.us Cut your own hair and do what you like with your dolly. Goth, punk, synthpop, new wave, deathrock, and myriad offspring thereof all rolled up into one booger of love JUST FOR YOU!!!!

if you have worn combat boots in anticipation of spontaneous riot and revolution for the last 30 years, and are getting pissed that it seems to be late to tea, tune in with the kids sunday mornings and remember when there was a pulse to this countries' underground music scene (try not to cry). let's do it for the children.

hey people, my show is tomorrow 10-noon on awesomeville.us and i am doing a lot of old punk and sf bay area bands. i'm pretty stoked about tomorrow's show. if you miss it you can DL it later at

http://www.nux_vomica.podomatic.com/

all that info is also on my tribe profile. i usually have the podcast uploaded within about an hour of the show.

i am always asking people to contact me with suggestions and music, and i definitely encourage tidbits on what bands are doing now.

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A Season in Hell #18: Happy Obligatory Holiday Greeting

2007-12-24T20:57:34Z

Hey there party revelers.

Tune in Monday night 6-midnight (PST) to A Season in
Hell, with John Hell, on Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm in SF
and LA, 104,8fm in Berlin, online at
http://piratecatradio.com for the first John & Ron Ass
Kickin' Holiday Rock Bout!!!

I have challenged my good friend, and world famous
concert poster artist Ron Donovan
(http://www.firehouseposters.com/ &
http://homepage.mac.com/yosquirt/PhotoAlbum7.html) to
a six hour duel of who has the best live (read:
bootleg) recordings. I know I'm going to kick Ron's
ass, but I thought it better to make him think he has
a fighting chance.

Ron is nervous too. He text messaged me after midnight
saying he was going to "slay me" during tonight's
show. He was obviously up all night biting his nails.
Get any sleep Ron? You'll need it.

This is without a doubt, the best way to spend your
X-Mas eve. Forget the family, put out the cat, and put
on your hair swinging shoes.

Expect everything from Punk to Prince, Parliament to
Polka. Well, not polka. But we do have many genres
covered.

As always the show will be archived on the Pirate Cat
website. Just click here:
http://www.piratecatradio.com/playlist.php?dj=hell
and look to the right under "podcasts" Click on the
date, which will say "12-25-07". There ya go. If you
tune in live, call in at 415-626-6180.

I'll post the exact links to the podcast following the
show here and on my blog, http://helkatt.blogspot.com,
where I'll also post the full and complete set list.

See you on the radio!!!

jh

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World Premiere of movie based on Pirate Radio DJ in Bay Area

2007-10-02T20:25:51Z

Hi,
I have a film making its world premiere at the Mill Valley Film Festival. It's called "Compound Eye" and it centers around a cartoonist who draws a controversial comic strip depicting the World Trade Center rebuilt as an IHOP with two stacks of pancakes rising high into the sky, and how it affects his roommate who is trying to quietly run a pirate radio station out of his basement. The movie stars Fausto Caceres (from the radio show, Shirley and Spinoza) and Jesse Reklaw (the cartoon, "Slow Wave"), and uses their real lives and weaves them into a fictional story.

Go to www.compoundeyemovie.com for info and a trailer.

The screenings are:
Sunday, Oct. 7 at 5:30pm at the CineArts@Sequoia theater in Mill Valley
Sat. Oct. 13 at 2:45pm at the Rafael Film Center in San Rafael.

Tickets can be purchased at www.mvff.com (search "Compound Eye")
Please support local filmmaking!

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A Season In Hell #13: Theme From A Season In Hell

2007-08-04T22:35:13Z

A Season In Hell #13: Theme From A Season In Hell

Sometimes I get nostalgic. I moved a lot in my life, an average of once every two years. I went to ten schools in thirteen years (K-12), and the one thing that was a constant was music. Music and TV. The two things that were constant were music and TV. And family. The three…three things that were constant were music, TV, family and the ever increasing amount of sarcasm that made it into my humor.

I made it down for the weekly KFJC (http://kfjc.org) staff meeting this past week, for the first time in about seven years. I’m hoping to do a show a month there. I’ll keep you posted.

With that I bring you this latest episode. If you’re a fan of nighttime police dramas, then you’ll enjoy this show.

Also, I recently saw Radio Moscow play 12 Galaxies in SF (http://www.12galaxies.com/flash.html). Check out their MySpace page, and support live music. I also have a few San Francisco artists in this show, including punk polka faves Polkacide, the Japanese yodeling cowboy Toshio Hirano, and Sesame Street cover band Cookie Mongoloid; you’ve never heard anything like them before.

Check out my podomatic site here: http://johnhell.podomatic.com
My MySpace site here: http://myspace.com/mrjohnhell
My new Facebook site here: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=616519637
My blog here: http://freeradiosf.com/blog/22

Whew, that’s a lot of crap I have online.

Email me at mrjohnhell@yahoo.com

Thanks for listening.

Set list:

Barney Miller Theme, from Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
http://www.amazon.com/Televisions-Greatest-Hits-Vol-70s/dp/B000000GOO
Beer is Better Than Girls Are: Artless
http://krucoff.com/2006/04/top-music-9-artless-band-of-mykel.html
In Heaven There Is No Beer: Polkacide http://www.polkacide.com/
Jump In Line: Harry Belafonte http://www.belafonte-asiteofsites.com/

Up & Down: Cookie Mongoloid http://www.wearemongoloid.com/cookie/index.html
Sanford & Son Theme, from Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
T For Texas: Toshio Hirano http://www.toshiohirano.com/
25 Minutes To Go: Johnny Cash http://www.johnnycash.com/

James Brown Ate My Bagpipe: Taxi Chain http://www.taxichain.com/
Street of San Francisco, from Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
Psychobilly Freakout: Reverend Horton Heat http://www.reverendhortonheat.com/

Fuse: Radio Moscow http://www.myspace.com/radiomoscow
Pick Me Up: Dinosaur Jr. http://www.dinosaurjr.com/

Morning Theft: Jeff Buckley http://www.jeffbuckley.com/
Barretta Theme, from Television's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3: 70's & 80's
Theme From Cyrano/Mr. Tambourine Man: William Shatner
http://www.williamshatner.com/
Up In Smoke Reprise: Cheech & Chong http://www.cheechandchong.com/

Music bed: Zabriskie Point. Brought to you by The Pink Floyd, in memory of Michelangelo Antonioni, dead at 94, on Monday, July 30, 2007
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zabriskie_Point_(film)

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A Season In Hell #12

2007-07-28T22:45:23Z

http://johnhell.podomatic.com

A Season In Hell #12: Waiting for the Man

***Warning*** Because of the need for server space, I will be removing Episode #1 and possibly #2 by Thursday, August 2nd, 2007. You have been warned.

I spent a year in DC last week. I was there for an education conference, and I had the luxury of seeing the New York Dolls perform at the legendary 9:30 Club. The club has been open since the 70’s, but obviously in a very different location. What a great club; amazing sound and stage. The Dolls were incredible too. Only Sylvain and Johanson are alive from the original lineup, but the rest of the band seriously kicked ass. They have a new CD out, go get it.

I got to walk “The Mall”, which is the federal gov’t area. Quite impressive, even if you don’t like the schmuck who lives in the white house right now.

This week I include some early NY Dolls. I also have some live tracks from Tom Waits with the Kronos Quartet doing the theme to my favorite show: “The Wire”. If you haven’t seen this great police drama on HBO, you’re missing the best written show on TV. Some live Lou Reed shows up near the end of the podcast today. A real rarity is included in the guise of Neil Young. He never released “Chrome Dreams”, but all of the music made it on to something eventually. This version of “Powderfinger” never did.

I hope you enjoy the show. Please leave a comment on the website: http://johnhell.podomatic.com and tell your friends about thee show by clicking the “send to friends” link on the page.

Thanks.

John Hell

Set List:

“Way Down In The Hole”: Tom Waits & Kronos Quartet with Greg Cohen on bass.
From the “Healing the Divide” release.
Get the CD here: http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Divide-Concert-Peace-Reconciliation/dp/B000F3AJTO

“Looking for a Kiss”: New York Dolls http://www.nydolls.org/
“A Change is Gonna Come”: The Gits http://www.thegits.com/
“Senorita”: Ovarian Trolley http://www.trouserpress.com/entry.php?a=ovarian_trolley

“Powderfinger”: Neil Young, from the unreleased “Chrome Dreams”. Get it here: http://www.tapecity.org/showthread.php?t=7626&highlight=chrome+dreams
You have to register for this site, which is free.
“The Mercy Seat”: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds http://www.nickcaveandthebadseeds.com/
“Do You Take This Man?”: Diamanda Galas http://www.diamandagalas.com/

“Shady Lane”: Slim Cessna’s Auto Club http://www.slimcessnasautoclub.com/news/index.asp
“Home Sweet Mobile Home”: The New Duncan Imperials http://www.newduncanimperials.com/

“Ain’t No Friend Of Mine:” Mono Men http://www.monomen.net/
“I’m Waiting For My Man”: Lou Reed, 12-26-72 http://www.loureed.org/00/index.html

“I Want You”: Peter Frampton & Toto http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Pepper's_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band_(film)
“Up In Smoke Reprise”: Cheech & Chong http://www.cheechandchong.com/

As always, if you’re interested in any of my live music, I’m always up for a trade. Take a look at my list, and send me an email at mrjohnhell@yahoo.com

The live list: http://db.etree.org/johnhell

Support live and local music!

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FM transmission questions

2007-06-12T14:55:59Z

We're planning on broadcasting 24/7 for 3 days at Transformus; music, news, announcements, and interviews. We need to find an affordable mountainous broadcast solution (probably just transmitter and antenna?). Likely only 1 mile necessary, does 25 watts sound right? It needs to be portable, easy to deal with, and friendly (rca, 1/4, or 1/8 inch) inputs.

i would love to hear what you think, suggestions for purchases, and problems we should look to encounter.

Thanks in advance,

Scott...

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A Season In Hell #7

2007-05-31T21:30:36Z

It's that time once again my friends. I give to you all A Season In Hell #7: The Art of Getting Jumped.

There's a lot packed into this show:
Presidential Speeches
Presidential Singing
Jim Fourniadis doing his best Keith Moon impersonation
Public Enemy soaking up the whipped cream
and a lesson or two to boot.

As usual, if you're not already checking out the show through iTunes, you can go to my homepage here:
http://johnhell.podomatic.com

Or subscribe through iTunes here:
http://johnhell.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

On my homepage please click the "Send to friends" link and email my show to everyone you know, even grandma likes this stuff.

Thanks so much for supporting my fanatical devotion/obsession to music and the strong desire I horde sharing it with.

Email me at mrjohnhell@yahoo.com
http://www.myspace.com/mrjohnhell

Read my blog here:
http://freeradio.com/blog/22

Support live music in your neighborhood.

Enjoy.

jh

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A Season In Hell #6

2007-05-24T22:18:12Z

Howdy "radio" fans.

A Season In Hell, Episode 6 is up and ready for your
enjoyment.

Thanks for listening. It's not radio, but at least I
get to feed my jones a little bit. I really appreciate
Podomatic. They make it incredibly easy.

See the website here:
http://johnhell.podomatic.com

Subscribe to it through iTunes here:
http://johnhell.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

Tell your friends that Hell is here to stay.

jh

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A Season In Hell #5

2007-05-18T06:49:49Z

A Season In Hell #5(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Gonna Go

You can hear my latest podcast online here:
http://johnhell.podomatic.com/

Or you can get it on your iTunes or other online music player here:
http://johnhell.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

This week I start off the show highlighting local San Francisco band Pebble Theory. They’re a great four piece that puts on a tantalizing live show. They’re having a CD release party at Bottom of the Hill in SF, on Saturday, May 26th. Check out their new CD “Air”. Also, you can check them out online at http://pebbletheory.com, and on Myspace at http://myspace.com/pebbletheory

The Finklestein Shit Kid: Cheech & Chong
Up in Smoke: Cheech & Chong
Air: Pebble Theory

Animal: Pebble Theory
Picabo Who?: Free Kitten
Sugar Kane: Sonic Youth

Steppin’ In Her I. Miller Shoes: Betty Davis
(Don’t Worry) If There’s A Hell Below We’re All Gonna Go: Curtis Mayfield
Consternation: Erik Friedlander

Redebe: Johnny Dyani
Green River: Creedence Clearwater Revival
History Lesson-Part II: Minutemen
Love Whip: Reverend Horton Heat

Step Right Up: Tom Waits
Auf Wiedersehen: Cheap Trick
Up In Smoke Reprise: Cheech & Chong

Enjoy.

John Hell

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A Season In Hell #4: Everthing Goes To Hell

2007-05-11T22:26:24Z

Howdy radio fans.

I've just posted my latest podcast: A Season In Hell #4: Everything Goes To Hell.

It runs about an hour. It's certainly not the same as radio, but I do try to make it sound like it is. It lacks the spontanaiety of radio that I miss so much. Other than that, I get to turn you all onto music that I love. I found some good new sounds to mix with some tasty classics from my collection.

Find the podcast online here:
http://johnhell.podomatic.com/

And on iTunes here;
http://johnhell.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

Tell your friends. Also, send me a note if you have any requests or suggestions. I'm just getting warmed up.

Enjoy.

jh

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Doin It To Death

2007-05-02T06:47:45Z

Ladies and Gentlemen:

I am so pleased to announce my triumphant return to…dang, that sounded a bit blech! Let me start over.

Good friends:

You’ll be happy to hear…like I’m expecting you all to slap me on the back or something. Ok, I’ll get it right this time.

Party People:

We’re going to have a funky good time at KFJC 89.7fm (http://kfjc.org), this Thursday, May 3rd from midnight to midnight, with the long anticipated 24 hour “Doing It To Death, A James Brown Birthday Special”, featuring live & rare recordings, interviews, dance contests, fashion show, testimonials and tributes. Hosted by Myself, Spliff Skankin, Hawkeye Joe, KJ Dweller, Mr. Lucky & more.

I’ll be on from 8pm to midnight, bringing the show to its absolute climax with some rare JB’s James Brown instrumentals, and some serious live James Brown you have not heard anywhere!

I hosted several radio shows at KFJC between 1988 and 1997 under the air name Reverend Dah Wave, including a mid-day Jazz/Soul/Funk show, where every day from noon to noon-thirty it was “The Brown Bag Lunch”, 30 minutes of Mr. Please, Please, Please itself. I haven’t done a show there since 1999. It’s the best station in the West, and other than the great WFMU, the tops in all the land.

If you’re close to Foothill JC, in the SF Bay Area, tune in to 89.7FM, if you’re outside the area, please do yourself the favor and tune in any time during the show. Remember: midnight to midnight. You have no excuses.

Now, go on out and do you thang!

John Hell
Aka: Reverend Dah Wave (at least for one more night)

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I Started Podacsting

2007-04-26T18:59:50Z

Howdy all.

So I've been truly jonesing to do some radio for the
past few years. I mean really jonesing badly. Today I
found this site that will host some podcasts, so I
figured why the hell not.

The first one is mostly music, with me blathering for
a few minute between tracks. To be honest, I recorded
it on my MAC, via Garageband and iWeb last summer, but
I hadn't done anything with it until now.

I promise to put some effort in at least once a week.

Please subscribe to the podcast, by copying the URL
below and pasting it into your iTunes subsribe
browser.

http://johnhell.podOmatic.com/rss2.xml

Let me know what you think.

Thanks.

Enjoy.

John Hell

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Film and Party: 80s Punk Classic "Suburbia" with Director Penelope Spheeris 4/15-SF

2007-04-13T05:43:11Z

Film and Party: 80s Punk Classic "Suburbia" with Director Penelope Spheeris

The 2007 San Francisco Women's Film Festival concludes with a closing
night party at Minna Gallery, featuring director Penelope Spheeris and a
screening of her 80s punk classic Suburbia. Spheeris has directed more
than 20 films, including Wayne's World, The Crooked E: The Unshredded
Truth About Enron, and several acclaimed documentaries.

SFWFF 2007 pays tribute to Spheeris' achievements in films, which range
from mainstream comedies to independent features and cutting edge
documentaries.

Penelope Spheeris has directed more than 20 films, including Wayne's
World, The Crooked E: The Unshredded Truth About Enron, and the
critically acclaimed documentaries, The Decline of Western Civilization, The
Decline II: The Metal Years, as well as The Decline Part III, a film she
financed herself, with profits donated to charities for homeless and
abused children. Spheeris is currently at work on a Janis Joplin biopic.

Plus animated shorts, live music, prizes and more!

DISCOUNTED TICKETS INFO:
You can receive $2 off admission, when purchasing
tickets for the following shows in advance online by
entering coupon code: festivalfriends07

Sat. 4/14, 8 pm - DOCUMENTARY AND ACTIVISM FILMS at
the SF Women's Building, 3543 18th St. #8, SF.

Sun. 4/15, 7 pm - CLOSING NIGHT FILMS, TRIBUTE & PARTY
at 111 Minna Gallery, 111 Minna St., SF.

For the complete schedule and full details about the
San Francisco Women's Film Festival 2007, visit the
website at:
www.sfwff.com

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Audio Processor available on E-bay

2007-03-21T12:05:51Z

We posted one of our extra Orban 8100A audio processors on E-Bay. Anyone interested in beefing up the sound of their LPFM / Community FM on the radio dial should check it out!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230107526415

Good Luck!

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MINISTRY OF MISINFORMATION REPORT ON F-9, I NEED YOUR HELP!

2007-03-04T04:51:10Z

http://www.current.tv/watch/23109764

You may not have heard from me in a while, but I have been stirring up controversy. Many people remember MKULTRA right? Google it if you can't remember. Lately there has been alot of "misinformation" given to us through the media and through the US Government. What is F-9? is it the latest scare? What is the truth about what our government does and how they take control of our culturally collective mind share? What do you think? Please watch this video, interact by leaving me a comment andpoke around the net looking for the truth. You will find it. It should also be fun. The issues that are spoken of in this report are real...aren't they? Get back to me! Oh and if you green light it...it goes to air.

Thanks for your interaction.

TJ

TJ Walkup
DP/Producer
"GOODIE" Outlining an Invisible Man
www.omnificpictures.com
415-643-0664
Box 460033
San Francisco, Ca 94146-0033
gargoylex@sbcglobal.net

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WEDS, 2/14: SFLR argues before Ninth Circuit!

2007-02-13T22:07:44Z

Hey Folks!!

Finally after three years of waiting SFLR will have it's day in the
Ninth Circuit. This is where we could actually make some change!
Everyone who can should come on down to see the deftness of our
fantastic legal team! We will have stickers available to show your
support.

SFLR vs. FCC: Head to head, oral arguments!
February 14, 2007, 9:30 AM, Booth Auditorium at UC Berkeley School of
Law (Boalt Hall, located on Bancroft Way at College Ave. /
http://www.berkeley.edu/map/maps/DE67.html )

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear oral argument from lawyers
representing long time media activist San Francisco Liberation Radio.

SFLR was raided in October, 2003 when federal marshals, SFPD and FCC
agents stormed into the home where the station was located, with guns
drawn, and seized SFLR’s broadcasting equipment in order to prevent
SFLR from broadcasting. SFLR will argue (through its counsel, Mark
Vermeulen, and other pro bono lawyers from the National Lawyers Guild)
that the federal government violated the station’s and its
listeners’
First Amendment rights when it obtained the warrant for the raid and
the seizure of the equipment through a back-door, ex parte procedure.
In civil seizure cases (as opposed to criminal cases), fair notice and
a hearing before a judge typically must take place before any raid can
go forward. This is especially true where First Amendment free speech
rights are involved. However, here, the US Government here utilized a
maritime law to conduct the raid without giving advance notice to the
station, arguing that a radio station is like a ship that may sail away
in the night.

The station, with a volunteer staff of nearly 60 people, was located in
a house firmly rooted upon land and posed no danger of trying to
“escape,” nor was it interfering with any other station’s
broadcasts.
It had been broadcasting at 100 watts in San Francisco for 11 years and
had been in consistent contact with the FCC regarding licensing
matters. The Court will decide whether the government has the right to
obtain from the District Court an ex parte order to raid a radio
station, and seize the equipment even where as in our case, our lawyer
had explicitly requested notice if such action was contemplated.

This hearing is the next step in three years of legal proceedings in
this case, and may well effect how the rights of others challenging FCC
regulations are observed (or not) in the future.

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Keeping in touch...

2007-02-13T18:48:31Z

Just starting out with pirate radio… finally, and am looking for suggestions on how best to keep in contact with the listeners whilst still remaining anonymous to some degree. I’ve heard of people using mail forwarding services or just acquiring an e-mail account with Yahoo. How are you keeping in touch with your community of listeners? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated…

Cheers’

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FCC Hearings Oct. 27 Oakland!

2006-10-23T21:51:13Z

Happy Halloween!!

This Halloween we have a real ghoul on our hands! The rule relaxations of 2003 are being re-proposed and we need to give the FCC a peice of our minds AGAIN!

The FCC is coming to Oakland October 27, 5 pm!
This is the only hearing in the Bay Area dealing with corporate media consolidation and lack of diversity in the media. The FCC wants to allow Big Media to own more TV and radio stations in the Bay Area and to allow newspaper companies to buy TV and radio stations as well. Stop the monopoly!

Please come to hear from others and speak up. Spread the word!

WHAT: FCC Hearing on Media Ownership
WHEN: Friday October 27, starting at 5 pm
WHERE: Oakland Marriott City Center, 1001 Broadway at 10th St (BART Oakland 12th St, map)
Sponsored by the NAACP, Media Alliance, the Youth Media Council, and Free Press
(more info at www.media-alliance.org)

This is Why the FCC Needs to Hear from You!

There's no diversity in TV
• NBC's Telemundo announced last Friday that it will close its San Jose studio and it will no longer offer local news in the Bay Area.
• Out of an estimated 12,500 stories aired by ABC, CBS, and NBC in 2005, the three major English-language networks, only 105 were exclusively about Latinos or Latino-related issues.
• People of color comprise 33 % of the entire U.S. population, but own about 3% percent of all TV stations in the U.S. Clear Channel spreads hate in the Bay Area
• Clear Channel exploited a loophole in this rule and owns 11 radio stations in the Bay Area market (San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland).
• Clear Channel owns 910AM KNEW, a right-wing talk station notorious for its sensational content. The Youth Media Council and Media Alliance monitored KNEW and found numerous incidents of hateful speech. For example, talk hosts used the word 'vermin' to refer to undocumented immigrants more than 43 times in one 40-minute segment.
There's a monopoly in Bay Area print
• One company (Dean Singleton's MediaNews) now controls more than 40 daily and weekly newspapers in Northern California—from Monterey to Marin--including the San Jose Mercury News, the Oakland Tribune, the Contra Costa Times, the Monterey Herald, the Marin Independent Journal. In other words, every major daily except for the SF Chron, the Examiner, and the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
• Singleton's company has already announced over 100 layoffs in the Mercury News; more to come in the Contra Costa Times.
NOW THE FCC WANTS TO REWARD THE TV NETWORKS, CLEAR CHANNEL, AND DEAN SINGLETON WITH MORE AND MORE STATIONS.

STOP THE MONOPOLY!

For more information, go to www.media-alliance.org or call 510-832-9000 ext 303

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International Talk Like A Pirate Day

2006-09-25T19:33:10Z

http://www.talklikeapirate.com/piratehome.html

Yarr!

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Pirate Article

2006-09-25T13:31:29Z

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060924/ap_on_bi_ge/pirate_radio&printer=

This was /.ed this morning... kind of cool

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Free Radio Berkeley brings you - Radio Summer Camp

2006-08-21T23:19:41Z

Free Radio Berkeley brings you - Radio Summer Camp
0 to 100 watts in 4 days

Learn how to build an FM transmitter and set up a low power FM broadcast station.

A four day workshop session sponsored by Free Radio Berkeley to teach you how to build FM broadcast transmitters (and other related items such as antennas) and set up a low power (15-100 watt) community radio station capable of covering a broadcast radius between 5 and 15 miles depending on power, terrain and antenna height.

The workshop tuition is $100-$200 sliding scale. Kits for transmitters, antennas, etc. may be purchased for assembly during the workshop session. Average cost for a kit package which includes the transmitter, antenna, power supply and antenna cable runs between $300 and $600 depending on kits and power level chosen. Kits will be provided for assembly experience whether you purchase one or not. Hands-on experience is emphasized throughout the 4 day session.

Radio Camp Dates for 2005

July 1-4, 2005
September 2-5, 2005

The Radio Camp starts at 10 am and ends at 6 pm everyday. Location is the Free Radio Berkeley shop in Oakland, California. Address is 2311 Adeline St., Unit P. Between 23rd Street and West Grand.

Contact FRB for details on public transit connections, local hotels and motels and airlines serving the Oakland and San Francisco airports.

An attempt will be made to make housing arrangements for out of town participants who request assistance. If possible, attendees should make their own housing arrangements. Ask for a listing local motels and hostels.

You may register for the session by sending your name, address, etc. to Free Radio Berkeley. Contact us if you have any specific questions or require further information. The Micropower Broadcasting primer, available from the FRB web site, will be used as one of the primary documents for the session.

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homelessness marathon

2006-02-17T05:01:33Z

yesterday KDRT 101.5fm in Davis, Ca was apart of 25 other low power community stations that broadcast a live feed from atlanta. I was lucky enough to interview local homelessness advocacy groups like HAGS.
Anyone else out there get to participate and want to share your experience?

http://www.homelessnessmarathon.org/index.html

NATION'S HOMELESS TO BE IN SPOTLIGHT OF LANDMARK BROADCAST
The 9th Annual Homelessness Marathon is set to air from Atlanta starting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, February 15th. The Marathon is a unique 14-hour live broadcast focusing on homelessness and poverty in America.

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Micro radio in Puerto Rico? Anyone know?

2006-02-15T13:05:33Z

Anyone know if micro radio played a role in helping the Puerto Rican independence activists in the following story? Just wondering about the uses for mobilization.
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FBI commits domestic terrorism on Independence Movement in Puerto Rico

"The only domestic terrorist attack here is the U.S. government's attack on
the people of Puerto Rico." --New York State Assemblyman José Rivera (1)

In a move reminiscent of a U.S. Marine invasion of a foreign
country, the FBI descended in droves on Puerto Rico on February 10. (2)
Without breathing a word of the invasion to either the colonial governor or
the chief of police, heavily armed, militarized units of the FBI, including
the Special Weapons and Tactics Unit from Miami, hit six different spots
throughout the island. Their purpose, they claimed, was to execute search
warrants on six independence activists they identified as suspected leaders
of the clandestine independence organization, Ejercito Popular Boricua/
Macheteros (3), the same organization whose legendary leader, Filiberto
Ojeda Ríos, who the FBI assassinated five months earlier. Their true
purpose was widely understood as other: with their show of force, to
continue their long campaign to intimidate and criminalize those who support
independence for Puerto Rico, particularly in this moment of the resurgence
of the left throughout Latin America; and, of course, to detract from their
own criminal conduct in taking Ojeda's life. "This is yet another move on
the part of the FBI to control and warn those who advocate for the
independence of Puerto Rico, exercising their constitutional rights. It
appears they are sending a message of intimidation,"(4) said independentist
activist and attorney Roxana Badillo, who added that they are sorely
mistaken if they believe the movement will be intimidated.

Landing in military-style helicopters, accompanied by caravans
of vehicles, sometimes with the license plates obscured, FBI agents swarmed
private residences and businesses in Trujillo Alto and Río Piedras (in the
San Juan metropolitan area), and Mayagüez, San Germán, Aguadilla, and
Isabela (in the west of the island), terrorizing entire neighborhoods. The
search warrants bore the names and addresses of veteran labor leaders,
community leaders, known independentists, and even a Protestant minister
respected for his work promoting small projects of self-empowerment for poor
people. (5)

In Río Piedras, as Homeland Security helicopters hovered above
and sharpshooters watched through their telescopes from neighboring
buildings, FBI agents were ransacking the apartment of independentist
Liliana Laboy. The Puerto Rican media arrived to cover the remarkable
event. With the FBI's murder of Ojeda Ríos fresh on their minds,
independence supporters quickly gathered at the closed gates of the
condominium, shouting, "Asesinos!"(6) Meanwhile, the FBI had banished Laboy
from her apartment, and initially ignored requests from her attorneys to
allow them access to their client, grabbing and threatening to arrest the
attorneys if they didn't leave the premises.

In San Germán, agents assaulted the offices of the not-for-profit
Ecumenical Committee for Community Economic Development [CEDECO,
its Spanish acronym], where community activist and independentist
William Mohler García was at work. They not only removed Mohler from his
office, but they handcuffed him and left him to bake in the hot sun– this,
after searching his home, pepper spraying his dog, and subjecting his wife
to much humiliation. Supporters gathered at the scene, shouting at the
agents: "Get out of here, damned FBI," and "FBI, cowards, assassins,
terrorists!" (7) In Aguadilla, the FBI searched the home of another CEDECO
director, Presbyterian minister and independentist José Morales. Also in
Aguadilla, the FBI spent four hours searching the home of independentist and
elementary school teacher VilmaVélez Roldán, while she was at school.
Agents threw her two sons out of their home, handcuffed them, and left them
outside with no shade. (8) In Isabela, the Cabán family home was searched.(9)

In Trujillo Alto, the home of Norberto Cintrón Fiallo was ransacked while he
was away at his workplace.

Before leaving the scene in Río Piedras, the FBI, obviously
unhappy with the presence of protesters and abundant numbers of media and
the prospect of having to face further public exposure, aggressing against
all those gathered, including attacking the media with pepper spray.
Several journalists were treated by paramedics at the scene, and some went
to nearby hospitals. As the caravan of some fourteen vehicles sped from the
scene, the agents had their assault weapons pointed at the press and public.

Adding insult to injury, the FBI emitted a press release stating, "It
appears members of the media and the general public attempted to cross the
established law enforcement perimeter, and the use of non-lethal force was
utilized. This was done in order to protect members of the media, the public
and the law enforcement officers executing this lawful search warrant."

Reaction from the Press

"It gives us pause that in a democratic society, security forces
cut off the flow of information, and even worse, attack those who work in
journalism, who seek to divulge precise and reliable information," said
Annette Alvarez, a television reporter who was sprayed, who spoke in her
capacity as president of the Overseas Press Club chapter. (10) Oscar J.
Serrano, president of the Journalists Association of Puerto Rico, declared,
"The agents didn't use force and gas to defend themselves; they used them
offensively to attack the press. The act of an agent emptying his spray can
directly in the face of [journalist] Normando Valentín, who had his hands
occupied with the instruments of his trade, cannot be excused as negligence.

That, and the expression of disdain reflected on the agent's face, are
indicative of a specific intent to cause harm, and represents nothing less
than a criminal act."(11) The Association of Photojournalists, the Center for

the Freedom of the Press, the Organization of Independent Journalists, and
the Union of Journalists, Graphic Arts and Ramas Anexas joined in
condemning the FBI's use of force on their colleagues.

While the Puerto Rican print, electronic media and radio
provided full coverage of this extraordinary militaristic operation, the
U.S. press was virtually silent,(12) with only a few newspapers reprinting
slightly differing versions of an Associated Press wire story.

Reaction from the Puerto Rican Government

After the September assassination, the FBI lost all hope of
credibility in the eyes of Puerto Rican society. Having been told on
February 10 only after the FBI had begun its assault, and only that they
were serving search warrants on suspected Macheteros, the chief of police,
Pedro Toledo (himself a former FBI agent), as well as the head of the
Department of Justice were quick to distance themselves from the operation,
making public statements that they were not participants.(13) When Toledo
learned–after the operation was over– that the FBI asserted that this
"ongoing domestic terrorism investigation" averted "a potential attack,
where explosives devices were to be utilized," to be "directed at privately
owned interests in Puerto Rico, as well as the general public,"(14) he
insisted that, "[w]ithout a doubt, I should have been informed."(15) Toledo
rather resoundingly criticized the entire operation– not just the use of
force against the journalists– as having used excessive force, listing the
use of so many agents and the incorporation of helicopters. He recalled his
own participation in the 1980's in executing search warrants against members
of the same clandestine organization, when such incidents never took place.
"It was an improper use, completely outside of the norm. This gas (pepper)
is used when your life is in danger, against an attacker, not a journalist,"
he said.(16) However, although he expressed that the Puerto Rican Department
of Justice would have jurisdiction to prosecute federal agents for their
excessive use of force, he did not express any intention to conduct such a
prosecution, or even investigate these FBI crimes on Puerto Rican soil.

The governor was another recipient of such a "courtesy call," (17)
which also took place only after the FBI had begun its assault.(18) He, too,
expressed indignation at the assault on Puerto Rican journalists, calling it
unjustified.(19) However he offered absolutely no criticism of the FBI's
invasion of his country, let alone of the agency's failure to even notify him
in advance, and failed to insist that the U.S. government be accountable
for the acts of its agents committed in Puerto Rico.

Reaction from the Public

The very same afternoon the FBI conducted its show of force,
hundreds of people gathered at the federal courthouse, which houses the
FBI offices, to express their indignation. Called by the Worker's Socialist
Movement [MST by its Spanish acronym], (20) people of all ages and walks of
life marched and chanted, as elected officials, spokespeople from a variety
of organizations, and those whose homes had been ransacked, spoke.

The following day, fifteen organizations convened a press conference
to condemn the FBI's aggressive presence. A spokesperson for CEDECO's
support network expressed concern that the highly publicized raid could
cost the organization the financial support it receives from grants and
foundations and thereby undermine its ability to offer services of education
and of rehabilitating homes for people with few resources. Agency
spokespeople questioned why the FBI would take important documents
related to one of CEDECO's urban housing projects.(21)

Julio Fontanet, president of the Puerto Rican Bar Association,
expressed a common theme: "To complain to the federal government or the
government of Puerto Rico is an exercise in futility, and the FBI acts with
total impunity in Puerto Rico."(22) Observing that this type of FBI operation

in Puerto Rico has become a custom, Fontanet announced his intention to take
the matter to international fora.(23) The former dean of the Eugenio María de

Hostos School of Law, law professor Carlos Rivera Lugo, echoed Fontanet,
censuring the Puerto Rican government "for permitting the U.S. armed forces
to act with total impunity in this country."(24) The National Hostosiano
Independence Movement coincided: "The governor of Puerto Rico has the
obligation to stand up and defend Puerto Rico. We demand that governor
Aníbal Acevedo Vilá energetically condemn the FBI's abusive actions in
Puerto Rico, and that as a representative of the people he express the
general indignation we all feel, and that he demand respect for our
people."(25) The experience moved that organization to commit to redouble its

efforts to "expel forever from our national territory the federal court and
the FBI," because "the only thing the presence in Puerto Rico of these
federal dependencies has caused is injury, damage, and impediments to our
right as a people to self-determination."(26)

Amnesty International of Puerto Rico expressed its concern for
the FBI's conduct both in executing the search warrants and attacking the
press, reminding the FBI that they are not above the law of civil and human
rights, and that, like any other law enforcement agency, they must comply
with basic human rights provided by international law.(27)

Representatives of all the political parties have, however
timidly, expressed preoccupation with the FBI's conduct toward the
independence movement, but it was the independence party representative who
expressed the sentiment strongly felt throughout the diverse independence
movement: "This operation is the most crude proof that Puerto Rico is a
colony," noted Juan Dalmau, secretary general of the Puerto Rican
Independence Party.(28) "If the FBI thinks that with these acts it is going
to intimidate the independentists, it is mistaken. In the face of these
abuses, the independence movement will respond just as it has historically,
with more militancy, more patriotism and a greater commitment to
struggle."(29) That will be necessary, given the rumors that the FBI will
return to conduct more search and destroy missions,(30) and to increase the
wave of repression.

Jan Susler

February 12, 2006
All translations from Spanish to English are the author's.

Websites where photos and videos are available:

http://pr.indymedia.org/news/2006/02/13197.php
http://www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=F9260F8D7C3A47B682B0BA4AAE99B5D2
<http://www.primerahora.com/noticia.asp?guid=F9260F8D7C3A47B682B0BA4AAE99B5D2>

Diario/La Prensa, February 12, 2006.
2 For most Puerto Ricans, it was also reminiscent of August 30, 1985, when,
in another island wide invasion, the FBI arrested a multitude of
independence activists and accused them of participating in a conspiracy
involving $7.6 taken from a Wells Fargo depot, an action for which the
Ejercito Popular Boricua/Macheteros claimed responsibility.
3 Boricua Popular Army/Sugarcane Cutters.
4 Associated Press, "Abogada independentista acusa a federales de
intimidación," El Nuevo Día, February 10, 2006.
5 Jesús Dávila, "Ofensiva FBI contra independentistas," El Diario/La Prensa,
February 11, 2006.
6 Id.
7 Jackeline Del Toro Cordero, "Operativo federal buscaba documentos," El
Vocero, February 11, 2006.
8 Comunicado de Prensa, Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano de
Aguadilla, www.redbetances.com , February 12,
2006.
9 Carmen Edith Torres, "Irrumpe el FBI en seis puntos del País," El Nuevo
Día, February 11, 2006.
10 Associated Press, "OPC censura agresión contra la prensa," El Nuevo Día,
February 10, 2006.
11 Mabel M. Figueroa, "Condena al vicioso ataque a reporteros: Una sola voz
de repudio al FBI," Primera Hora, February 11, 2006.
12 With the notable exception of El Diario/La Prensa.
13 See, e.g., Maritza Díaz Alcaide, "Callaron lo del 'ataque terrorista',"
Primera Hora, February 11, 2006; Yanira Hernández Cabiya, "Informada la
Policía tras iniciar el operativo," El Nuevo Día, February 10, 2006; José R.
Ortúzar, "El Súper se lava las manos," El Vocero, February 11, 2006. The
chief of police of Mayagüez, whose police were roundly criticized by the
public for having cooperated with the FBI during its assassination of Ojeda
Ríos, and who was also not informed by the FBI about their operation, was
also quick to distance himself from this assault. Associated Press, "Jefe
de la Policía Mayagüez confirma operativo," El Nuevo Día, February 10, 2006.
14 FBI Press Release, February 10, 2006.
15 Maritza Díaz Alcaide, "Callaron lo del 'ataque terrorista'," Primera Hora,

February 11, 2006.
16 Daniel Rivera Vargas, "Con poder Justicia para acusar," El Nuevo Día,
February 12, 2006.
17 Yanira Hernández Cabiya, "Informada la Policía tras iniciar el operativo,"

El Nuevo Día, February 10, 2006.
18 Maritza Díaz Alcaide, "Callaron lo del 'ataque terrorista'," Primera Hora,

February 11, 2006.
19 Id.
20 EFE, "Convocan a manifestación contra FBI," El Nuevo Día, February 10,
2006.
21 Melisa Ortega Marrero, EFE, "CEDECO niega vínculos con el independentismo
puertorriqueño," Primera Hora, February 11, 2006.
22 Associated Press, "Varias voces expresan rechazo a operativo del FBI y su
trato a periodistas," Primera Hora, February 12, 2006.
23 EFE, "Denunciarán ante organismos internacionales actos del FBI," Primera
Hora, February 11, 2006.
24 Jackeline Del Toro Cordero, "Académico critica el operativo," El Vocero,
February 11, 2006.
25 "MINH [Movimiento Independentista Nacional Hostosiano] condena atropello
FBI," www.redbetances.com , February 12, 2006.
26 Id.
27 Melissa Correa Velázquez, "FBI choca con periodistas," El Vocero, February

11, 2006.
28 "Dalmau: tienen la Isla en estado de sitio," El Diario/La Prensa, February

12, 2006.
29 "Dalmau asegura FBI mantiene a la Isla en estado de sitio," Primera Hora,
February 11, 2006.
30 Ricardo Cortés, "Anticipados más allanamientos," El Nuevo Día, February
12, 2006.

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Help with tracking down SF Bay area unlicensed stations?

2006-01-26T05:45:50Z

Hi there,

i'm Jon, and i'm trying to put together a list of unlicensed stations for the SF Bay Guardian. i'm quite new to the subject and was hoping people might be able to help me--either by directing me to specific stations or perhaps to other resources that might be of assistance. I'm particularly interested in SF, Oakland and Berkeley. any tips?

thanks,
jon

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Community radio station closed in Paraguay

2005-09-07T13:40:30Z

View the complete article on the "Reporters w/o Borders" website,
http://www.rsf.org/article.php3?id_article=14835

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Pirate Cat Radio - New Orleans Disaster Relief Benefit

2005-09-04T16:57:22Z

Pirate Cat Radio - New Orleans Disaster Relief Benefit
Sunday, September 11th, 6:30pm, at the 12 Galaxies in San Francisco.

Bands
- Camper Van Beethoven
- Graves Brothers Deluxe
- Luxxury
- The Grannies
- many more bands TBA
(bands are tentative)

Door admission is $5 - $20, Pirate Cat Radio merchandise sales, and a portion of the bar till will be donated to the Red Cross.

New Castle beer is also donating several kegs of beer for the benefit. Cups of beer, from the kegs, will be sold for $2 each. All proceeds from the kegs will be donated to the Red Cross as well.

Please post this to Tribe and let as many people know about this as you can.

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Stations off air

2005-07-31T15:53:11Z

Has anyone had any of the stations that they listen to go off the air?

Two stations I like are gone. KFREE in Ukiah 102.7 and Radio Santa Rosa 88.7

Is the FCC breaking down? It's strange that two stations should go down at around the same time (perhaps one or so months ago)

RJ

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Pirate Cat Radio Now Broadcasting at 1,000 Watts

2005-07-08T03:41:33Z

Its no joke!

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Latin America's "Al Jazeera??"

2005-06-23T20:46:11Z

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2005/051305E.shtml
'El' Jazeera
By Kelly Hearn
AlterNet

Friday 13 May 2005

To balance the anti-Chavez local press and pro-American CNN, Venezuela is launching a South American Al Jazeera. With journalistic heavyweights and an non-corporate vibe, the channel arrives on the scene as a number of Latin American nations are leaning politically left.

Move over Al Jazeera, Telesur is here.

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, tireless polemist and Bush nemesis, has a new pet project: a continent-wide television network slated for broadcast throughout South America in the coming weeks.

Telesur, or "Television of the South," aims to be a competitor of CNN, Univison and other global giants seen by southern neighbors as minions of American hegemony.

Described by its new director, Aram Aharonian, as South America's "first counter-hegemonic media project," Telesur reportedly has 20 employees but hopes to work its way up to at least 60. The Chavez government has coughed up $2.5 million for the project thus far and is permitting Telesur to operate as an affiliate of Venezuelan state television.

Telesur is painted in populist hues, befitting a World Social Forum keynoter. A kind of Al Jazeera of the South, the commercial-free, state-funded channel will beam news, documentaries and other programming with a uniquely Latin flavor. The network will be boosted by the presence of journalistic heavyweights -- among them, Jorge Enrique Botero, a well-known television producer known for his coverage of FARC rebels.

The Vibe?

Forget coats, ties and corporate coif. Telesur's lead anchorwoman, Ati Kiwa, an indigenous Colombian woman, will deliver news while in native dress.

Telesur will compete for hearts and minds of viewers as a number of Latin American nations are leaning politically left, miffed both by Washington's neglect of the region and U.S.-backed neoliberal economic policies, widely seen as the cause of the devastating recessions of the early 2000s.

For Chavez, Telesur is about more than broadcasting. The continent's prime lobbyist for hemispheric cooperation as a counterbalance to U.S. power, the democratically-elected Chavez touts Telesur as a high-tech thread for binding regional cultures into a seamless fabric capable of balancing U.S. dominance.

He's found supportive ears.

In February, Argentina's president, Nestor Kirchner, committed his country, among other things, to buying up 20 percent of the company's initial equity stock, providing 100 hours of programming and using its satellites to beam Telesur across its territory. In Uruguay, one of the first acts of the country's new Socialist president, Tabare Vasquez, was to commit his nation to 10 percent of Telesur's start-up costs. And the Venezuelan government says Brazil and Cuba have agreed to share in programming and swap technical training.

Some say South America has long needed its own cultural conduit but they worry Telesur could devolve into a Chavista rant machine.

History bears warnings. Chavez, whom the Bush administration accuses of undemocratic behavior on several fronts, already uses Venezolana de Television, his country's state-run TV, to promote his agenda. The station gives Chavez a platform every Sunday in a one-man show called "Alo, Presidente."

But a new report by The Council on Hemispheric Affairs (COHA), a Washington-based think tank, says Venezuelan state television only has 2 percent of market share. It's Venezuela's private media, which supported a 2002 coup against the former military colonel, that actually hogs market share. (Incidentally, the main media power in Venezuela is The Cisnero Group of Companies, owned by Gustavo Cisneros, one of Latin America's wealthiest men and a friend of George Bush, Sr.).

To help state TV better compete with folks like Cisneros, the Chavez government, according to the COHO report, plans to invest $56 million in its state run television enterprise (which will no doubt benefit Telesur).

Though Chavez needs Telesur to elbow in on private media, Nikolas Kozloff, the COHA analyst who authored the report, say it's not a forgone conclusion that Chavez will kidnap Telesur for his own ends.

In fact, Kozloff says he has studied columns written by Telesur's leading journalists and they seem mindful of the need to maintain editorial independence. And there are hints that could happen. Kozloff says, for example, that Aram Aharonian, Telesur's general director, has been "a bit critical of Chavez in the past."

Ties that Bind?

Instead of moving over, Al Jazeera may be moving in, with Telesur that is.

As Telesur gets set to launch, the Arab-language news program Al Jazeera, which is funded by oil-rich Qatar, is expanding into Latin America, opening a bureau in Caracas and possibly creating logistical ties with Telesur.

An article posted on a Venezuelan government web site refers to Al Jazeera's expansion into South America as "being framed within the Telesur-Al Jazeera project."

A spokesperson for Al Jazeera said he could not confirm that the two networks have signed any deals between them but said it is possible that the two state-funded enterprises could be cooperating logistically. Kozloff says it is his understanding that Telesur has entered a deal to extend office space to Al Jazeera in Telesur's headquarters.

Experts note that trouble can arise when nations control media outlets.

"All media financed by states are susceptible to pressure and government orientations if regulations are not established that guarantee editorial autonomy," said Jaime Abello of The Foundation for New Ibero-American Journalism, a Colombia-based group founded by Gabriel Garcia Marquez.

Abello says it is unclear whether Telesur has established "rules of the game" that will ensure independence.

Jorge Ramos, the popular broadcaster for the Spanish language, Los Angeles-based Univision, has his own worries.

"Chávez already controls almost everything in Venezuela, the assembly, the constitution, the Supreme Court and the army," Ramos writes in an essay posted on his web site (www.jorgeramos.com). "Through Telesur he could expand, without control, his international agenda."

Kozloff strongly cautions against jumping to conclusions, however, noting that BBC, which is also a state run media, has not been hijacked by its state funders to any obvious degree. And the involvement on Telesur's board of directors of representatives from center-leftist governments such as Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay, which steer far clear of extreme populism and have amiable relations with the United States, could well counter any attempts by Chavez to use the network to promote his personal agenda.

Congressman Connie Mack, R-Fla., a Chavez critic, shared his concerns in a telephone interview:

"An Al Jazeera-type network in South America sounds like Chavez wants to poison the minds of people longing to be free," Mack said. "The steps he has taken over the last couple of months, and even before that, point to someone who is more interested in his own power than the welfare of his people."

But millions of South Americans are bound to disagree. To many on this continent, the real "mind poison" flows through CNN and other vectors for spreading American cultural and political hegemony.

Independent media like Pacificar, a newspaper distributed in several South American nations share this view as well, editorializing that Telesur: "[will] be a triumph in the extensive battle to establish a new informative world order to replace the existing one controlled by a quasi-monopoly of the United States and European Union."

And who knows -- 30 years down the line Telesur may just be under attack by its government benefactors for being too critical, like another public broadcasting venture we're all familiar with.

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Kelly Hearn is a former UPI staff writer who lives in Washington DC and Latin America.

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Support Pirate Cat Radio by Getting Drunk!

2005-06-14T16:07:05Z

Support Pirate Cat Radio by Getting Drunk!

Club Pirate Cat is a weekly night club hosted by the DJ's of Pirate Cat Radio 87.9fm. Admission is free and drinks are cheap. Pirate Cat Radio takes a split of the bar and stays on the air.

So come on out to Club Pirate Cat, Pirate Cat DJ's, Cheap Drinks and more Punk, Goth, Electroclash, and New Wave tunes than you can shake a stick at! Every Wednesday at Catalyst Cocktails in SF!

312 Harriet Street @Bryant
San Francisco, CA 94103
9 PM - 2 AM

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Is podcasting included in your brief?

2005-06-08T10:28:54Z

Just wondering because I think it's a bit like the early days of radio over again.

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Burning Man Broadcaster in the news...

2005-05-30T08:20:48Z

Sunday's San Francisco Chronicle had a rather lengthy article about Burning Man (front page, A12-A14), complete with few nice quotes from our friend Gary Taylor (89.9 FM - Radio Electra). The article topic isn't about broadcasting, rather community, but it's a good read.
Check it out:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/05/29/MNGBSD0IRI1.DTL

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FM96.9 FRSD San Diego

2005-05-25T21:18:38Z

I can't believe I've been so out of touch, but finally found a good, well established pirate radio station in san diego. Great music, amusing djs. if your near downtown san diego you can pick it up almost 24/7 on FM 96.9

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Keeping it clean?

2005-05-24T13:25:56Z

I've been following some of the threads on related tribes; discussions of interference and speculation about that being a cause for FCC intervention. So the question I pose to the community is, if you were offered access to test equipment... perhaps even someone from the community offered to check things out for you... would that be something that you would consider? Obviously this would be more of a barometer than an endorsement. It would certainly be non-legally binding. At most, it would be a best-guess or advisory thing. But some information about your station's spectral purity and modulation characteristics is better than none, right? If offered, would anyone even pursue this option?

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Ahoey mateys! Will any of ya play me chanteys?

2005-05-20T16:27:00Z

Avast ye scurvy dogs!
I got me a bunch o' evil music that you can download fo' free and broadcast without paying me any money or anything. The musical topics range from why bush sucks to satan's involvement with the riaa to prisoners being tortured by nymphomanical female officers (and hilarity ensues). I got some of this stuff played at BMIR last year and on KALX but I think it would be really cool if I could get me some air time on local community pirate radio. I can also email ya mp3's (yahoo is now a gb of storage) or even send a cd to an undisclosed locatum. anywayz the site is www.alexxod.com <http://www.alexxod.com> do what you will. the musik is very radio hostile. destroy everything
-alex xod

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The Return of Low-Power FM in Nashville

2005-05-06T00:05:27Z

The Return of Low-Power FM
Does a tiny station in Nashville signal the future of community radio? -By
Danielle Maestretti, Utne.com May 5, 2005 Issue

In recent years, consolidation of the airwaves (think Clear Channel, which owns and operates more than 1,200 stations) has proved a sizable threat to community radio. Locally run stations are shut down when larger broadcasters cry "interference," and to cut costs, corporate-owned "local stations" are often run hundreds of miles away from the communities they serve. That means
citizens hear less local news and less about local happenings -- ultimately cutting people off from ways to get involved in their communities.

Jim Ridley, writing for Nashville Scene, documents a hard-won victory for community radio -- the launch of Radio Free Nashville. Now one month old, it is Nashville's only community-owned and -operated radio station. Much of its programming is decidedly liberal (the "Democracy Now" broadcaster is the state's only Pacifica Radio affiliate). But its programs range from the political to the musical ("pulp country" on Wednesdays, funk on
Thursdays, hoedown on Fridays) to the entirely apolitical (including Will Reynolds' weekly NASCAR report and fire department lieutenant Walter Bell's Monday morning multicharacter radio plays about fire safety).

The success of Radio Free Nashville, a low-power FM station (LPFM)
broadcasting on a 100-watt signal, may soon be echoed by others. While current Federal Communications Commission regulations make it difficult to acquire LPFM licenses -- largely because of bullying by the National Association of Broadcasters -- several pro-independent media organizations
are drawing attention to LPFM's potential. Prometheus Radio Project, a Philadelphia-based organization whose volunteers helped get Radio Free Nashville up and running, provides detailed information about LPFM, including how to apply for a license and how to wrangle with the FCC.

There's hope on the legislative front as well. In February, Senators John
McCain (R-Ariz.), Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Local Community Radio Act of 2005. The bill would expand LPFM service nationwide, easing the burden on would-be LPFM stations to prove noninterference with commercial broadcasters.

Radio Free Nashville's slogan, "Low power for the people," may indeed hail the future of community radio.

Here is whole story...
http://www.nashvillescene.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?story=Back_Issues:2005:April_14-20_2005:News:Cover_Story

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Pirate Radio Blog and great info

2005-04-09T16:39:26Z

We just had our first remote broadcast here at Iron Action Radio 102.5fm it was a big success and we were able to send the signal over the net to the transmitter and out over the airwaves..check out the blog for all the info and pictures, and also check out the films we made about the FCC chasing the infamous DJ Johnny Silver

http://www.ironaction.blogspot.com
http://www.primitivemanhand.com

also now streaming live over the internet using shoutcast server do a search for "sound of the underground"

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Round one goes to the feds

2005-03-25T17:55:49Z

http://www.sfbg.com/39/25/news_liberation_radio.html

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San Francisco Liberation Radio goes to court 03/11/05

2005-03-10T19:29:34Z

Hi folks, Please join us at this hearing on friday, March 11.

Here's the skinny on our hearing on Friday:
9 AM, Federal Bldg 450 Golden Gate @ Polk. 19th floor, courtroom 10
This is the last hearing we will have in federal court. The case
stands as follows:
Sara Winslow, US Attorney, is arguing that SFLR broadcasted illegally,
so the FCC was justified in entering a private home and seizing the
radio stuff. SFLR is arguing that the law that the FCC used to enter and
seize, a 19th century maritime law designed to permit government agents
to surprise and board ships carrying contraband in the harbor, isn't a
proper legal basis for raiding a house, being as a house is not a ship
and no illegal drugs or aliens were found. It's possible that both
sides will win! If that happens, then the judge will decide whether the
FCC's case is stronger than ours...or which is more fundamental, or
something like that. Ideally we will be able to argue our case in front of
the Ninth Circuit where federal policy change is possible.
Come and support your friendly neighborhood radio underdogs!
Ninth Circuit or bust!!

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Felton Independent Community Radio Benefit, Friday Jan 21st 7pm

2005-02-02T00:28:47Z

Join us on Friday January 21st, starting at 7 o'clock at the Felton Community Hall, for a showing of the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? A benefit to create an independent community radio station in the San Lorenzo Valley. An interesting and inspiring evening of film, music, speakers, food, and community.

It is also a chance for Felton residents and others in the San Lorenzo Valley to get involved in independent media and support their own community radio station. With the ongoing water ownership struggle, we are ready for more local independent voices in our community.

We'll be joined by Felton FLOW, Free Radio Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Indymedia Project, and Santa Cruz Guerilla Drive-In to talk about the desperate need for independent media.

We'll have live music by local old-timey musicians, several short films, and our feature film, O Brother, Where Are Thou? We'll have cookies, drinks, beer and wine, and delicious popcorn.

Donations of $5 will be accepted at the door. No one turned away for lack of funds and no generous donations refused.

To get there: From Santa Cruz: Go up Graham Hill, Left at Hwy 9, Felton Community Hall is on your right at 6191 Highway 9, Felton.

Background on Low-Power FM Radio

Until 1982, there were low-power (under 100 Watts) unlicensed FM stations in communities all over the country. At that time, Congress passed the Telecommunications Act of 1982 making unlicensed low-power FM stations illegal. The FCC turned over our airwaves mostly to corporations who could afford the millions of dollars that these increasingly expensive FM stations fetched. Thousands of locally-run, low-power independent community radio stations went dark in 1982.

With media consolidation one company now can own dozens of radio and TV stations in one area, virtually controlling the news and information for whole communities. ClearChannel and Viacom are two examples. In the last month, for instance, FoxNews contracted to provide all of the news heard on the 1500 radio stations owned by ClearChannel nationwide. Naturally, one company owning all of the media reduces the diversity of voices heard in local communities and seriously threatens the idea of a free press.

Strictly speaking, an unlicensed station is not currently legal. However, through this simple civil disobedience, FRAM is working to change the law that turns over control of our airwaves to largely corporate interests.

About the Felton Radio Access Movement

FRAM is an autonomous collection of Felton residents who want more local access to independent alternative media. Following in the footsteps of the Santa Cruz Radio Access Movement (SCRAM) who returned Free Radio Santa Cruz to the airwaves after their shutdown by the FCC, we will be creating a local Felton Free Radio node to give voice to our local issues and struggles.

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Pirate in the news

2005-01-29T10:49:42Z

I have a pirate radio station in NY, I just finished my second film
about the Infamous Dj Johnny Silver, feel free to watch the film and
check out the history of the station at the web site
www.Primitivemanhand.com

The film is called Part 1 "the chase" and is based on when the FCC came
knocking at the door to shut the station down. if anyone has any
questions feel free to ask, and comment on the site..Thanks

Dj Johnny Silver
102.5fm Iron Action radio
The Sound of The Underground
and the blog of the station with some pics www.ironaction.blogspot.com

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Powell stepping down at FCC

2005-01-21T20:41:10Z

Powell to step down as Chairman of FCC, officials say

From New York Times, January 21, 2005
By Stephen Labaton and John O'Neil

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 - Michael K. Powell will step down today as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, officials there said, ending a four-year term that was marked by the tightening of standards on decency and attempts to loosen restrictions on media ownership.

Mr. Powell was appointed to the commission in 1997 by President Bill Clinton and promoted to chairman by President Bush in 2001. Associates of Mr. Powell's have reported for months that he planned to leave after the conclusion of Mr. Bush's first term. His decision to announce his retirement today was reported this morning in an editorial in The Wall Street Journal.

The replacements being considered for Mr. Powell are said by administration officials to include another Republican member of the commission, Kevin Martin; Becky Klein, a former head of the public utility commission in Texas; Patrick Wood III, the head of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; and Michael Gallagher, head of the National Telecommunications and Information Adminstration in the Commerce Department.

It was not clear when Mr. Powell would actually leave his post.

Mr. Powell, a Republican, brought an emphasis on deregulation to the commission. The most contentious issue of his term came with his proposal to relax the rules limiting how many media outlets one company could own in any given city.

The change was supported by big broadcasting and publishing companies and vigorously opposed by a coalition of smaller broadcasters and labor, consumer and civil rights organizations. It passed in June 2003 along a party-line vote, but was blocked last year by a court that said the commission had failed to justify the ruling.

Among the broader public, Mr. Powell was better known for the crackdown on indecency on the airwaves that he led after the Super Bowl incident in which singer Janet Jackson bared a breast on live television in 2004.

The fines that followed were something of a departure from Mr. Powell's reputation when he took over as chairman, when he was hailed by broadcasters for his position that it was unfair to impose standards on them that their competitors in cable and satellite television did not face.

Mr. Powell said the fines were made necessary by an "increasing coarseness" in programming driven by a quest for ratings, while the broadcasting community called him the most heavy-handed enforcer of speech restrictions in decades.

Mr. Powell faced criticism from conservatives as well for not being even tougher, including from another Republican member of the commission, Kevin J. Martin.

Mr. Martin was also behind a rare defeat for Mr. Powell, when the commission turned down his proposal in 2003 to deregulate the local telephone market.

Mr. Powell, 41, is the son of Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, who is also stepping down from his post. The younger Mr. Powell followed his father's footsteps by joining the Army, but went to law school after being severely injured in a jeep accident in Germany.

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It's Low Power Radio's Fifth Birthday -- And You're Invited!

2005-01-18T20:31:50Z

Subject: It's Low Power Radio's Fifth Birthday -- And You're Invited!
>
> You're Invited To Low Power Radio Day at the FCC --
> 5 Year Birthday Party For Real Community Radio!
>
> (Please read this note to learn about an amazing opportunity to fight
> for community radio in Washington, DC, February 8th, 2005! And
forward
> widely!)
>
> On the morning of Tuesday, February 8th, 2005, the Federal
> Communications Commission is inviting Low Power FM radio broadcasters
> and their allies to attend an important meeting in Washington, DC.
We
> worked hard to establish the service in 2000, and five years later,
the
> FCC wants to see how well these important news stations have survived
> and thrived. How can they make the service better? How can they help
> your stations work better for you and your community?
>
> Leading Low Power FM radio stations from across the country will
> testify
> before Chairman Michael Powell, and other Commissioners and staff.
> Everyone is invited -- so this is a great opportunity to make sure
that
> you can share your station's struggles and successes with the biggest
> decisionmakers in radio. Allies across the movement for a more
> democratic media and longtime friends -- please help us make sure it
> grows and thrives over the next five years. Help us fight to bring
> community radio to those who the FCC has left out.
>
> To help make your trip to DC even more worthwhile, Prometheus will
> organize a full day of workshops, trainings, and information sessions
> for Monday, February 7th. Prometheus staff, board, and some of the
> best-informed experts on everything from underwriting to antennas
will
> be on hand, as we focus on building skills for advocacy, and planning
> our campaigns for Low Power FM radio expansion.
>
> That night, starting at 7pm, the fun begins, as we celebrate Low
Power
> FM radio's 5th birthday! Stations from around the country will show
> pictures, audio clips, and stories from their wonderful stations, as
we
> celebrate, and work together to bring community radio to every town
> that
> needs it.
>
> And before you go home, Prometheus will make sure that you get to
meet
> with your elected officials' offices in Congress and the Senate to
> discuss the expansion of the Low Power FM radio service.
>
> More details about these exciting few days, and an official
> announcement
> from the FCC are forthcoming! Please let us know if you are coming,
and
> if you are interested in bringing photos, audio clips, program
> schedules, flyers and posters, etcetera.
>
> All events will be free, and Prometheus can help to find free housing
> with sympathetic local radio advocates for those who need to minimize
> their expenses -- but let us know as soon as possible if you need
help
> with housing. We cannot guarantee free housing if you do not respond
> by
> January 30th!
>
> So, buy your plane tickets now, and we hope to see you:
>
> Monday, February 7th: 10AM-4PM for the LPFM Training Day
> Monday, February 7th: 7PM-10PM for the 5th Birthday of Low Power FM!
> Tuesday, February 8th: 9:30AM-12:30PM for Low Power FM radio day at
> the FCC!
> Tuesday, February 8th: 1PM-5PM for crucial visits to your
legislative
> leaders!
>
> To RSVP for any of these events, email or call Pete Tridish, at
> petri@prometheusradio.org.
>
> To organize legislative visits on Tuesday, or anytime over the next
> weeks and months, email or call Hannah Sassaman,
> at hannah@prometheusradio.org!
>
> Many thanks! See you in Washington!
> The Organizers at Prometheus Radio Project
> http://www.prometheusradio.org
> 215.727.9620
>

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Pirate Broadcasters Unite

2005-01-12T21:33:57Z

A new tribe to help united all of us micro/pirate b.casters.

That's right, we have buried the hatchet and joined hands to fight the power.

Join us at: pbu.tribe.net

See you there.

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LA Pirates?

2005-01-08T02:50:41Z

Hey all...I'm kind of new to LA. Any stations I should be looking out for? I'm in the South Bay area...thanks for any tips.

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New Hardware Posted at /.

2005-01-07T15:32:16Z

I found this off /. this AM
http://technocrat.net/article.pl?sid=05/01/05/209247&mode=nested

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BUSTED: Free Radio Santa Cruz

2005-01-02T07:39:20Z

I heard that FRSC got raided by the feds, and everything taken yesterday.

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One reason why Pirate Media is so important

2004-12-07T13:16:38Z

Got this from a person that post news for a network:
http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20041206/ap_en_bu/clear_channel_fox_12

Clear Channel Chooses Fox for News Deal

SAN ANTONIO - Clear Channel Communications Inc., the nation's largest radio station operator, has selected Fox News Radio to provide national news for most of its news and talk stations in deal expected to nearly double Fox's radio presence.

No terms of the five-year cash deal were disclosed Monday. But Fox, a unit of News Corp., said if all options in the agreement are exercised, its radio service could have more than 500 affiliates by the middle of next year.

The deal helps Fox News compete with more-established radio news providers, including ABC Radio and CBS Radio. Fox News will air on many of Clear Channel's most prominent news and talk stations, including those in Los Angeles, Phoenix, Atlanta and San Diego.

Fox currently provides one-minute newscasts to 275 stations. Starting next year, it will provide more than 100 Clear Channel stations with a 5-minute newscast at the top of each hour, a nightly news broadcast and serve as San Antonio-based Clear Channel's primary source on breaking national news.

In return, Fox News Radio will have access to news produced by local reporters for Clear Channel stations. Fox also expects to hire more news anchors, studios and staff, but it said it was too early to be more specific.

"This deal positions Fox News to become a significant player in the radio industry and is another example of our commitment to the medium," said Roger Ailes, Fox News chairman and chief executive.

John Hogan, chief executive of Clear Channel Radio, said in a statement that local stations would get higher quality national news.

Clear Channel, which operates 1,200 stations, did not immediately return a phone call seeking additional comment.

Analysts said that ABC Radio, which is owned by The Walt Disney Co., stood to lose the most because of the Fox-Clear Channel deal. ABC Radio did not immediately return a message seeking comment.

Experts also speculated that Fox might have won the deal by taking cash instead of barter. Often in the radio industry, providers such as Fox get advertising spots that they can resell.

Clear Channel has been reducing advertising time in an effort to boost rates and probably wanted to keep its dwindling but perhaps more valuable inventory of ad spots, they said.

"Cash makes sense" for Clear Channel, said David Bank, an analyst with RBC Capital Markets. "Rather than give away inventory that is getting more scarce, (Clear Channel) preferred to pay cash."

James C. Goss, an analyst with Barrington Research, said Clear Channel wants to keep cutting advertising and Fox wants to grow as a news source. "They're both accomplishing what they want," he said.

Clear Channel shares rose 48 cents, or 1.4 percent, to close at $33.63 on the New York Stock Exchange (news - web sites) — toward the low end of their 52-week trading range of $29.96 to $47.76.

Shares of News Corp. slipped 8 cents, or 0.4 percent, to $18.09 on the NYSE. The stock has traded between $17.16 and $39.74 in the past 52 weeks.

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New Internet Radio Stations..FREE to listen..

2004-12-04T15:08:18Z

I have a new station that broadcast's in stereo 24/7 at: www.live365.com/stations/wstir

A mix of songs from yester-year. Broadcasting from South Texas.

Also visit my homepage at www.WSTIR.com

Would like to have you as a regular listener..

Perhaps other internet broadcasters can list their stations in this tribe so we can check you out..

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satellite radio

2004-11-09T02:58:34Z

i guess the biggies are xm and sirius for programming...i'm not sure how the delivery of the signal works, but is there any opportunity for broadcasting via satellite radio? It doesn't seem like an option, but i could be missing something.

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Predictions wanted! What if there was no FCC ?

2004-10-06T14:07:30Z

Hey..

What would happen if you all woke up tomorrow and suddenly the FCC was dissolved and all broadcasting regulations were completely repealed?

Would this be a good thing? Total chaos?

Just how limited is broadcasting bandwidth?

Is there a potential to have 1000's of stations running with relatively no interference?

I appreciate your answers, brainstorms, musings, etc.

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two experimental DJs from berlin doin world tour

2004-09-06T06:18:20Z

Hi! We are called "The ate Vagina Konspiracy" and we will start our world tour in September and will make it to North America in May of 2005. I want to know if anyone can help us with connections of where to play. We do mostly radio shows in Europe, but some parties and clubs to raise money for expenses.
We are also hoping to get to Mexico. You can have a listen to what we do at www.reboot.fm under our name or www.basic.ch under my stage name, "Vagina Jones" on that website look for "euro mongo vs. Vagina Jones"
Thanks!
Leah

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Transmitter deal on eBay

2004-09-03T02:19:10Z

Folks I noticed something on eBay which is a pretty cool score.

RVR URP FM Radio Broadcast Transmitter Exiter Portable
Item number: 5717714082
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=4675&item=5717714082&rd=1

Current bid: US $255.00
Time left: 1 days 17 hours
7-day listing
Ends Sep-04-04 12:15:08 PDT

These are good, professional quality, FCC type accepted LPFM transmitters. The output power is adjustable between 0-10 watts and they run from 12 volts! Perfect for portable operation or emergency broadcasting. Like many professional transmitters they are mono (for stereo you have to supply a composite input from an external audio processor). Will accept either mic or line level input through XLR jack. Can be easily set to any frequency in a second from the front panel. At this price point, the quality is hard to beat. Typical retail cost was over $1000 (for the transmitter alone); in this case you get the portable magnetic mount antenna, a battery as well as a cary bag.
For those not familiar with RVR they are essentially the same as BEXT (just a different sticker, same guts).

If you are looking for a good, clean, low power, mobile transmitter, this is it! Get 'em while you can. (No, I don't know the seller, or have any connection with them).

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FCC's localism hearings last night in monterey

2004-07-23T08:07:36Z

did anyone go? i heard a lot on the radio (KPOO, 89.5 "poor people's radio", fuck yeah!) but would love some firsthand reporting.

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Free Speach Radio News

2004-07-21T10:28:01Z

I love this program. Which am or fm stations and the times does this program happen in Los Angeles?

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Dangerous RF connectors.

2004-07-19T01:12:19Z

I posted this to another tribe but I'll post it here as well, because it applies.

A warning about using those Double PL259 connectors... this could happen:

http://louvre.tribe.net/tribe/upload/photo/ca4/66b/ca466b6b-aac9-4908-8e61-9396064e8feb

It's really a poor design and I didn't even know what the inside connection was until it failed and I opened it up. The dark area is apparently where the spring got a little toasty. If you're running any power at all, you'll want to stay away from these kind of connections in favor of using a cable.

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eBay-Bext TEX 20 FM Exciter

2004-07-18T13:44:48Z

This is a nice little 20 watt commercial exciter if anyone needs one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43010&item=3827868791&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Item number: 3827868791

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Radio-list moved?

2004-07-16T19:57:04Z

On a side-note ... I went to sign in to the radio-list on Topica.com and it doesn't exist nor does me, my e-mail address or sign-in info. Why wasn't I notified of this change?
Very interesting? I'm starting to feel a little excluded from the Bman broadcasting community. Prove me wrong, please!

-Bruno

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Frequency assignments?

2004-07-15T08:23:51Z

Hey Seth ... any word on freq assignments for Bman??
The radio-list has been awfully quiet lately!

-Cheers, Bruno

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West Add Radio?

2004-07-02T06:31:10Z

Seem to be located in SF, anyone checked them out? Pretty cool programing.
http://www.westaddradio.com 93.1 FM

I'm listening via the web feed. Anyone have any over the air signal reports?

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Signal Strength Resource

2004-06-20T21:25:52Z

http://www.v-soft.com/ZipSignal/default.asp

This is a pretty cool online resource that allows you to find the signal strength of both AM and FM stations serving the location you enter based on a US zip code.
(AM stations can be identified by their frequency in kHz or the all upper case city of license)

Unfortunately the output is only sorted by strength, not other factors such as frequency or call sign, making for some minor detective work but all in all it can be a very helpful tool.

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Lifting Restrictions?

2004-06-07T19:15:53Z

An old article but interesting, cross post for those of you not on the PirateCat Tribe

FCC says Congress should lift restrictions on low-power FM stations

http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/news/a/2004/02/20/national1828EST0720.DTL

From: Associated Press Jonathan D. Salant, Friday, February 20, 2004

Low-power FM radio stations serving highly specific audiences in small areas don't interfere with broadcasts by large stations, federal regulators said Friday.

They said Congress should lift restrictions limiting the number of tiny stations that broadcast to neighborhoods instead of cities or regions.

The low-power stations "do not pose a significant risk of causing interference to existing full-service FM stations," the Federal Communications Commission said in the report ordered by Congress in 2000. Nor do the stations interfere with special narration services for the visually impaired, the FCC said. …

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Pirate?

2004-03-23T23:49:13Z

So when you think about "Pirate Radio" what band comes to mind first?
Do you think of FM Radio, AM Radio or Shortwave?

Just curious because there seems to be a lot of attention being paid to FM these days (here in the U.S.) and I've been pretty focused on FM myself, but there are a lot of other bands out there and signals to explore.

What are people listening to?

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mobile transmitter

2004-03-01T22:07:52Z

is there any information on how to make a low intensity transmitter that is mobile?or just creating a transmitter that only goes up to 5 miles?
~soymilk!~

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Help...

2004-02-21T01:33:46Z

I've been toying with the idea of starting a pirate signal in my area and have been doing research on the topic for the last year now. However, being the studious type, I'd like to gain as much knowledge on the topic as I can before I sink any large sum of money on the project...so finally the question and request for help...Where do you think the best source of info on this topic can be found...net or otherwise? Thanks for the help in advance...

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SFLR wins an award

2004-02-19T18:44:00Z

Believe it or not
SFLR has won an award
from the Society of Professional Journalists.
See the press release below for all the details.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Feb. 15, 2004

CONTACT:
David Greene
Co-chair, Freedom of Information Committee, SPJ NorCal
(510) 208-7743
dgreene@thefirstamendment.org

SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS HONORS "PENTAGON PAPERS" DANIEL
ELLSBERG WITH 2004 JAMES MADISON FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AWARD

KPIX's Ken Batista and KFOG's Peter Finch to Emcee March 16 Event

The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter,
is
honoring author and activist Daniel Ellsberg, the former Pentagon
analyst
who leaked the "Pentagon Papers" in 1971, with its Norwin S. Yoffie
Career
Achievement Award for his lifelong commitment to combating government
secrecy.

Ellsberg and 13 other James Madison Award winners will be honored at a
dinner ceremony on Tuesday, March 16, 2004, at Sinbad's Restaurant,
Pier 2,
San Francisco. Tickets for the dinner cost $45 for SPJ members, $55
for
non-members, and $40 for students. For information about the awards
dinner,
call (510) 540-8973.

A complete list of this year's winners is below.

The James Madison Freedom of Information Awards, named for the
creative
force behind the First Amendment, honor local journalists,
organizations,
public officials, and private citizens who have fought for public
access to
government meetings and records, or have promoted the public's right
to
know, publish, broadcast, and speak freely about issues of public
concern.
Award winners are selected by the Northern California Chapter's Freedom
of
Information Committee. The Norwin S. Yoffie Career Achievement Award
is
named in memory of the former publisher and general manager of the
Marin
Independent Journal, who gave many years of distinguished service to
SPJ
and the cause of freedom of information.

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2004 JAMES MADISON FOI AWARD WINNERS

NORWIN S. YOFFIE CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Daniel Ellsberg
In the 33 years since his release of the Pentagon Papers, Ellsberg has
continued to write and lecture on the dangers of excessive government
secrecy. In 2002, he published "Secrets: A Memoir of Vietnam and the
Pentagon Papers," which exposes the official culture of secrecy and how
it distorts the policy-making process. For a generation, Ellsberg's
courage in leaking the Pentagon Papers has served as inspiration for
countless other journalists, whistleblowers, and freedom of information
advocates in their own battles against government secrecy.

JOURNALIST

Kim Curtis and Robert Porterfield, Associated Press
Curtis and Porterfield made extensive use of the Public Records Act in
investigating California's compliance with Megan's Law. They ultimately
discovered that the state had lost track of more than 33,000 convicted
sex offenders. The report prompted newspapers in several states to
investigate their own state's compliance.

NEWS MEDIA

1. Modesto Bee
The Bee receives this award for its extensive efforts to preserve
public access to police and court records and proceedings in three
high-profile investigations: the Laci Peterson case, the criminal
investigation of the Modesto mayor, and the arrest of a gang of home
invaders. The Bee acted both on its news and editorial pages and in the
courts.

2. Red Bluff Daily News
The Daily News receives this award for its extensive use of the Public
Records Act in investigating, reporting and editorializing about a
secret employment termination settlement between the City of Red Bluff
and its former police chief. The Daily News took the city to court and
forced the city to acknowledge the existence of a settlement agreement
and to disclose large portions of it.

3. The (Vacaville) Reporter
The Reporter is recognized for the comprehensive public records
compliance audit it performed and for running a series of articles and
editorials regarding its results. Using community volunteers, the
paper
carried out over 50 requests over a two month period.

4. ANG Newspapers, The (Hayward) Daily Review, Oakland Tribune ANG
Newspapers receives this award for the efforts of its publications in
aggressively pursuing access to governmental records and court
proceedings. Specifically recognized is the Daily Review's pursuit of
Hayward Unified School District internal investigation records after
two
district administrators were seen destroying agency records, and the
Oakland
Tribune's efforts to unseal court records.

COMMUNITY MEDIA

1. San Francisco Bay View
The Bay View is recognized for uncovering critical issues in the
African American community frequently missed by many mainstream
publications and for defending the public's right to know about issues
ranging from police violence to environmental racism.

2. San Francisco Liberation Radio
SFLR receives this award in recognition of its fight in defense of
broadcast freedom in the face of the seizure of its equipment by
federal
and local law enforcement in October 2003. SFLR has for years been a
strong proponent of low-power FM broadcasting.

GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL

Sen. John Burton and aide Rodger Dillon
Senator Burton and his staff member Rodger Dillon receive this award in
recognition of their efforts in successfully shepherding the Sunshine
Amendment through the Senate and onto the November ballot. If passed,
the Sunshine Amendment will significantly strengthen the public's
freedom of information rights.

ELECTRONIC ACCESS

U.S. Court of Appeals for Ninth Circuit and its Public Information and
Community Outreach Program, David Madden, Public Information Officer
The
Ninth Circuit and its Public Information and Community Outreach
committee receives this award in recognition of its community outreach
efforts to educate the public about the operation of the court, bring
together court officials and the media, and ensure optimal public and
media access to court records and proceedings. The Court is due
special
recognition for facilitating the live broadcast of the oral arguments
on
the challenges to the 2003 gubernatorial recall election.

CARTOONIST

Cartoon Art Museum and Rex Babin, Sacramento Bee The Cartoon Art Museum
and Rex Babin, the editorial cartoonist for the Sacramento Bee,
receive
this award in recognition of their efforts to present to Northern
California "Too Hot to Handle," an exhibit showcasing over 60
editorial
cartoons and comic strips produced after 9/11/01. The exhibit
forcefully raised issues of freedom of artistic expression and the role
of the editorial cartoonist in stimulating public debate.

PUBLIC SERVICE

Working Assets Long Distance
Working Assets Long Distance is recognized for providing emergency
funding that allowed several high school newspapers in Oakland to
continue publishing.

LEGAL COUNSEL

Joshua Koltun, Piper Rudnick LLP
Koltun is recognized for his outstanding service as the SPJ of Northern
California delegate on the San Francisco Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.

DISTINGUISHED SERVICE

Tricia Taborn
Taborn is recognized for her years of extraordinary service to the
Society of Professional Journalists Northern California Chapter in its
efforts to enhance freedom of information.

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FORGET NEW YORK: BAY AREA MAGAZINE EDITORS SHARE THE STORIES THE EAST
COAST WOULDN'T BUY

Want to know why some of the nation's best magazines are 3,000 miles
off center?
Got a story with a distinctly left-coast bent? Want to work with
editors who share your
orientation? If so, then join some of California's leading journalists
as the American Society of Journalists and Authors and the San
Francisco
State University
Journalism School bring you:
* Adam Fisher of Wired
* Robert Schildgen of Sierra
* Bruce Kelly of San Francisco
* Katherine Griffin of Alternative Medicine
* Andrew Wagner of Dwell
These editors will tell you what theyre looking for in writers and
stories -- and how their
interests differ from the fashions and trends driving New York
editors.

Monday, March 8, 7 p.m. at the San Francisco State University, 1600
Holloway Avenue (at 19th Avenue), Humanities Building, Room 587.

For a campus map and directions go to http://www.sfsu.edu/faq/map.htm
For more information contact Rachele Kanigel at SFSU, 415-338-3134
kanigel@sfsu, or Laird Harrison at ASJA, 510-530-6699 laird_harrison
(AT) yahoo.com.

SAVE THE DATE: SPJ's WEST COAST MULTICULTURAL WRITER-EDITOR MAGAZINE
CONFERENCE takes place this July in San Francisco. Not a job fair, not
a
beauty contest, the conference is the place for experienced
professional writers to develop relationships with top editors from a
variety of participating national magazines. In our one-on-one
sessions,
writers will meet with editors in 20-minute interviews to find out
magazine needs, pitch ideas, and get immediate feedback. We'll also
feature five career-building sessions on topics such as managing
finances, negotiating a great contract and rate, and understanding the
magazine market. We close with a networking reception where you can
meet
more editors, trade tips with other writers,
and develop lasting relationships that could earn you money.
Applications due May 1. For information, contact Sally Lehrman at
slehrman@bestwrit.com.

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RecNet LPFM Information

2004-02-19T12:03:49Z

Good info on LPFM:
http://www.recnet.com/lpfminfo/

Frequency availability lookup:
http://www.recnet.com/fmq/

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An interesting LPFM rule.

2004-02-19T11:58:07Z

§73.854
Unlicensed Operations.

No application for an LPFM station may be granted unless the applicant certifies, under penalty of perjury, that neither the applicant, nor any party to the application, has engaged in any manner including individually or with persons, groups, organizations or other entities, in the unlicensed operation of any station in violation of Section 301 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 301.

This section of the rules is under legal challenge. This is the Ruggiero case. It pretty much says that if you have a pirate past, you can not have an LPFM station.

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THEORETICALLY, hypothetically, and hopefully...

2004-02-17T14:07:15Z

This is a hypothetical question of a technical/legal/FCC capability nature.

Lets first assume that propoganda is the weopon of choice for multinational corporations with an interest in keeping america in love with war, drugs, and oil.
In my personnal observations, the most effective ANTI-WAR and commercialism propoganda out there is accomplished by pirate radio.

A call to arms. So... If some engineer with an interest in pirate radio were to purchase a nice transmitter, something fairly illegal, say- With a 30 mile radius?
If said radio station was putting out effective investigative reports from reliable news sources about americas involvement with oil drugs and war throughout the world (for the many who don't know and believe everything they here on TV is true) Then it would be likely investigated, triangulated and promptly shut down.
So say this engineer had the dough to drop on THREE 30 mile transmitters, each one placed a few miles apart and set switch active transmission between the three at predetermined intervals, (palmtop on each switching the signal on and off on a predetermined cycle) Effectively switching the signal off from any single transmitter before any triangulation would be possible, how long do you think it could ward off the FCC if they were actively on the prowl? Do they have the equipment readily available to track three seemingly-random occilating transmitters albeit carrying the same signal?
I know someone who can build it, question is, theoretically, would it work? I don wanna type up all the technical stuff till I have equipment and a soldering iron in my hands.

What do you think pirate radio tribe? Someone outta give it a go.

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Skywave sky-2000

2004-02-03T09:03:38Z

I have seen: http://www.com-rad.com/Skywave%200.htm
but it gives no info on actual power output.
There is a 1 watt amp for export only.
Anyone have any info on this tranmiter?
Also dose anyone know how to change out this antena for a coaax jack? i can solder :-)
Thanks
Lujak

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KPFA 94.1 FM program about LPFM on now 6PM Wed, 28th

2004-01-29T02:18:43Z

Interviews with KIND radio and Prometheus Radio Project and more, all live from FCC hearings in San Antonio Texas. Check it out.
KPFA 94.1 FM Bay Area
also on KPFB, KFCF and others.

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San Francisco Liberation Radio

2004-01-28T23:11:13Z

Hey Pirate. Arrrrrr.

John Hell here. Just got on this thing recently and I started a SFLR tribe too. I want to get pirate/micro radio network going. I believe the best way to fight the feds is to come together under the same umbrella.

Right now SFLR is beginning a legal fight that can change the way radio is looked at in this country. We may be only broadcasting via the internet today, but the day will come when we'll be able to hoist that antenna up high.

I'd like to know if anyone here is interested in connecting a .10 watt transmitter to their computer and broadcasting our internet stream?

A discussion about the has begun at: http://liberationradio.tribe.net

John Hell

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Transmitter question

2003-12-31T18:36:45Z

i ordered this 25 watt transmitter from england and it came as a kit. anyway, i tried everything i could think of to get this piece of shit to work and everything and i cant iceolate my problem to see if its my power supply over powering my transmitter or if my fm exciter is just a piece of expensive junk.
anyway, i guess i should just get a prefab transmitter with less watts? i have a comet antenna and i nice high roof so how many watts do you think i will need to transmit for a 10 mile radius? they say 5-10 watts but i dont know if that is enough juice or what. i have a 12 volt power supply and i want to be able to use it so i cant get something that wont take my load.
if you think i should get a different (prefab) FM transmitter, do you have any suggestions on a good one? i cant really find anything that isnt around 600 bucks more.
any insight would be greatly appreciated (or if you have an old fm exciter i could possibly get off of you that would be fantastic too)
thanks
h

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More eBay listings

2003-12-10T06:04:00Z

Energy Onix SST-30B Commercial FM Exciter
Starting bid: US $1,000.00 Time left: 1 days 16 hours 5-day listing

Great exciter, frequency agile, easy setup with push buttons on the front. Output is adjustable 0-30 watts, reasonable price.

Item number: 306399955
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=296&item=3063999550

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Orban Optimod 8000A Audio Processor
Current bid: US $405.00 Time left: 1 days 17 hours 5-day listing

Item number: 3064010995
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=14978&item=3064010995

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Looking for a clear frequency in your city?

2003-12-08T17:43:43Z

Here's a weird little application that may help:
http://www.macnn.com/news/22376

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Latest eBay Gear

2003-12-04T05:39:00Z

The following items are listed on eBay:

Orban 4000 Model 4000A2/U75
Current bid: US $150.00 Time left: 4 days 13 hours

Preemphasis limiting (75uS or selectable) transmission limiter usually used for analog microwave, or telephone STL. Good box.

Item number: 2578017150
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2578017150&category=23793

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Orban Optimod 8100A
Current bid: US $900.00 (Reserve met) Time left: 4 days 20 hours

As I have said previously, many would argue still is one of the finest processors around, many are still in use. Fine piece of very professional gear. Not a bad price.

Item number: 2578136957
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2578136957&category=1288

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Orban OPTIMOD-FM Model 8100A
Current bid: US $325.00 Time left: 5 days 19 hours

See above. Apparently it does not have the 0 card. Good price.

Item number: 2578412267
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2578412267&category=3278

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FM Broadcast Transmitter 20 Watt (EB) Bauer
Current bid: US $395.00 Time left: 2 days 11 hours

20 watt FM (stereo capable) transmitter/exciter made by Elcom Bauer. It takes a monoral or composite stereo audio input and operates from 88 to 108 Mhz with a internal synthesized frequency selection. The unit offered is on on 94.3 Mhz currently.

Item number: 2577990375
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2577990375&category=43010

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2Watt FM Stereo Radio Transmitter LCD PLL BNC
Current bid: US $38.89 Time left: 8 days 23 hours

Interesting box. Low price, not sure about performance.

Item number: 3063174998
Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3063174998&category=4675

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Broadcast E A S Encoder/Decoder
Current bid: US $88.99 (Reserve not met) Time left: 15 hours 23 mins

Item number: 3061824977
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3061824977&category=296

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FM Broadcast Antenna (CP) for LPFM
Starting bid: US $75.00 Time left: 6 days 13 hours

Looks a bit old but functional. Um, it's a circular polarized antenna, what else can be said?

Item number: 3063269184
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3063269184&category=294

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TODAY! - San Francisco Liberation Radio Benefit #2 "Junk 'n Jam"

2003-11-16T23:28:06Z

Sorry about the late notice on this one but I just found out myself:

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San Francisco Liberation Radio Benefit #2 "Junk 'n Jam"
Sun, Nov 16
9:00am-11:00pm
$7-$20, supports SFLR Legal Defense Fund

Ok, here it is, benefit # 2 for the San Francisco Liberation Radio Legal Defense Fund.

Please check out our website for more details about the legal action.
www.liberationradio.net

And boy howdy, are we going to have some fun!

Spanganga has kindly opened their doors and sidewalk to us for the entire day!

It's a "Junk 'n Jam"!!!

You bring the junk and we sell it. We keep the money and you go home to a clean garage. The "Junk 'n Jam" begins at 9am (bring your stuff then). It goes until the sun goes down, then we move the fun inside.

We'll have performers on the street with us throughtout the day, you can even do some kareoke (Jim says he'll even make you a copy of your performance to take home on CD...for a fee).

Once inside the entertainment will not slow down.

The line-up includes:
Jim Fourniadis (formerly of Rats of Unusual Size)
Esmerelda Strange (one woman band)
Toshio Hirano (Japanese Yodler)
Matt Bauer (Banjo Player)
Michael Peppe (wordsomethingoranother)

We're also having a a comedy showcase in the evening!
Staring:
Mike Spiegelman
Joe Bartnick
Greg Jones
Hatch
+Special Guests

We will hopefully be having some great kinetic art from Kal and Seemen (www.seemen.org)

We are asking $7-$10 donation, which is tax deductable.

Come on, what else are you doing on a sunday? Football? The Raiders and Niners suck this year. I promise, they'll both lose. It's all day long. 9am until 11pm, or longer!

See you there.

Michael aka: John Hell

PS: Our third benefit is on Thursday, December 11th at 1015 Folsom (that's the name and address of the place).

It will feature:
Tom Jonesing (Tom Jones tribute band...they are awsome)
F-Space (Industrial Power Punk) Cookie Mongoloid (Sesame Street on Speed Metal) Polkacide (yes, I said Polkacide)!!!

Venue:

Spanganga
3376 19th Street (at Capp and Mission Streets)
San Francisco
415-21-1102
http://www.spanganga.com

http://maps.yahoo.com/maps_result?ed=NMwaA.p_0TroxNfi.XPlXVNcCU0CwUffYw&csz=SF%2C+CA+94110&country=us

Additional Info:
http://www.liberationradio.net

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Broadcast Gear on eBay

2003-11-10T02:15:15Z

The following items are listed on eBay:

Orban OPTIMOD FM 8100A w/ XT-2 Extender
Current bid: US $20.50! 4 days 21 hours left

The 8100A was (and many would argue still is) one of the finest processors around, many are still in use. The XT-2 gives you even more smash and it's all analog so you don't have to deal with the digital grudge. Fine piece of very professional gear. Watch this price, anything under $1200 is a score, at $20 it's a deal of a lifetime!

Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3057548169&category=296

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Broadcast Electronics FS30 Stereo Generator
US $149.00 Time left: 5 days 5 hours

The brick *hithouse of stereo gens. They work and can take a beating. These things are heavy too, so not for your backpack rig. Not a bad price though.

Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3057256869&category=294

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FM Transmitter RF Amplifier 150 Watt BLF177
US $189.00 Time left: 5 hours 41 min

Not a bad amp, needs external components.

Link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3056326373&category=296

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CATEL FMX-2100 RF modulator
Listed as a LPFM FM Transmitter "Exciter" [yeah right] set to 106.7 MHz. Pried at a crack smoking $172.50
11 bids so far and 1 days 6 hours left to go.

People please... this is a CATV modulator.

If anyone is interested in the TV version of this unit I have one which I would gladly part with at a much lower price. I think it is rocked up for Ch 2.

Link (just so you can laugh): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3055972358&category=4675

That's all for now...

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A new signal...

2003-11-10T02:03:31Z

I'm highly interested in starting a pirate signal in my area and I'm looking for information on obtaining affordable equipment. I've gathered information from numerour sources but alas everything seems to be partial information. Does anyone know of a reliable source for equipment and a complete list of equipment needed to broadcast a clean non-distruptive non-bleeding signal. Any information would be appriciated...

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