SCN: micro radio (fwd)
Rod Clark
bb615 at scn.org
Tue May 9 09:15:30 PDT 2000
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Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 08:53:02 -0700 (PDT)
From: Doug Schuler <douglas at scn.org>
To: local-computer-activists at scn.org, scna at scn.org
Subject: micro radio
So just after the FCC ruled (unbelievably enough) that
microradio was legal, the Senate now (serving the people?!?)
is trying to reverse that!
See this note by AFCN President Steve Snow.
-- Doug
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> Date: Tue, 9 May 2000 10:53:09 -0700
> From: shsnow at mindspring.com
> To: <afcn-members at lists.colorado.edu>
> Subject: FW: [FAIR-L] ACTION ALERT: How to Save Low Power Radio
>
> Folks,
>
> I think micro radio is an excellent complementary piece to community
> networking. Add the web to micro-radio and you have something immensely
> powerful for local communities.
>
> This has been being used by many communities for 5 or so years, unlicensed
> and considered illegal or "pirate" radio. The FCC would like to legalize
> this activity, whcih provides radio signals ranging from two to four miles.
>
> The FCC has agreed to open up spectrum, especially for under-served areas,
> in the 10-watt and 100-watt ranges. the National Association of Broadcasters
> has fought this bitterly and, to some extent, successfully.
>
> Below is a note seeking some assistance in writing Senators, who begin
> hearings soon on micro-radio.
>
> Please take a minute to read through this information and, if you are
> inclined, send a letter to a Senator. there are links to addresses and the
> like.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve Snow, president
> Association For Community Networking
> shsnow at mindspring.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Art Persyko <alpersyko at earthlink.net>
> To: <microradio at lists.tao.ca>
> Cc: <nlgcdc at agora.rdrop.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2000 11:26 PM
> Subject: [MRN] FW: [FAIR-L] ACTION ALERT: How to Save Low Power Radio
>
>
> > Please post and distribute widely!
> >
> > ----------
> > From: FAIR-L <FAIR-L at FAIR.ORG>
> > To: FAIR-L at LISTSERV.AMERICAN.EDU
> > Subject: [FAIR-L] ACTION ALERT: How to Save Low Power Radio
> > Date: Mon, May 8, 2000, 2:16 PM
> >
> >
> > FAIR-L
> > Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting
> > Media analysis, critiques and news reports
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ACTION ALERT: How to Save Low Power Radio
> >
> > May 8, 2000
> >
> > In January, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a plan to
> > license low power (or "micro") radio stations in many areas of the
> country,
> > largely due to a campaign waged by a diverse coalition of public interest
> > groups, churches and labor unions. The FCC planned to begin the licensing
> > process for non-commercial radio stations operating at 10 watts and 100
> > watts.
> >
> > However, an intense lobbying effort by the broadcast industry threatens to
> > severely restrict the prospects for low power radio. The effort, which
> > included National Public Radio (NPR), culminated in H.R. 3439, the "Radio
> > Preservation Act," which passed in the House of Representatives on April
> > 13.
> >
> > If approved by the Senate, this legislation will have a dramatic impact:
> it
> > will reduce the number of possible low-power stations by about 80 percent,
> > delay the FCC's implementation of its plan to license any low power
> > stations, and require a new round of technical tests that many public
> > interest groups insist are unnecessary.
> > (See: http://www.mediaaccess.org/programs/lpfm/2pager.html .)
> >
> > Advocates for low power radio argue that the wave of concentration in the
> > radio industry, especially since the Telecommunications Act of 1996,
> > underscores the need for local, non-commercial broadcasters that better
> > serve the public interest.
> >
> > The Senate is expected to debate the bill to undermine the FCC's low power
> > radio program (S.2068) in the next few weeks. This gives advocates for
> > greater diversity on the airwaves a chance to communicate with their
> elected
> > officials about the FCC's low power radio plan.
> >
> > ACTION: Contact your senators and ask them to vote against S.2068, the
> > broadcast industry's effort to stifle low power radio. Tell them that
> > greater access to the airwaves, especially in a time of overwhelming media
> > concentration, is an important first step toward a more democratic media
> > structure.
> >
> > To locate your senator's e-mail address, go to:
> > http://www.senate.gov/contacting/index_by_state.cfm
> >
> > The Senate switchboard number is 202-224-3121.
> >
> > As always, please remember that your comments are taken more seriously if
> > you maintain a polite tone. Please cc your correspondence to fair at fair.org
> >
> > For more background on low power radio, go to:
> >
> > --Media Access Project:
> > http://www.mediaaccess.org
> >
> > --Low Power Radio Coalition
> > http://www.lowpowerradio.org
> >
> > --FCC: "Frequently Asked Questions About Low-Power FM Radio"
> > http://www.fcc.gov/mmb/prd/lpfm/lpfmfaq.html
> >
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