Throughout the barnraising weekend attendees will be asked to help compose an action campaign for the LPFM movement and it's role in media democracy advocacy. Beginning on Friday Feb. 15th we will review the basics of the state of media in the U.S. today including media ownership issues and upcoming developments such as corporate control of the internet. We will then all brainstorm in a round table discussion on organizing techniques to raise awareness about media issues and to oppose legislation and policies that would further consolidate corporate media power. The attendees will set the agenda for the weekend and lay the foundation for future organizing. There will be advanced workshops on specific issues as well for those interested in educating themselves further about media democracy issues.Expect some nationwide action proposals to come out a few days after the conference!

On February First, Anthrax was found in some of the FCCs mail. It was a trace amount- not enough to be a hazard, and it is not clear whether it was targeted at the FCC or was a result of cross contamination with other mail. Fortunately, there have been no reports of illness. The FCC is not accepting any mail except for overnight packages until further notice.

Prometheus has been doing a lot of price and feature research on transmitters and other equipment. Prices are definitely dropping to seduce the low power fm market as manufacturers gear up to produce more low power units. Call us before you buy stuff for your station. We have no financial interest in any company, and we watch the prices, features and quality of the various equipment on the market.

A coalition of media activists is planning a demonstration outside of the FCC in Washington DC on March 22 or 23. They are doing this in conjunction with Media Democracy week, and they will protest to call attention to the FCC's plans to dismantle many key regulations designed to stem the tide of monoply in media ownership. More details soon, but save the date!