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Americans for Radio Diversity
The mission of the non-profit Americans for Radio Diversity organization is to promote community- oriented commercial and public radio broadcasting. The scarce radio spectrum must include quality programming that is of, for and by the community.
Media Access Project
MAP has played a key role by lending their inside-the-beltway legitimacy to the LPFM movement. They specialize in producing literature and negotiating out the finer points of the implementation of low power radio with the FCC. Their focus is on advocacy and research for the LPFM movement as a whole, as opposed to direct services for individual applicants. Most useful document- their sample, filled out application, available as a PDF from http://www.microradio.org/apply.htm
National Lawyers Guild Committee on Democratic Communications
NLGCDC has been involved in the struggle for community radio since the late 80s, having done legal support work for Mbanna Kantako, Steven Dunifer and others. They are chiefly responsible for the Broadcast signal labs study that convinced the FCC that LPFM was technically viable. They offer legal services to applicants. Most helpful documents:
CDC LPFM FAQ
and the
Licensing Project 5 step application process.
415-522-9814
Free Press
A national nonpartisan organization working to increase informed public participation in crucial media policy debates and to generate policies that will produce a more public interest-oriented media system. Their work includes a project to boost support for LPFM. Information on that project can be found at Reclaim Radio and in a database of media reform-related organizations
A-Infos Radio Project
This alternative to satellite downlinking provides microbroadcasters with a means to distribute and archive broadcast quality radio programming via the Internet.
Low Power Radio Coalition
The Lower Power radio Coalition does a lot of fabulous work "inside the beltway" about low power radio, focusing on the potential impact of the new service. They also coordiante the "Left Off the Dial" concert series of musicians supportive of LPFM. 202-783-5588.
Paper Tiger Television
Videos of microradio workshops, demos, press conferences, Subcommandante Marcos video communique, and other subjects that smash the myths of the information industry. Activism + imagination + love = Paper Tiger. Send for their great catalog. 339 Lafayette, #6 NYC 10012 212. 420-9045
Steal this Radio - 88.7fm
Steal This Radio is always interested in new people joining its collective and helping with projects. If you live in the NYC area and want to get involved, contact: 212.780.9872.
Free Radio Berkeley
Contact Stephen Dunifer and Free Radio Berkeley for more information about starting a new station, ordering transmitters, and organizing.
1442 A Walnut Street #406 Berkeley, CA 94709
Voice Mail: 510.464.3041
email: frbspd AT crl DOT com
Americans for Radio Diversity
Non-profit organization to promote community-oriented commercial and public radio broadcasting. Good source for articles that have been published about these issues.
Rogue Radio Research
Scholarly study of microradio. Site contains original research on micro radio, general and specific guides, information, and anotated links to micro radio and related resources.
Lorenzo Milam's books
How to get your own copy of the classic Sex and Broadcasting - all the beauty of doing community radio, none of the trevesty.
About.com Radio
Microradio and Free Radio information and links. Just about everything you could imagine you can find here.
http://www.kyes.com/rw/index.shtml
Friends of Prometheus from way up in Alaska! Interesting articles debunking interference claims and other low-power resources.
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