Links to Micro Broadcasting Internet Sites

A-Infos Radio Project - The A-Infos Radio Project was formed by grassroots broadcasters, free radio journalists and cyber-activists to provide ourselves with the means to share our radio programs via the Internet. Our goal is to support and expand the movement for democratic communications worldwide. We exist to be an alternative to the corporate and government media which do not serve struggles for liberty, justice and peace, nor enable the free expression of creativity. This is a must-see Web site. If you are a broadcaster, it is a rich resource of programs and a place to let your voice be heard by untold thousands. A real breakthrough.

Alternative Radio - David Barsamian is a radio producer, journalist and lecturer based in Boulder, Colorado. He is Director of Alternative Radio, an independent production service. Established in 1986, its weekly one-hour program is broadcast on public stations in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Australia, and on short-wave on Radio for Peace International. When we were on the air, we carried Alternative Radio several times a week. AR is also carried by public radio stations across the country.

Beat Radio - July 21, 1996 -- Beat Radio makes its debut at 97.7 FM in Minneapolis! For 103 days, Minneapolis listeners enjoyed a unique dance music station -- an exciting, invigorating radio station programmed in Minneapolis for Minneapolis and unlike any of its neighbors on the dial. Over two years later, Beat Radio is silent at 97.7, and the perfectly usable frequency for a low-power station goes to waste because a group of other Twin Cities stations (and a station *in Rochester, 80 miles away*), flexed their collective influence with the FCC, which seized essential equipment in November, 1996.

Black Liberation Radio - For six years, Black Liberation Radio, a small unlicensed pirate radio station in Decatur, Illinois has courageously exposed police brutality, official misconduct, and government attacks on the black community. Broadcasting at 99.7 FM on a 15-watt transmitter from their home, Napoleon Williams, Mildred Jones, and their supporters have waged a campaign to challenge the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) for their role in destroying and tearing apart black families, and specifically for the abduction and relocation of their own children, Unique Dream and Atrue Dream. BLR has also played an important role in building ties between their community and the largely white work force at the local Caterpillar Tractor plant during the bitter strikes there in recent years. BLR has consistently refused as a matter of principle to ask for a license from the Federal Communications Commission, arguing that they need no one's permission to exercise their freedom of speech. See following links for news articles about BLR. http://www.herald-review.com/1220/raid110.html http://www.herald-review.com/1220/napo2.html http://www.herald-review.com/02/mildred619.html

Community Radio Coalition (CRC) - The CRC is an ad-hoc group of concerned individuals from vastly varying personal backgrounds, who have come together out of a common belief in the value of locally-responsive broadcast radio and a common vision that unless something is done to alter the current trends in broadcasting, local broadcast radio may become just another chapter in the history books. In our view, that would be a great loss to American culture and community. We are currently petitioning the Federal Communications Commission for the establishment of a Low Power, Community-based, FM radio service designed to serve local communities.

FCC Home Page - "The Federal Communications Commission is an independent federal agency responsible directly to Congress. Established by the Communications Act of l934, it is charged with regulating interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable. Its jurisdiction covers the 50 states and territories, the District of Columbia and U.S. possessions." from topic - About The FCC - from the FCC home page.

Food Not Bombs Radio Network - The Food Not Bombs Radio Network is a twice monthly radio program produced by Food Not Bombs, a U.S. national political activist group which also works to feed and bring awareness to North America's homeless population. "Most of the programs deal with citizen groups within the United States organizing to resist U.S. government oppression, both at home and abroad", says the program's host, Richard Edmondson.

Free Radio Berkley - On this site you will find information on Free Radio Berkeley including their current programming schedule and current legal status. The web storefront is also available offering the latest in custom crafted designs of micropower broadcasting kits and antennas. Also, check out the Micropower Broadcasting section containing information and links to help you start your own community micropower radio station.

Free Radio Network - Information and interaction for the free radio enthusiast. Lots of information and radio lovers. Good links.

Grass Roots News Network - A coalition of 26 community oriented groups and radio stations from around the world working together to collectively create good quality news programming via the A-infos Radio Project internet site.

L.D. Brewer - Rated. Low power broadcast equipment, used broadcast equipment, pre-owned amateur equipment, etc. FCC licensed repair staff, quick turnaround time on repairs, and parts always in stock. You can sometimes pick up a real deal here.

Lake County Radio - Lake County Radio is located in Lake County, California. Lake County is located about three hours north of San Francisco, nestled between the coastal mountains of Mendocino County and the Mendocino National Forest. Its prominent geographical feature is a large lake (the largest natural lake in California) surrounded by rugged mountains. Many small communities and towns dot the hundred miles of shoreline. The area is ideal for running a Micro power radio station.

Lonnie Kobres - The first microbroadcaster to receive a criminal sentence as result of FCC prosecution. Great website with a wealth of information and links.

Micro Radio Archive - In this section, read all about low-power FM broadcasting--past, present and future--and check out our exclusive micro radio archive of the historical events of 1997. Micro radio is not a new concept. In fact, until 1978, micro radio was legal by way of Class D licenses granted by the FCC for all kinds of community, educational, religious and special interest broadcasting. When the corporate owned media, and the fledgling, government supported National Public Radio saw that there was simply too much competition on the airwaves, they executed a power grab which resulted in the elimination of Class D licenses, and with them, most community radio stations in this country. We aim to reverse this law. Also, to put to rest another myth, micro radio signals of under 100 watts do not even approach the frequency of air traffic control signals. In the five years we were on the air, not a single air traffic control complaint was ever logged. The only complaints and harassment came from commercial radio stations and the government.

Monitoring Times - "If it's on the radio, it's in Monitoring Times¨!" That's their hype. Watch out for the marxist propaganda in this otherwise good radio enthusiast magazine. This is the rag that printed Glenn Hauser's article accusing William Cooper of being a "white supremicist". Cooper began legal proceedings against Monitoring Times... they quickly retracted the statement when they discovered that Cooper is part Native American and his wife is Chinese. It seems that Glenn Hauser had lied through his teeth. This made Hauser so angry that he told his friends that he had been attacked by Cooper. All his friends turned out to be homosexual and thought that Cooper had made, "...disparaging remarks against Hauser, a major homosexual radio personality." The upshot is that Hauser opened the closet door and outed himself... with a little help from his friends. Oh... the whining, the wailing, and the gnashing of teeth that followed.

Radio For All - This site connects you to the movement to reclaim the airwaves.

Radio Free Allston - RADIO FREE ALLSTON, a low-power FM radio station, was formed to provide the greater Boston community in general and Allston-Brighton in particular, with access to the "public airwaves;" access which is now prohibitive because of cost and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regulations. This station, after gathering monumental community support, eventually signed off the air because of its illegal status.

Radio Free Conscience - Begun in September 1996, Radio Free Conscience is a half-hour bi-weekly public affairs radio program exploring the growing world of grassroots and community-based media. On each program host Paul Riismandel explores various grassroots media outlets, the personalities behind these media, as well as relevant social and legal issues related to grassroots media.

Radio Mutiny - Radio Mutiny is a broadcasting station for people who are denied a voice in the mainstream media. Radio Mutiny is rabidly non-hierarchical, decisively anti-authoritarian, avidly pro-feminist, staunchly anti-racist, and resolutely anti-homophobic. Our programming is anti-commercial, non partisan, irreligious, and iconclastic. Your radio dial was made for revolution!

Ramsey Electronics - The cheapest and best source for what the FCC calls "legal" transmitters, filters, antennas, and associated equipment for Low Power AM, FM, & TV Broadcasting available anywhere. The products can be purchased assembled or in kit form and actually work exactly as advertised when assembled properly. The repair people are polite and efficient. Ramsey Electronics is highly recommended for beginning broadcasters with limited budgets. Includes an easy to understand section on the FCCs understanding of what you can and cannot do with Low Power FM.

Vancouver Co-op Radio - Co-op is operated by more than 300 volunteers and is financially supported by its listeners. It offers over 80 different programs primarily in English, but including a dozen different languages. Co-op radio has been a great friend to our station, wherein we trade programs and act in solidarity. Check out our Canadian comrades.

WYMN- All Women Microradio Comin'-Atcha! Austin Texas Style! It's time for All W.Y.M.N. Radio, a station allowing women to have free unmonitored control of their own voices, a safe place to develop leadership skills, women style! It's a station that's to go hand in hand with other community radio to make our voices bigger than before! Let's give a listen to the sisters!

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