Month: February 2002

The mediageek Radio Show (?) There’s an open slot during the daily public affairs and news slot on WEFT, where I currently do my program Radio Free Conscience. I’m proposing to the WEFT Programming Committee to do a radio version of this website. Using RFC’s policy and political economic bent as a starting point, I…

The folks behind Clamor magazine along with a bigger bunch of volunteers are putting on the 4th Annual Underground Publishing Conference in Bowling Green, Ohio, June 22 – 23. I’ve never been before, but I’ve heard good things from friends who have. It looks like it’s growing every year, and since the volunteer coordinating it…

It’s Official: PNN Off the Air; What’s the Future for Community Radio Networks? On Friday Pacifica Network News confirmed on-air that it would be its last program. Half the program was dedicated to a dicussion between senior Pacifica journalist Don Rush and Nation editor and Pacifica contributor Marc Cooper on the history and demise of…

Mediachannel.org has a special “in depth” area called Why Ownership Rules Matter And What You Can Do”

Pacifica Network News Cancelled(?) According to an e-mail circulated by Free Speech Radio News, the recovering but financially struggling Pacifica radio network has cancelled its long-running, former flagship daily news broadcast as a cost saving maneuver. The last broadcast of Pacifica Network News is supposed to be tomorrow, Feb. 15. The program has been widely…

Deadline for Comments on Digital Radio Coming Up Christopher Maxwell of DigitalDisaster.org sent around an e-mail reminder that the deadline to file comments with the FCC on the proposed IBOC digital radio service is Feb. 19. The proceeding is docket 99-325. Click here to view the comments already filed. There is a one month reply…

The first hour from last Saturday’s Tom & Darryl show where I was their guest is now on-line. I think it turned out to be a pretty interesting conversation, with some feedback from listeners via phone and chat room. Listen to part 1 (34 min) and part 2 (20 min) in RealAudio. They are also…

Digital Radio vs. Democracy Dyan M. Neary has written a well-researched and clear article on the anti-democratic implications of IBOC digital radio for NYC Indymedia’s newspaper, the Indypendent. A quote from media scholar Robert McChesney sums it up: “Politicians and corporations have effectively conspired here—and I donÂ’t think thatÂ’s too strong a word—to take what…

Evaluating LPFM’s Legal “Victory” On Friday I reported that Greg Ruggiero won his case against the FCC opening up LPFM licenses to former pirates. I didn’t get much chance to think about it Friday and since then have heard some opinions on it that I’d like to share. Mostly they point out that the victory…

Bush has finally nominated a new FCC Commissioner, Democrat Jonathan Adelstein, legislative assistant to Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle. I don’t know much about Adelstein but will see what I can find. Bush is required to fill the currently empty seat with a Democrat. A quick web search does show that the recommendation for his…