Refugee Radio Station Blocked by Red Tape

Zathrus writes "According to a Wired story, a volunteer organized low power FM radio station is being blocked by local administration and red tape. They've already won the classically big battles -- securing FCC licenses, obtaining the broadcast equipment and radios, getting the manpower, and having some big name backing -- only to be blocked at the last minute by some lower level administrators who don't think information is a worthwhile resource." From the article: "According to KAMP, Royal claimed the Astrodome was not able to provide power to KAMP's low-power FM transmitter. When KAMP offered to bring in enough batteries to power the equipment off the Astrodome's grid, they were still denied. Obey, speaking to Wired News, explained that the JIC couldn't see a use for the radio station when they had the ability to communicate via the loudspeaker system and newsletters. "

Comments

Re:Information Control

[Baricom]

Couldn't this conceivably be a logistical problem? The equipment you need to feed a radio signal is somewhat bulky and expensive. Perhaps the people in charge don't want to provide security for the equipment, and don't want to be blamed if it gets stolen.

Re:Quit playing the blame game

[jcr]

I love how the White House and its supporters speak out of both sides of their mouth.

I love the way that knee-jerkers assume that if I rap one set of incompetent politicos, that I must be a supporter of the other wing of the Ruling Party.

it's all the state and local governments' fault.

No, it's actually God's fault. I'd really be going off on the almighty, if only He weren't ficitious.

-jcr

Re:Why?

[shitdrummer]

FEMA are planning to set up their own radio station to service these people. Based on recent FEMA performance it's scheduled to go live some time around 2025.

"We have bought the rights to all of Michael Bolton's music so we can play it all we want without having to pay royalties. Michael is such an inspiration entertainer. Much more wholesome than those dirty black rappers." A FEMA spokesman recently claimed.

Shitdrummer

Re:The New FEMA

[evilviper]

the buracracy took a spin into the Dilbert Principle when our bonehead President appointed a horse show judge to be the head of FEMA

I vote for "horse show judge" as the new euphamism for any incompetent unexperienced individual.