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Pirate Radio Stations Challenge Feds

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the arr-sailing-the-airwaves-and-flogging-the-listeners dept.

Thundgelmir writes "Yahoo news has an article about how pirate radio is taking on the FCC. It describes the growing trend of low-power FM stations, and their crusade to be heard across the country and around the internet." From the article: "Over four days, a dozen men and women shyly bumped shoulders as they studied schematics and tinkered with romex connectors, resistors, microphone cords, meters, sockets and capacitors — the stuff of illegal radio stations. 'We're not stealing anything. We're claiming something that's rightfully ours,' he says. His goal is to create FM radio stations faster than the FCC can shut them down ... 'It's always been our position that if enough people go on the air with their stations, the FCC will be overwhelmed and unable to respond.'"

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  1. Re:My 1000th post by overbaud · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "After 1000 posts I've learned that language is quite possibly the most horrible invention known to man."

    Yeah stupid old language, who needs it, never contributed anything to anyone. I have some advice for you before your next post...

    "shut up, it is statisically likely that you will save yourself from looking like a complete ass."

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  2. Re:My 1000th post by Ingolfke · · Score: 0, Offtopic
    Dear Overbaud,

    I can tell by your high /. # that you're relatively new here. Soon you'll realize that this isn't the Mecca for geeks and nerds... there is no library at Alexandria here... this is not Athens for Internet nerds. But... clearly by your response it's obvious you will not understand this simply by me telling you. So, young learner, continue in your ignorance and some day you will realize the truth.

    Oh, and since you are relatively new here. Next time try one of these tried and true debate methods:
    1. Correct my spelling and/or grammer
    2. Call me an asshat or other silly name
    3. Bring up Linux, GPL, or Microsoft... this could derail the debate entirely
    4. Mark me as a 'foe'. This one really hurts and makes one become a bit more introspective about their behaviors and comments.


    Cheers!
    ingolke
  3. Re:My 1000th post by Ingolfke · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I would enjoy a nap... but I'm actually not grumpy at all. This place is nuts... and the idiocy is an endless source of amusement.

  4. Re:Too bad the American Public seems to disagree. by AK+Marc · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    They want to be able to drive from Boston to Washington and still have the exact same palette of stations available, and they want them on all the time.

    They want music, talk, news, but they don't want commercials and are willing to pay to avoid them. They want variety more than what is offered on the FM stations. There is a vast amount of overlap in the music stations. Even though you'd expect to not have that much still do. "Crossover country" means that I can't avoid country be even listening to a heavy metal station. It's because the playlists are homogonized across the corporation. There are about 3 owners of all the music stations here, and no available places for new ones to start up. Some of the stations are such crap that I think they are being operated solely to prevent competition from coming in. I want stations to compete for my ear by giving me what I want to hear. Satellite does that. AM/FM does not. AM/FM strives to be as unoffenseive as possible so you won't change the station between commercials.

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