Here's the story about a micro radio station that was set up to help
evacuees from Hurricane Katrina...it's a great example of community media!
> AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PACIFICA/KPFT FAMILY
> THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
>
> A little bit of radio history; good radio, people's radio,
> non-commercial radio, was made today in Houston, Texas.
> Despite opposition from political operatives with their own
> crass agenda, WE THE PEOPLE, put a fully legal, fully
> functional radio station on the air. Finally, the thousands
> of evacuees will be able to speak FOR THEMSELVES,
> TO THEMSELVES, real time, right there, for free.
>
> To everyone of you at KPFT and the Houston IndyMedia
> crowd who put in time, money and effort; to all of you who
> work daily to keep Pacifica Radio on the air, you should be
> very proud of yourselves. As proud as a new parent showing
> off pictures of their shiny new baby.
>
> I will continue to work the media from here in Austin.
> jim ellinger
> (512) 796-4332
>
> > Original article is at:
> > http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2005/09/43351.php
> > Uploaded file is at:
> > http://houston.indymedia.org/uploads/thumbsup.jpgt08xl0.jpg (170.2
> > kibibytes)
> >
> > Setting up 95.3 KAMP for broacast tomorrow
> > RoBMonday September 12, 2005 at 07:54 PM
> >
> > Photos from setting up the radio station for 93.5 KAMP. Getting ready to
> > start broadcasting tomorrow!
> >
> > Monday night I got a ride down to see the KAMP radio station, set up in
a
> > little Airstream in the parking lot of the Reliant megaplex. It was a
very
> > exiting thing to finally see this going up after all the drama and
> > struggles of last week. It the couple of hours that I was there, folks
> > finished setting up the hardware and recorded and started playing on a
> > loop an intro to the radio station, declaring that we would start
> > broadcasting at noon the next day (Tuesday). We also spent a lot of time
> > unpacking some of the 10,000 radios and attaching batteries and stickers
> > to the boxes that we will be distributing tomorrow. <br />
> > Everyone who is free should come out tomorrow it sounds like there will
be
> > something of a party starting in the media parking lot at noon. They
will
> > need help distributing radios and flyers about the station. Sadly I will
> > miss it slaving away to put food on my family. Programmers who
volunteered
> > should get in touch and make sure they sign up for a shift. <br />
> > If you're in the neighborhood, make sure to check out 95.3fm!
> > http://evacuationradioservices.org/
> > For copyright and privacy policy refer to:
> > http://houston.indymedia.org/process/disclaimer.php -
> > http://houston.indymedia.org/process/privacy.php
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Peter Doyle
> To: Jim Ellinger
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:11 PM
> Subject: RE: [grc] Houston Evacuee Radio ON THE AIR!
>
>
> Good luck! Maybe you should give a radio to Mr. Royal so he can catch a
> few broadcasts.
>
> Regards,
>
> Peter H. Doyle, Chief
> Audio Division
> Media Bureau
> Federal Communications Commission.
>
> Mr. Doyle!
> Thank you SO much for your continued support of
> this unprecedented, urgent project. The station has
> been on the air, with no problems to report, since noon
> Houston time. It is being enthusiastically received
> by the remaining population of evacuees. We are
> continuing to hand out our little free FM radios.
> I hope you enjoy the attached photos of the silvery
> station. The arguments put forth by Harris County
> Director of Communications Gloria Roemer (713)
> 755-4027 that we were "demanding" "banks of telephones
> and computers" and "five thousand square feet of space"
> are such obvious distortions when you look at the teeny
> tiny silver Airstream the station is operating out of!
> I am talking to media outlets coast to coast, and every
> one of them is getting an earful about how GREAT the
> MMB/FCC was on issuing these licenses. You and your
> staff have done a remarkable thing here sir!
> Take the rest of the afternoon off. ;)
>
> jim ellinger
> (512) 796-4332
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jim
> Ellinger
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:52 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask];
> [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [grc] Houston Evacuee Radio ON THE AIR!
>
>
> Broadcasting at a thunderous six watts, from a
> towering 6 meters, Katrina Aftermanth Media Project
> is on the air in a parking lot near the Astrodome!
> Broadcasting from an old Airstream the station has
> been on the air since noon Houston time. Local
> organizers are exhausted. Live music is playing
> now. Evacuees are talking to and for themselves.
> Thanks to the FCC Mass Media Bureau for issuing
> an unprecedented fourth license (this one an
> "experimental" license) to provide this much needed
> resource to the evacuee community.
> Thanks to all involved, locally and nationwide.
> More to follow.
> jim
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna Platt" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: "Jim Ellinger" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:58 PM
> Subject: RE: [grc] Photos of KAMP Radio outside Astrodome!
>
>
> > Great work! Thank you!!!! Give my thanks to Tish too! :)
> >
> > Donna M. Platt
> > Development Director
> > KPFT 90.1 FM Houston
> > Pacifica Radio
> > 713-526-4000 x315
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Jim
> > Ellinger
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 13, 2005 2:06 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: [grc] Photos of KAMP Radio outside Astrodome!
> >
> >
> > Hi HO Silver!
> >
> >> Original article is at:
> >> http://houston.indymedia.org/news/2005/09/43351.php
> >> Uploaded file is at:
> >> http://houston.indymedia.org/uploads/thumbsup.jpgt08xl0.jpg (170.2
> >> kibibytes)
> >>
> >> Setting up 95.3 KAMP for broacast tommorow
> >> RoBMonday September 12, 2005 at 07:54 PM
> >>
> >> Photos from setting up the radio station for 93.5 KAMP. Getting ready
to
> >> start broadcasting tommorow!
> >>
> >> Monday night I got a ride down to see the KAMP radio station, set up in
a
> >> little Airstream in the parking lot of the Reliant megaplex. It was a
> >> very
> >> exiting thing to finally see this going up after all the drama and
> >> struggles of last week. It the couple of hours that I was there, folks
> >> finished setting up the hardware and recorded and started playing on a
> >> loop an intro to the radio station, declaring that we would start
> >> broadcasting at noon the next day (Tuesday). We also spent a lot of
time
> >> unpacking some of the 10,000 radios and attaching batteries and
stickers
> >> to the boxes that we will be distributing tomorrow. <br />
> >> Everyone who is free should come out tomorrow it sounds like there will
> >> be
> >> something of a party starting in the media parking lot at noon. They
will
> >> need help distributing radios and flyers about the station. Sadly I
will
> >> miss it slaving away to put food on my family. Programmers who
> >> volunteered
> >> should get in touch and make sure they sign up for a shift. <br />
> >> If you're in the neighborhood, make sure to check out 95.3fm!
> >>
> >>
> >> http://evacuationradioservices.org/
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For copyright and privacy policy refer to:
> >> http://houston.indymedia.org/process/disclaimer.php -
> >> http://houston.indymedia.org/process/privacy.php
> >>
> >>
> >
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