For these reasons, it is lovely to read (as below) that tiny,low power stations are making inroads. Simultaneously, it is tremendously worrisome to believe their sling slots can provide much protection from the cannons of Big Media.
The important point is this. If the sling shot-ers lose their battle here in America, where ladder climbing is still possible and where diversity is salutary -- then, my friends -- what hope is there in places where there are few ladders -- and little tolerance for thinking different?
------------------------ From the Creative Radio listcomes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/creative-radio/
comes this: ------->>>>>> RADIO Low power FM movement makes waves
Fans of Low Power FM radio say hundreds of new mini-stations are bringing localism and diversity back to America's airwaves. The service's opponents -- primarily big broadcasters -- say the stations,which can be established for less than $10,000, are amateurish and cause interference. Nearly five years after first moving to allow LPFM programming, the FCC is holding meetings with hundreds of activists and workers involved in the community-based stations. The
discussion will center on the stations' effects -- and the possible expansion of the program from rural and exurban areas into cities.
Source: Rick Karr, NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4489224
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