mediageek 3-25-05 download: Free Radio Workshops on Tour

On this program we talk with Stephen Dunifer, of Free Radio Berkeley, about their upcoming Radio Camps, offering a four-day workshop on building and operating unlicensed low-power FM transmitters. The camps will be going on tour this Spring to Madison, WI, and several other locations in the US and Latin America. Dunifer also tells us about FRB’s recent foray into unlicensed TV broadcasting.

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mediageek 3-25-05 podcast: Free Radio Workshops on Tour

On this program we talk with Stephen Dunifer, of Free Radio Berkeley, about their upcoming Radio Camps, offering a four-day workshop on building and operating unlicensed low-power FM transmitters. The camps will be going on tour this Spring to Madison, WI, and several other locations in the US and Latin America. Dunifer also tells us about FRB’s recent foray into unlicensed TV broadcasting.

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mediageek 3-18-05 download: Harold Feld of MAP Explains Christian Radio Translator Trafficking Scheme

Harold Feld of the Media Access Project gives us the skinny on a petition by Prometheus and other media reform groups to the FCC demanding a freeze on noncommercial FM translator stations applications in order to halt what they see as a trafficking scam. And, coincidentally, the FCC does it, but as part of a LPFM strengthening effort.

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mediageek 3-18-05 podcast: Harold Feld of MAP Explains Christian Radio Translator Trafficking Scheme

Harold Feld of the Media Access Project gives us the skinny on a petition by Prometheus and other media reform groups to the FCC demanding a freeze on noncommercial FM translator stations applications in order to halt what they see as a trafficking scam. And, coincidentally, the FCC does it, but as part of a LPFM strengthening effort.

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mediageek 3-11-05 download: What’s WikiNews? An Interview with Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales

Paul interviews Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales about that foundation’s newest project, Wikinews. We also have an update on the Edgewater/Radio Assist Ministries translator scandal.

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mediageek 3-11-05 download: What’s WikiNews? An Interview with Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales

Paul interviews Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales about that foundation’s newest project, Wikinews. We also have an update on the Edgewater/Radio Assist Ministries translator scandal.

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mediageek 3-11-05 podcast: What’s Wikinews? Interview with Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales.

Paul interviews Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales about that foundation’s newest project, Wikinews. We also have an update on the Edgewater/Radio Assist Ministries translator scandal.

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mediageek 3-11-05 podcast: What’s Wikinews? Interview with Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales.

Paul interviews Wikimedia founder Jimmy Wales about that foundation’s newest project, Wikinews. We also have an update on the Edgewater/Radio Assist Ministries translator scandal.

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mediageek 3-4-05 download: Christian Broadcasters Trafficking in Low-Power Translator Stations

John Anderson of DIYmedia.net is our guest again to discuss recent findings that Christian broadcasters associated with the Calvary Chapel church have obtained hundreds of low-power FM translator station licenses and are selling them off for tens of thousands of dollars.

On the program, I neglected to mention that its the phenomenally thorough research of REC Networks that tipped John and I to what they call the “translator invasion.” I apologize for the oversight.

You can find background on this story at the following DIYmedia and mediageek posts:

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mediageek 3-4-05 podcast: Christian Broadcasters Trafficking in Low-Power Translator Stations

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