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December
No Surprise, NPR Smears Florida Pirates - Mediageek takes Morning Edition to task for airing such an ignorant, one-dimensional story. (Dec. 30)
FCC ban silences illegal station in Miramar - An important outlet for south Florida's Carribean communities, Vibez Radio is raided; via the Miami Herald. (Dec. 27)
Low-power WEAK still going strong in second year of operation - An LPFM station that specializes in oldies has just about paid for itself, reports the Athens News. (Dec. 27)
Growing Movement of Community Radio in Venezuela - How pirate stations held out for the underdog and are now subverting the mainstream from the bottom up; via ZNet. (Dec. 24)
Pirate Radio Station Returns to Airwaves - San Diego television reports on the resurrection of Free Radio San Diego. (Dec. 19)
WTUL is Resurrected - Blog post explains the station is live during the day while automated at night in new campus digs; includes photos. (Dec. 17)
Law Officers Ransack Pirate Radio Station - Tampa's "sound from the underground" gets an unfriendly visit; its operators remain at large. (Dec. 10)
Pirate radio station closed - 99.1 in Tampa is silent following forced closure. (Dec. 10)
Tampa cops pull the plug on pirate radio station - Coverage of the raid of a hip-hop station that also advertised nightclubs. (Dec. 9)
HD Radio Alliance Formed - The largest broadcast conglomerates commit to coordinate the rollout of digital broadcasting. (Dec. 6)
WSQT and another guerrillas station both on 93.5 in different parts of town - The Squat learns of another squatter; their signals don't overlap too much, and WSQT would like them to collaborate. Via DC-IMC. (Dec. 6)
A Higher Frequency - Mother Jones digs into Salem Communications, America's largest Christian radio broadcaster. (December)
Pirate Radio Station Back On San Diego Airwaves - Radio Ink reports the return of Free Radio San Diego. (December)

November
No Slurs, but a Big Problem - Fallout from the revelation that police officers in Bristol, Connecticut ran a pirate radio station. (Nov. 30)
Arsonists attack WSQT Radio in DC - A fire in the building housing the station's transmitter is blamed on an electrical problem, but The Squat's proprietor doesn't buy it; via IMC-Radio. (Nov. 29)
Report finds no evidence of racial slurs on pirate radio station - City-sponsored report finds Bristol cops made "off-color" remarks doing bootleg radio but stopped short of the n-word. (Nov. 29)
Man pleads guilty in radio piracy case - Probation and monetary forfeiture for the man who rented space to two stations; via the south Florida Sun-Sentinel. (Nov. 24)
Revolving door: Former FCC official hired by lobby firm - Former Media Bureau chief hires deputy. (Nov. 22)
Gallery :: Barnraising - Black-and-white photos of rooftop action as WRFU's antenna and a wireless node were installed over a Barnraising weekend. (Nov. 20)
Pirate radio station back on the air - Defiant proprietor of 103.3 FM in Fort Myers returns station to the air two months after being raided. (Nov. 16)
JJ Tiziou: WRFU goes on the air! - Photo archive featuring thousands of shots from the entire barnraising weekend. (Nov. 15)
Radio Free Algiers Visited by New Orleans "Police Party" and FCC - Hints that the station may be back on the air; a sign of law enforcement run amok? Via New Orleans Indymedia. (Nov. 14)
Radio station begins broadcast - The Daily Illini covers the first on-air moments of WRFU-LP. (Nov. 14)
UK pirate radio crackdown attacks black community's freedom of speech - Black Britain asks whether there was a racial tinge to a recent government sweep against pirates. (Nov. 13)
Barnraising Photo Gallery by Nick Mann - Wide-ranging selection of photos taken during WRFU's barnraising weekend. (Nov. 12)
Digital radio still hard to hear - CNet picks apart the hype of HD Radio to get at its penetration rate, which is almost nil. (Nov. 9)
Crack down on pirate radio after city riots - Birmingham unrest kills one, authorities blame a pirate station for spreading incendiary rhetoric, so they conduct a sweep-of-force. (Nov. 3)
Raids shut down pirate stations - Government authorities sweep through London, says the BBC. (Nov. 3)
106.9FM Temporary Shutdown, Need for Funds - Ran out of money to pay for power and connectivity. No ETA on a return; via San Diego Indymedia. (Nov. 1)

October
Urban Pirates - BBC feature on the vibrancy of pirate radio around the country, in the wake of a riot many blame on a single station. (Oct. 26)
Michael Powell Joins Reactrix as a Senior Advisor - Corporate news release, wherein Powell compares projection-based interactive adverts with the internet in its revolutionary informational potential. (Oct. 25)
Skidmark Bob interviews Diane Patterson - Multi-page gallery of photos from her in-studio appearance. (Oct. 25)
Digitizing radio - a discourse - Funferal ponders what digital distribution might do to the identity and orientation of broadcast radio. (Oct. 21)
If they build it, they will broadcast - The Daily Illini covers the pending construction of WRFU-LP. (Oct. 20)
Lost Remote guide to the new newswriting - Nice jabs at the contemporary lingo of TV news. (Oct. 20)
AM IBOC Tries to Get Past the Noise - Radio World columnist Guy Wire updates the murky promise of AM-IBOC digital radio broadcasting. (Oct. 19)
Maynard airwaves in limbo - A high school station stands to lose its frequency to a religious broadcast conglomerate, via the MetroWest Daily News. (Oct. 19)
All shook up: Martin remakes FCC - Chairman Kevin Martin has done much staff shuffling to put his people at the levers of the agency, says Multichannel News. (Oct. 17)
A Weekend of Networking at the LPFM Radio Roundup in Davis, California - Synopsis with audio and photos of the gathering of LPFM and microradio practitioners for skill-sharing and storytelling; via Indybay. (Oct. 16)
Pirate Radio - The Boston Globe profiles the vibrant unlicensed broadcasting scene in the city, surprisingly mostly on AM. (Oct. 16)
RAIN: Club977's 1,2 Punch Sit Atop Shoutcast - Former Minneapolis pirate makes good with web streaming, attracting numbers comparable with mid-market broadcast stations. (Oct. 14)
WSQT to resume broadcasting - Also includes a clip of station commentary about the indictment of House majority leader Tom Delay, via IMC-Radio. (Oct. 14)
Tape not the only proof of racial intolerance - From the Hartford Courant: racism endemic to local cops only happened to manifest in pirate radio. (Oct. 1)
Jeff Moe's Katrina Photos: 88.7 FM - Shot of the military-surplus antenna mast holding up the stick of Radio Algiers. (October)

September
Radio Algiers Stream - Rudimentary details on the webfeed of the microradio presence in New Orleans. (Sept. 30)
Pics from KAMP moving out - The trailer-cum-studio is packed up and towed away; via Houston Indymedia. (Sept. 19)
"Radio Slidell" to offer recovery information - Licensed AM and FM stations are planning to work with local government on special programming during post-Katrina cleanup and rebuilding from the New Orleans Times-Picayune. (Sept. 19)
Officers accused of making racist remarks over radio - Two cops in Bristol, Connecticut get busted not for running a pirate station, but for using the station to demean non-white people. (Sept. 17)
KH5XIM move out details - A KAMP volunteer explains the reasoning behind the station's closure after just five days on the air; via IMC-Houston. (Sept. 18)
Police Racism Charge Jars Bristol - One officer resigns, another suspended for running "WNFR - N*gger Free Radio." (Sept. 17)
FCC visits WSQT in DC, but we are now on-air in New Orleans! - Pirate in the nation's capital is preparing to move locations, and in the meantime sends a 55-watt transmitter to help with hurricane recovery information relief. Posted to Indymedia Radio. (Sept. 15)
95.3 KAMP rolls along with thanks from inside the dome - Houston IMC mini photo gallery of the temporary LPFM station serving displaced housed at the Astrodome. (Sept. 14)
Katrina Aid: Radio Algiers - A bit about the impromptu construction of the post-Katrina microradio presence in New Orleans. (Sept. 14)
95.3 - Pictures of the KAMP station trailer and volunteers in action; via IMC-Houston. (Sept. 13)
After week of struggle, Houston LPFM ready to serve displaced families - Prometheus release details the local aggravations the KAMP project faced trying to get on the air. (Sept. 13)
Algiers Radio 94.5 FM - Jacob Appelbaum heralds the installation of a microradio station in the midst of New Orleans. (Sept. 13)
Creativity, Solidarity, and Mutual Aid in Algiers, New Orleans - First-hand account of media activists working to re-establish community information conduits, including a microradio station; via New Orleans Indymedia. (Sept. 13)
Flyers for 95.3 KAMP Astrodome Radio - Image and PDF versions of flyers handed out to publicize the radio project; via Houston Indymedia. (Sept. 13)
Raising the Antenna for Katrina Evacuees - Pictures snapped as technicians begin the construction process for KAMP-FM; via IMC-Houston. (Sept. 13)
KAMP barn raising at the dome - Announcement that the station is fully assembled and tested, ready to serve the Astrodome populace; via IMC-Houston. (Sept. 12)
Setting up 95.3 KAMP for broadcast tomorrow - Photos of the emergency LPFM station for the displaced preparing to take to the air; via Houston Indymedia. (Sept. 12)
Fidelity votes to oust Clear Channel's board - Unhappy with the golden parachutes for the top executives, a team consisting of a father and his two sons. (Sept. 9)
Radio activists to hand out free radios to LA evacuees - Press release about the distribution of 10,000 at Reliant Park to help the displaced get information via KPFT. (Sept. 9)
Astrodome Radio Station Blocked - Wired picks up on the troubles of KAMP. (Sept. 8)
FEMA Nixes Grassroots Radio Station for Hurricane Evacuees - The Village Voice gives voice to frustration about the bureaucratic roadblocks. (Sept. 8)
Pirate radio station busted - Southwest Florida News-Press reports on the joint state-federal bust of a hip-hop station; the local Clear Channel urban outlet celebrates. (Sept. 3)
Irate with pirates: illegal radio DJs broadcast misery - Tenants in a UK housing project lament the noise and structural damage done by pirates working guerrilla-style. (Sept. 2)
Broadcasting Live From ... the Basement - Alternet has an update on the status of San Francisco Liberation Radio. (Sept. 1)

August
The Great AM Debate - Radio World columnist Guy Wire suggests using LPFM as a way to relieve congestion on the AM band. (Aug. 25)
Treasures abound on pirate radio - Syracuse Post-Standard columnist belatedly discovers the buzz of shortwave piracy. (Aug. 21)
Radio Free America - The American Prospect mulls the potential of an expanded LPFM service. (Aug. 17)
What will happen to public radio? - Anarchogeek speculates about how time-shifting has changed both the process of production and listenership. (Aug. 11)
106.9FM receives letter from FCC - PDF copy of the note as posted to San Diego Indymedia. (Aug. 8)
Court unseals documents in Indymedia server case - Electronic Frontier Foundation update on the troubling case, including a link to all unsealed files. (Aug. 2)

July
NYT on HD Radio - Boing Boing has a short debate on the coming wonders (or tribulations) of digital radio. (July 29)
FRSD Bust Cartoon - As published in the San Diego Reader. (July 28)
WPAP files complaint over jamming - Clear Channel station in Florida alleges another licensed broadcaster was testing a transmitter on its frequency in the runup to the landfall of Hurricane Dennis. (July 27)
Coffee, Danish, and a Little Pirate Talk - A member of the local Society of Broadcast Engineers chats with Bob Ugly of Free Radio San Diego. (Jul. 23)
Agents raid, shut down unlicensed Free Radio - Dubious article about the incident from the San Diego Union-Tribune. (July 22)
Berkeley Liberation Radio Signs Off in Monday Show - The Berkeley Daily Planet attends the closedown and moving party. (July 8)
Dead Air - SF Bay Guardian covers the temporary shutdown of Berkeley Liberation Radio. (July 6)
Florida Pirate Law Has Mixed Results - The industry's happy the law's on the books but stations haven't gone into hiding, reports Radio World. (July 6)
Agents silence 2 pirate stations in South Florida - The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports they may be the first to be charged under the state's anti-pirate felony statute. (July 2)
No License, No Problem - San Diego City Beat covers the raid of FRSD and the station's plans to rise again. (July)
Pirates Looted by the Law - City Beat's initial report of the Free Radio San Diego raid. (July)

June
Lawyer seeks rfb radio gear - From the Rutland Herald: radio free brattleboro asks a federal court to force the FCC to return its equipment seized in a raid. (June 30)
Marshals hired local locksmith - From the Rutland Herald: instead of kicking in the door to raid the station the feds say they "extended a courtesy." (June 30)
Liberation Radio ordered off the air - The Alameda Times-Star summarizes the 10-year career of Berkeley Liberation Radio. (June 28)
Big Media Interlocks with Corporate America - Project Censored tracks the directors who sit on the boards of corporate media. (June 27)
rfb vs. FCC - The Brattleboro Reformer laments the FCC's station raid. (June 25)
Power of the people: Communities use low power FM to take back the Vermont airwaves - Vermont Guardian's good synopsis of LPFM station-building in the state, which includes a look at some of the state's electronic civil disobedients. (June 24)
rfb wants equipment back - The Brattleboro Reformer has station reaction from the FCC's recent two-pronged attack. (June 24)
FCC seizes station's equipment - Brattleboro Reformer surveys the aftermath of the FCC's raid on radio free brattleboro. (June 23)
Feds raid 10-watt radio station - The Rutland Herald's coverage of the raid on radio free brattleboro. (June 23)
FCC equipment seizure gags radio free brattleboro - The Vermont Guardian covers the sneak-raid and has reaction from the station's legal team. (June 22)
Antenna Adjustment - Business Week investigates how Clear Channel is adjusting to new competition in the radiosphere. (June 20)
Berkeley Liberation Radio receives 10-day notice from the FCC - The document threatens further punishment unless the station shut down, via Indybay. (June 20)
FCC: Law & Order Out of Order - NBC productions hit with a $10,000 fine for unlicensed two-way radio use; via Broadcasting & Cable. (June 19)
Faith-based news finding a steadily growing flock - The Dallas Morning News samples the growing world of religious broadcasting and its effect on public discourse. (June 17)
rfb's fate may be up to judge - The FCC asks for summary judgment in its case against radio free brattleboro. (June 15)
Radio Station Offers Outlet to Gay Community - Profile of the GLBT-friendly programming to be found on Radio Free Nashville. (June 14)
Community Radio Lobbies to Stay Alive - Melodramatic tone from the New York Times about the possible expansion of LPFM via legislation. (June 12)
LPFM Bill to be Introduced in House - Louise Slaughter (D-NY) will lead the effort, says Billboard Radio Monitor. (June 9)
Pirate Radio - A DJ at Free Radio Asheville explains how he got hooked on electronic civil disobedience. (June 2)
MPAA May Not Seek Broadcast Flag in DTV Bill - Report from the Congressional Research Service warns that forcing the use of such technology will curtail fair use rights. (June 1)
Mbanna Kantako: Human Rights Radio Warrior - In-depth interview is the cover story for the St. Louis Confluence. (June)
Media Reform and Media Revolution - A detailed critique of the 2005 National Conference for Media Reform, with constructive recommendations for the future of any media reform movement worthy of the name. (June)
Stations of the Cross - "How evangelical Christians are creating an alternative universe of faith-based news"; from Columbia Journalism Review. (June)
The Cost of Free Radio - San Diego City Beat talks with FRSD volunteers about their bust preparations. (June)
The Low Power FM Fiasco - Ron Sakolsky highlights the importance of microradio in a post-LPFM world, as reported in the St. Louis Confluence. (June)

May
Watch for Roadcasting Rage - Wired delves into the science behind the experiment. (May 31)
Radio Free Clear Channel - Stay Free! blog shines spotlight on media borg's guerrilla radio promotion, which backfires. (May 25)
WSQT installs 40-watt transmitter - Detailed post about the install, from IMC-Radio. (May 25)
Guy Wire: Let's Save the AM Band - Radio World's masked broadcast engineer worries about the negative impact of digital radio on AM utilization. (May 24)
The Folly of Media Reform - Stephen Dunifer says working within the system's no better than putting lipstick on a pig. (May 24)
Trying to turn the clock back - Radio Netherlands commentary about the re-launch of "Radio London." (May 22)
UNESCO: Media Matter - Citizens Care - Brochure explains the importance of "citizen media" via community and public broadcasting in a civil society. (May 19)
The Importance Of...: Victory in Broadcast Flag Case! - Aggregate reaction to the D.C. Circuit Court decision. (May 6)
Air Jesus - Columbia Journalism Review piece says Christian radio has created "an alternative universe" of news. (May 5)
FCC clamps down on tiny radio station - Sacramento Business Journal talks with man who says he's trying to run "a training facility for at-risk youth interested in a career in broadcasting," after he sues the FCC to keep from being shut down. (May 2)
Keystone Gets OK for Radio Station - Keystone College will build an LPFM outlet for students; from Scranton Times Tribune. (May 1)

April
Clear Channel to dismantle media empire - Strong words from the Wall Street Journal: The mega-media company will spin off its entertainment division. (Apr. 29)
Christian radio plan doubted after permits sold for over $800,000 - USA Today mangles the translator speculation/trafficking scandal, but some coverage is better than none. (Apr. 27)
Podcasting Killed the Radio Star - Wired hypes the planned rollout of KYOU, the first all-podcast format commercial radio station. (Apr. 27)
Police take radio station off the air - London crack-house raid nets transmission equipment as well. (Apr. 26)
Ecuador's 'open mike' revolution - From the BBC: how community radio helps catalyze political change. (Apr. 24)
FM broadcasts proposed for cell phones - A new tool for the employment of IBOC? Seattle Post-Intelligencer says digital FM broadcasts may be coordinated with cell data-casting to make for "visual radio." (Apr. 21)
Fighting for Free Radio in Mexico City - Multi-media feature on stations in the capital; via IMC-Global. (Apr. 18)
Left off the dial - "Micro radio could be coming to a frequency near you." Combo LPFM update story and multi-station profile in the Boston Phoenix. (Apr. 15)
One pirate island for sale, pre-owned - REM Island is now on the market to any willing buyer. (Apr. 15)
jacobito: Radio Zapote - Photographic visit to this Mexico City pirate. (Apr. 14)
Low Power to the People - The Nashville Scene's cover story is of the barnraising of a new LPFM nearby. (Apr. 14)
Radio station's mast is torn down - As part of Operation BeatSweep, a campaign against various forms of "anti-social behaviour." (Apr. 14)
Diverse LPFMs model great radio - Current samples the LPFM scene. (Apr. 11)
Conservative Coup at CPB - Jeff Chester at the Center for Digital Democracy says the new chief at the funding arm of public broadcasting spells bad things for its future. (Apr. 9)
Tiny radio stations have big voice - USA Today gives a status report on the LPFM service, featuring the usual spokespeople for the usual constituencies. (Apr. 6)
Right-wing radio - AlterNet coverage of the abuse of FM translator stations by religious broadcasters. (Apr. 5)
Pirate Radio Network visited and shut down by FCC - Short blurb from Bob Noxious on Tampa Indymedia announces the station's hiatus. (Apr. 3)

March
Round one to the feds - SF Bay Guardian announces SF Liberation Radio's loss at the district court level in its challenge to reclaim its equipment (and the airwaves). (Mar. 23)
Catholics start own Iowa City radio station - Our Lady of Perpetual Help is running the LPFM show in town. (Mar. 22)
A pirate looks at 40 watts - The St. Petersburg Times covers the bold stylings of the Pirate Radio Network's founder, Bob Noxious. (Mar. 21)
FCC imposes license freeze - LA Times story skews a few facts but mentions the religion network-building angle prominently. (Mar. 18)
Mediageek: FCC Freezes Translator Apps for 6 Months, Begins Proceeding to Expand & Strengthen LPFM - Paul breaks down the recent second proposed rulemaking and its implications. (Mar. 18)
Alan Freed - LA City Beat does Q-and-A with the former pirate turned music director at XM. (Mar. 17)
Broken Antenna Leads To Shutdown of 2 Radio Stations - TV station blurb of Florida pirate antenna collapse, with picture. (Mar. 16)
Ibiquity Gets Specific With Fees - There will be ongoing costs of licensing digital broadcast technology for any station that wants to use it. A new gatekeeper cometh? (Mar. 16)
FCC Translator Battle: Accused Trio Fires Back - Billboard Radio Monitor gives the Edgewater/RAM scheme a chance to vent a little. (Mar. 15)
Outgoing FCC head Powell to join Aspen Institute - Reuters report provides no specific detail; Aspen seems to be a common waystation for departing FCC Chairmen. (Mar. 11)
FCC urged to withhold low-power licenses - The LA Times notices the emergency petition to freeze ongoing translator-mongering. (Mar. 10)
Group asks FCC for low-power license freeze - FMQB notes the basic points of contention over translator proliferation. (Mar. 10)
Seize the Airwaves - FRB Radio Camps 2005 - Stephen Dunifer is going cross-country this year! As noted on Radio Indymedia. (Mar. 10)
Police blitz shuts 10 pirate stations - UK raid swoop publicity links closed outlets to gang activity. (Mar. 9)
Corporate bigfoot CSN tunes out community stations - The Boston Phoenix scrutinizes Calvary Satellite Network's use of two frequencies to bracket the city, to the detriment of local community radio. (Mar. 3)
House Commerce Chief Undecided About LPFM - From Radio & Records: Rep. Joe Barton (TX) speaks at the NAB's State Leadership Conference. (Mar. 2)
WINK News Speaks with Pirate Radio Operator - "J-Style" says the FCC can't stop the boom in south Florida. (Mar. 2)
ARRLWeb: League Asks FCC to Void Florida RFI Statute - Amateur radio operators are worried they face risk of becoming criminals under the state's anti-pirate law and want the FCC to re-assert its exclusive jurisdiction over the airwaves. (Mar. 1)

February
Airwaves: the race for low-wattage stations - The San Francisco Chronicle notes how many LPFM stations ended up Christian, and briefly touches on the Calvary Chapel influence. (Feb. 28)
Guerrilla DTV - A profile of Jeremy Lansman's homebrew digital television in Anchorage, Alaska - the first of its kind, months ahead of the competition. (Feb. 28)
Air Jesus: With The Evangelical Air Force - Experiencing the chaotic jumble of competing ideologies at the National Religious Broadcasters annual convention. (Feb. 27)
FCC tracking down pirate radio station - WBBH does a follow up to their pirate-hunt and snags soundbites from Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein. (Feb. 25)
Viacom loses $18.4 billion after writing down radio business - It blames satellite and internet competition for the devaluing of Infinity Broadcasting, says the New York Times. (Feb. 24)
Payola probe hits Clear Channel, Entercom - Under investigation by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer. (Feb. 23)
The Real WKRP - Proposed traveling rock station would cram locally-specific nostalgia into 24-hour sets. (Feb. 23)
Towards a critical analysis of Media EmergenC - Why the expected did not manifest, and how to learn from this for the sake of future actions. (Feb. 18)
Radio changes its tune - The Christian Science Monitor surveys a broadcast landscape being whittled at by MP3s and satellite services. (Feb. 17)
FCC shuts down Louisiana pirate radio station - Apparently run out of a church whose pastor complied when asked to turn it off. (Feb. 16)
Longtime NAB chief Fritts resigns - Will stay on until April 2006 and continue NAB work in role of "consultant." (Feb. 16)
Pirate radio defies broadcast laws - Ft. Myers television station paints all pirates as foul-mouthed rogues and does all but turn one in to the FCC on camera. (Feb. 14)
Does local pirate radio station walk the line of decency? - The Naples (FL) News complains about a microbroadcaster dropping cuss-bombs (except during the overnight hours). (Feb. 13)
Laws Fail to Squelch Pirate Radio Stations - Surprise, surprise: the Tampa Tribune finds unlicensed broadcasting is still alive and well in Florida, even though it's been criminalized at the state level. (Feb. 12)
Pirate of the airwaves takes crusade to television - The SF Chronicle gives ink to Stephen Dunifer's microTV project. (Feb. 11)
RIAA: mass DAB copying is unfair use - Broadcasting & Cable reports on the drive to copy-protect digital radio broadcasts. (Feb. 11)
Beyond 'Fair and Balanced' - Rolling Stone digs up some damning dirt on the rabidly-Republican Sinclair Broadcasting. (Feb. 10)
Don't Touch That Dial - "Free Radio Felton" is in the organizing stages, reports GT Weekly. (Feb. 10)
Five Years of LPFM - Reason's Jesse Walker sits in on "LPFM Day" at the FCC. (Feb. 9)
Five unlicensed radio stations discovered in the Northern District - Arutz Sheva reports on the combined closure operation carried out by Israeli regulators. (Feb. 7)
Activist: Spirit of pirate radio survives despite station's shutdown - AP report notes that microradio remains silent in Knoxville. (Feb. 5)
Pirate Radio: FCC vs KNOZ - Ozone profiles the Sacramento station's January visit from the FCC and its future plans. (February)

January
Into the Great Wide Open - The Columbia Journalism Review waxes futuristic about spread spectrum, frequency-agile technology and its potential to radically change use of the electromagnetic spectrum. (Jan/Feb)
U.S. won't appeal media ruling - The Los Angeles Times covers the government's decision not to seek an appeal of the Third Circuit's stay on the FCC's 2003 revisions (broadcasters plan to appeal anyway). (Jan. 28)
Post-Powell, FCC faces new challenges - Speculation on his replacement and an overview of the agency's short-term agenda, from an industry perspective. (Jan. 25)
WSQT menaced by FBI, will move to new location - Unconfirmed report of federal agents intimidating microcaster in D.C; via D.C. Indymedia. (Jan. 25)
Like Father, Like Son - Salon.com does not lament the pending resignation of Michael Powell and calls both he and his father failures in the public service realm. (Jan. 24)
Powell ending stormy tenure atop FCC - Chairman Mikey announces his resignation; from the Palm Beach Post. (Jan. 24)
Low-power FM station creates plenty of energy - Plans are in the works to launch KSKQ in the Rogue Valley. (Jan. 23)
Air Force shuts down radio station over frequency problem - Commercial FM station causes massive interference to military frequencies in Louisiana... (Jan. 22)
Mediageek: DJ Johnny Silver Answers - Concerned about his anonymity, Paul Riismandel asks DJ Johnny about all the publicity: "it is worth the fight." (Jan. 22)
Everybody KNOZ - FCC visits Sacramento-area microbroadcaster because its local hip-hop has too much flavor for Salem Communications. (Jan. 20)
Air Cowboy - Profile piece of DJ Johnny Silver, the man behind Nyack's Iron Action Radio. (Jan. 14)
Translators: Do Better Next Time - Radio World laments the spectrum-hoarding unleashed by a handful of speculators. (Jan. 14)
Radio stations shift after interference with Barksdale planes - What's this, commercial stations interfering with aircraft navigation in Louisiana? Say it ain't so, Shreveport Times... (Jan. 13)
Radio Insurgente - The Zapatistas begin building an audio archive of their 20+ years on the air without permission; via In These Times. (Jan. 10)
Religious Groups Trying to Hijack Low Power FM - Prometheus Radio Project summarizes the danger of translator stations and their proliferation. (Jan. 6)
Meow Mix - SFweekly.com profiles the history and present doings of Pirate Cat Radio. (Jan. 5)
SUPPORT PIRATE RADIO Letter Campaign - 106.9FM's beating the drum for public support, just in case the FCC steps up enforcement efforts. (Jan. 5)
Cat Radio - The Story of an FM Pirate - One man, his daughter, their cat, and a transmitter - all fun and games until the FCC scared them into submission. (2005)