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Microradio wins FCC approval, but advocates of the low-wattage stations say the rules for winning a license will prohibit most stations and silence the microradio community's radical voice.

"...new rules which legalize a new class of noncommercial, low-power FM radio stations. On the surface, this would appear..."

Feb. 18, 2000 News Column by Lee Nichols

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Our Free Radio coverage generates some audio radiance, and more.

"...wasn't covered in the article. There are numerous unlicensed FM transmitters in Austin that are unmolested by the FCC,..."

June 29, 2001 Column

50 Watts of Freedom

"...groups take advantage of the Federal Communication Commission's new Low Power FM license. While typical commercial stations use 10,000..."

Sept. 27, 2002 News Feature by Chris Womack

Microradio Contacts

A list of Web sites and information contacts on microradio

"..."pirate" radio stations. Since the advent of a legal Low Power FM licensing procedure, Prometheus has switched to helping..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature

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Readers weigh in on the criminality of musicians, the integrity of neighborhoods, and more.

"...hire first-year teachers. On these campuses, teacher turnover is low and unless you student-taught on that campus, you will..."

July 6, 2001 Column

Katrina Aftermath Radio: A Brief, Dysfunctional Life

Attempts to set up a low-power FM for Astrodome residents killed by bureaucracy

"...three was in response to the proposal of a low-power FM radio station for the benefit of Hurricane Katrina..."

Sept. 30, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Preachers and Pirates

The FCC proposes LPFM stations as an alternative to microradio, but that political process also generates static.

"...administrative branch was hammering out the details of licensing Low Power FM stations. Congress approved the LPFM regulations last..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Page Two

The FCC legalizes microradio, then regulates it out of existence. The forced demise of public access radio.

"...drastically slashing the number of radio frequencies available for Low Power FM stations, the closest thing radio has to..."

June 22, 2001 Column by Nick Barbaro

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Expanding on neighborhood expansion, taking C. Robison to task, and much more.

"...the land use model proposed by Barnes and his fellow neighborhood association Luddites? Neighborhood associations who reject any land..."

July 13, 2001 Column

The Death and Life of Free Radio

Austin microradio lived fast and died young -- can the movement live to broadcast another day?

"...waves disrupt the current in the microphone as it flows into the transmitter. The transmitter converts the disrupted current..."

June 22, 2001 News Feature by Emily Pyle

Civics 101

"...LPFM RADIO RECEPTION Mingle with low-power FM radio applicants, and..."

Dec. 13, 2013 News Column

Naked City

The FCC holds hearings in San Antonio, and activists and scholars plan a democratic reception

"...to take input on the new licensing process for low-power FM stations (a proposed official replacement for illegal "pirate"..."

Jan. 23, 2004 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Top 10 Media Stories

KUT and the Statesman expand their portfolios

"...building on Second Street, a purpose-built home that will allow the management to host large gigs as well as..."

Jan. 7, 2011 News Feature by Michael King

Crosstalk: KMFA Announces Middle Sattre’s Sophie Mathieu as 2024 Composer-in-Residence

While Mange plays final show due to anti-trans legislation

"...KUTX 98.9 FM has played nothing but white noise since Saturday. The..."

Jan. 26, 2024 Column by Carys Anderson

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and beyond

"...the Federal Communications Commission to license thousands of new low-power (100 watt, noncommercial) FM stations. The law, when signed..."

Dec. 24, 2010 News Feature

Anthem of the Sun

Non-commercial frequency Sun Radio broadens its solar-powered Americana throughout Central Texas

"...to wreak havoc on an anthill has witnessed solar power in action, the U.S. didn't start harnessing rays to..."

Jan. 22, 2016 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Picks & Sleepers

Sxsw

"...South, but he's still able to howl those words, blow that mouth organ, and play blues slide guitar as..."

March 20, 1998 Music Feature

Naked City

"...and renewables cannot offset the need for new fossil-fuel power plants in Texas today. The institute plans to use..."

Feb. 16, 2007 News Feature

Radio, Radio

Satellite radio, the burgeoning technology that may ultimately shake up the broadcast world the most, is right around the corner.

"...broadcast (perhaps the first real demonstration of the medium's power) and Edward R. Murrow's dramatic "This ... is London"..."

Oct. 6, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Naked City

Millionaire heir Hatsy Heep Shaffer says developer Gary Bradley has been improperly claiming he has her consent to use water on her land for his development in southern Travis County.

"...attempts to buy their land. But neither has the power to stop him from purchasing a 2,000-acre tract east..."

Sept. 29, 2000 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

Leon Russell & the Bob Dylan Rumor

Outlaw era deejay Woody Roberts helped produce Willie Nelson's first Fourth of July picnic in this excerpt from his new memoir Horse Racing & Rock 'N' Roll

"...Following our excerpt of Me and Sister Bobbie, outlaw era..."

Dec. 25, 2020 Music Feature by Woody Roberts

How Much of the Colorado Should We Leave Up to Elon Musk’s Discretion?

Tesla uses a massive amount of water while the Boring Co. attempts to dump its wastewater into the river

"...of wage theft and unsafe conditions at the factory followed last December. [inset-1-right]..."

Aug. 11, 2023 News Feature by Lina Fisher

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Off the Desk:

"...a 940,000 square-foot facility at the southeast corner of FM 1826 and Hwy 45. The Circle C site -..."

Feb. 6, 1998 News Feature

Public Notice: Drama on the High Seats

Reading (not too far) between the lines of Thursday's marathon

"...a Riley press release put it, "to expand solar power, ... and to replace the aging and dirty Decker..."

Sept. 5, 2014 News Column by Nick Barbaro

You Won't Hear That on Commercial Radio

"...victory with a morning full of cow songs? Or follow up an hour of Greek tunes with a blues..."

Nov. 6, 1998 Music Feature by Jay Hardwig

The Winter Classic

South by Southwest 1998

"...ever. When he turns more serious and uses his lower range, he sounds an awful lot like Leonard Cohen,..."

March 27, 1998 Music Feature

Coal Hard Cash

Alcoa has applied for a mining application in Elgin, near Austin.

"...black soil and an ample supply of groundwater just below the surface, the land was once part of a..."

Sept. 3, 1999 News Feature

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Kathy Rider won the top placement on the ballot, followed by Democrat Donna Howard, Libertarian Ben Easton, Republican Robert..."

Dec. 23, 2005 News Feature

Written in Stone

UT's Jim Bob Moffett and Freeport-McMoRan ride a new wave of allegations of business as usual: exploitation, cronyism, and environmental devastation

"...Barton Springs. At the time, Freeport was hampered by low commodity prices and was struggling to make money. It..."

Sept. 23, 2005 News Feature by Robert Bryce

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Our readers talk back.

"...Wants Better Schools but Lower Taxes..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Column

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