Davis On The Air

David Neiwert of Orcinus has written a long and excellent post confronting the demeaning of the national discourse by the mass media (the inevitable outcome of the past two decades of media conglomeration) to arrive at a ten-point manifesto for reclaiming the media.

Well enough, but I’m not a journalist, how do I help with this revolt against mass media? A possible answer occurred while we wandered around the Whole Earth Festival today. The town of Davis is getting its own little 100-watt radio station which is going on the air in September. This is a new community radio station that has been licensed under the FCC’s Low Power FM radio rules. They had a table set up at Whole Earth and are recruiting volunteers for all aspects of their operations, from programming to fundraising. This is definitely something I’m interested in becoming involved with, being a bit of a radio geek after all, and community radio is a fine avenue for reclaiming the local. And if I ever want to become a DJ, there’s my chance.