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  • 22-Dec-09 09:37 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)

    A new Crazy Keith video is our special gift to you. Add a $39 G3 iMac to your wishlist and support WVQC this holiday season. The new low price is only good until the end of December.




  • 30-Oct-09 13:50 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)

    Cincinnati Magazine.jpgWVQC on the Frontlines

    Check out the article about WVQC in the November issue of Cincinnati Magazine.

    Low End Theory

    WVQC 95.7 FM may have a weak signal but the studio is ready to rock.

    By Kathy Wilson

    Stay tuned for WVQC 95.7 FM.

    Soon, listeners who find a sweet spot within a three- to five-mile radius of Media Bridges’s nascent low-power, noncommercial, 100-watt radio station could hear Spanish-speaking announcers, their favorite homegrown bands, a discussion of gay and lesbian issues, or any number of Queen City–specific programs. It may sound redundant to add another low-power radio station to the dial—there’s already the venerable 34-year-old 88.3 FM WAIF, a station known to loyal listeners as “Stepchild Radio” for its grassroots sensibilities and disparate programming. However, in WVQC—recently dubbed Radio Free Queen City—Media Bridges is offering The Little(r) Station That Could. Katie Finnigan, the AmeriCorps/VISTA volunteer getting the station ready to go, says that WVQC will fill a void: “There’s a lot to cover in Cincinnati and two community [stations] dedicated to it is not enough.” Radio Free Queen City is part of a larger national trend, adding to the hundreds of low-power radio licenses granted over the last decade by the Federal Communications Commission. Many of these stations broadcast (weakly) from the homes of private broadcasters, who snapped up the licenses as a result of, according to The New York Times, “a brief window of eased federal regulation intended to foster competition within the big corporate radio chains.” Read more

    Photo by Ryan Kurtz
  • 22-Oct-09 15:07 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)
    Crazy Keith returns. This time with Igor in the basement of Media Bridges. Scary. If you're brave enough to buy one his newly returned to life macs contact Media Bridges at mac@mediabridges.org or 513-651-4171. Go to www.mediabridges.org/mac for more information. Proceeds go to benefit WVQC.


  • 16-Oct-09 10:18 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)
    On Wednesday the House Energy and Commerce Committee unanimously passed the Local Community Radio Act The act will repeal unnecessary restrictions on the placement of low power FM (LPFM) stations on the radio dial. It will allow hundreds on communities to have access to local, independent radio across the country.

    The bill is now expected to move to a full House vote. Call your representatives and tell them to support the bill. 
  • 14-Oct-09 15:34 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)
    Tomorrow at 10 a.m. the House Energy and Commerce committee will vote on the Local Community Radio Act. The bill would remove onerous restrictions on low power FM (LPFM) stations like WVQC and allow community radio to expand to more cities and towns across the country.

    The committee is chaired by longtime LPFM supporter Henry Waxman. If the bill passes it will move to a full House vote. Call your rep and tell them to lend their support today!

    Check out the Promethus Radio Project for more information on LPFM and the Local Community Radio act.
  • 08-Oct-09 14:13 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)
    For those of you keeping score at home, it's LPFM: 1, Commericial Broadcasters: 0, (ok, probably more than 0 in all, but for this legislative round it's 0).

    The article below is from Prometheus Radio Project. Thanks for all their hard work!

    Low Power Radio Triumphs over Big Broadcasters in Washington

    Thursday, 08 October 2009

    Local Community Radio Act Sweeps House Subcommittee in 15 to 1 vote

    The Local Community Radio Act was passed out of the House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet this morning in a sweeping 15 to 1 vote. The Act would allow for the creation of hundreds of new, low power FM (LPFM) radio stations that would broadcast community news and local perspectives to neighborhoods across the country.

    “All I can say is, it's about time,” said Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), a co-sponsor of the bill. “It was absurd and ridiculous that broadcasters went to such great lengths to block the public from having some small measure of access to the airwaves, and disgraceful that we had to spend more two million dollars to prove what the FCC already had shown—that LPFM would not interfere with full power stations.”

    Big broadcasters have historically opposed the Local Community Radio Act, claiming that LPFM could cause interference to full power stations, a concern later disproven by a Congressionally mandated study. But with unanimous FCC support, strong bipartisan co-sponsorship, and grassroots momentum, even industry news is now predicting a win. “We do not expect that there is any stopping it at this point,” the Radio Business Report commented this morning.

    “The bill still has a long way to go in the legislative process, but I am optimistic that by the end of the year the Local Community Radio Act will be signed into law,” said Congressman Doyle (D-PA), lead co-sponsor of the bill with Congressman Lee Terry (R-NE).

    The bill gained the support of former doubters of LPFM, including Rep. Cliff Stearns (R-FL), a former lead co-sponsor of anti-LPFM legislation and ranking Republican on the subcommittee, Rep. Greg Walden (R-OR), the only former broadcaster in Congress, and Rep. John Dingell (D-MI), who called for the study of LPFM interference in 2000.

    “Today’s vote signals a policy shift towards more local and diverse media,” said Cory Fischer-Hoffman, Campaign Director for the Prometheus Radio Project. “We need to use this momentum to push for full passage of the Local Community Radio Act so groups working tirelessly to have a voice in their communities can start building stations.”

    Hundreds of groups—including schools, churches, and emergency responders—were denied licenses in 2000 after Congress blocked the FCC from handing them out in crowded media markets.

    Advocates point to the successes of existing low power FM stations to prove their value to communities. “When Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf, low power radio was the only source of emergency information in a number of counties. Residents in East Texas tuned their battery-operated radios to KZQX-LP while they waited a week for power to be restored,” said Andalusia Knoll, Community Station Director at the Prometheus Radio Project. “In Louisiana, KOCZ-LP has proven essential to the cultural survival of Zydeco music, which is rarely heard on the airwaves. And low power station WRYR hosts public debate about the environmental impacts of development on the Chesapeake Bay.”

    “Congress should act swiftly to pass LPFM and support the families, workers, and places of worship that serve as the anchors in our communities,” said Joel Kelsey, Policy Analyst at Consumers Union.

    Nancy Zirkin of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights added, “In an era of mass media consolidation, we in the civil rights community believe that it is critical to promote diverse ownership and diverse viewpoints over the public airwaves, and we look forward to the passage of this bill into law.”

    The Local Community Radio Act is now poised to move to the full Energy and Commerce Committee, chaired by longtime LPFM supporter Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA).


  • 30-Sep-09 16:37 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)

    whomageddon.jpgWHOMAGEDDON!

    On Halloween this year, spectators at Cincinnati's Northside Tavern may have to do a double take as they watch and hear local musicians performing, in costume and character, as of some of the most famous musicians in rock history: The Who, Ramones, and Devo.
     
    Performers involved in the concert include John Curley (of the Afghan Whigs and Staggering Statistics), Andrew Higley (Pearlene, Chocolate Horse), Scotty Wood, Jason Knarr, Dave Cupp, and others. The musicians' goal is to help raise funds to support the launch of WVQC: Radio Free Queen City.

    The Northside Tavern, owned by local music supporter Ed Rush, will also be contributing. The event will be free for the public, but a portion of bar sales will be going toward Media Bridges and WVQC. The performers will also be donating a portion of their pay to help the cause.
     


    WHO:
    Local Musicians 
    WHAT: Halloween Benefit Concert for Media Bridges/WVQC
    WHERE: Northside Tavern, 4163 Hamilton Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45223, (513) 542-3603
    WHEN: October 31, 2009, 9:00pm
    COST: FREE 
    AGES: 21 and up
     
    Don't miss this fun, FREE Halloween extravaganza!
  • 30-Sep-09 13:15 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)
    Watch a crazy man smash a computer with a battle ax. Then get a G3 iMac for $64. All while supporting WVQC.



  • 24-Sep-09 09:56 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)

    We're building our playlist. Send your cd to:

    WVQC / Media Bridges
    1100 Race St.
    Cincinnati, OH 45202
  • 08-Sep-09 14:24 | Katie Finnigan (administrator)
    Great article in yesterday's New York Times about low power FM radio. Check it out.

    From a porch in Montana, Low Power Radio's Voice Rises

    the audio slide show is even better

    Low Power, but with Heart
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1100 Race St.
Cincinnati, OH 45202
Office phone: (513) 651-4171
Studio phone: (513) 564-9600
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