From wings at wings.org Tue Jul 2 21:36:52 2019 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2019 21:36:52 -0700 Subject: [grc] Fwd: [WUNRN] World Press Freedom Index - Analysis & Country Rankings In-Reply-To: <01f201d53118$ef68da20$ce3a8e60$@gmail.com> References: <01f201d53118$ef68da20$ce3a8e60$@gmail.com> Message-ID: ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: WUNRN LISTSERVE Date: Tue, Jul 2, 2019 at 2:06 PM Subject: [WUNRN] World Press Freedom Index - Analysis & Country Rankings To: WUNRN ListServe WUNRN http://www.wunrn.com Reporters Without Borders https://rsf.org/en/2019-world-press-freedom-index-cycle-fear *Website with World Press Freedom 2019 COUNTRY RANKINGS for 180 nations:* https://rsf.org/en/ranking_table [image: https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/styles/rsf_full/public/visuel_cp_home5_0.png?itok=Kj9nkjgZ×tamp=1555526645] The 2019 World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) shows how hatred of journalists has degenerated into violence, contributing to an increase in fear. The number of countries regarded as safe, where journalists can work in complete security, continues to decline, while authoritarian regimes continue to tighten their grip on the media. The RSF Index, which evaluates the state of journalism in 180 countries and territories every year, shows that an intense climate of fear has been triggered ? one that is prejudicial to a safe reporting environment. The hostility towards journalists expressed by political leaders in many countries has incited increasingly serious and frequent acts of violence that have fueled an unprecedented level of fear and danger for journalists. ?*If the political debate slides surreptitiously or openly towards a civil war-style atmosphere, in which journalists are treated as scapegoats, then democracy is in great danger*,? RSF secretary-general Christophe Deloire said. ?*Halting this cycle of fear and intimidation is a matter of the utmost urgency for all people of good will who value the freedoms acquired in the course of history.*? Norway is ranked first in the 2019 Index for the third year running while Finland (up two places) has taken second place from the Netherlands (down one at 4th), where two reporters who cover organized crime have had to live under permanent police protection. An increase in cyber-harassment caused Sweden (third) to lose one place. In Africa, the rankings of Ethiopia (up 40 at 110th) and Gambia (up 30 at 92nd) have significantly improved from last year?s Index. Many authoritarian regimes have fallen in the Index. They include Venezuela (down five at 148th), where journalists have been the victims of arrests and violence by security forces, and Russia (down one at 149th), where the Kremlin has used arrests, arbitrary searches and draconian laws to step up the pressure on independent media and the Internet. At the bottom of the Index, both Vietnam (176th) and China (177th) have fallen one place, Eritrea (up 1 at 178th) is third from last, despite making peace with its neighbour Ethiopia, and Turkmenistan (down two at 180th) is now last, replacing North Korea (up one at 179th). [image: https://rsf.org/sites/default/files/Capture%20d%E2%80%99%C3%A9cran%202019-04-15%20%C3%A0%2018.29.48.png] Only 24 percent of the 180 countries and territories are classified as ?good? (coloured white on the Press Freedom Map) or ?fairly good? (yellow), as opposed to 26 percent last year. As a result of an increasingly hostile climate that goes beyond Donald Trump?s comments, the United States (48th) has fallen three places in this year?s Index and the media climate is now classified as ?problematic? (orange). Never before have US journalists been subjected to so many death threats or turned so often to private security firms for protection. Hatred of the media is now such that a man walked into the *Capital Gazette *newsroom in Annapolis, Maryland, in June 2018 and opened fire, killing four journalists and one other member of the newspaper?s staff. The gunman had repeatedly expressed his hatred for the paper on social networks before ultimately acting on his words. Threats, insults and attacks are now part of the ?occupational hazards? for journalists in many countries. In India (down two at 140th), where critics of Hindu nationalism are branded as ?anti-Indian? in online harassment campaigns, six journalists were murdered in 2018. Since the election campaign in Brazil (down three at 105th), the media have been targeted by Jair Bolsonaro?s supporters on both physically and online. *Courageous investigative reporters* In this climate of widespread hostility, courage is needed to continue investigating corruption, tax evasion or organized crime. In Italy (up 3 at 43rd), interior minister and League party leader Matteo Salvini suggested that journalist Roberto Saviano?s police protection could be withdrawn after he criticized Salvini, while journalists and media are subjected to growing judicial harassment almost everywhere in the world, including Algeria (down 5 at 141st) and Croatia (up 5 at 64th). Abusive judicial proceedings may be designed to gag investigative reporters by draining their financial resources, as in France or in Malta (down 12 at 77th). They could also result in imprisonment, as in Poland (down 1 at 59th), where *Gazeta Wyborcza*?s journalists are facing possible jail terms for linking the head of the ruling party to a questionable construction project, and in Bulgaria (11th), where two journalists were arrested after spending several months investigating the misuse of EU funds. In addition to lawsuits and prosecutions, investigative reporters are liable to be the targets of every other kind of harassment whenever they lift the veil on corrupt practices. A reporter?s house was set on fire in Serbia (down 14 at 90th), while journalists were murdered in Malta, Slovakia (down 8 at 35th), Mexico (down 3 at 144th) and Ghana (down 4 at 27th). The level of violence used to persecute journalists who aggravate authorities no longer seems to know any limits. Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi?s gruesome murder in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul last October sent a chilling message to journalists well beyond the borders of Saudi Arabia (down 3 at 172nd). Out of fear for their survival, many of the region?s journalists censor themselves or have stopped writing altogether. Biggest deterioration in supposedly better regions Of all the world?s regions, it is the *Americas **(North* * and **South* *) *that has suffered the greatest deterioration (3.6 percent) in its regional score measuring the level of press freedom constraints and violations. This was not just due to the poor performance of the United States, Brazil and Venezuela. Nicaragua (114th) fell 24 places, one of the biggest in 2019. Nicaraguan journalists covering protests against President Ortega?s government are treated as protesters and are often physically attacked. Many had to flee abroad to avoid being jailed on terrorism charges. The Western Hemisphere also has one of the world?s deadliest countries for the media: Mexico, where at least ten journalists were murdered in 2018. Andr?s Manuel L?pez Obrador?s installation as president has reduced some of the tension between the authorities and media, but the continuing violence and impunity for murders of journalists led RSF to refer the situation to the International Criminal Court in March. The *European Union and Balkans* registered the second biggest deterioration (1.7 percent) in its regional score measuring the level of constraints and violations. It is still the region where press freedom is respected most and which is, in principle, the safest, but journalists are nonetheless exposed to serious threats: to murder in Malta, Slovakia and Bulgaria (111th); to verbal and physical attacks in Serbia and Montenegro (down 1 at 104th); and to an unprecedented level of violence during the Yellow Vest protests in France (down 1 at 32nd). Many TV crews did not dare cover the Yellow Vest protests without being accompanied by bodyguards, and others concealed their channel?s logo. Journalists are also being openly stigmatized. In Hungary (down 14 at 87th), officials in Prime Minister Viktor Orb?n?s party Fidesz continue to refuse to speak to journalists who are not from media that are friendly to Fidesz. In Poland, the state-owned media have been turned into propaganda tools and are increasingly used to harass journalists. Although the deterioration in its regional score was smaller, the *Middle East* * and **North Africa* region continues to be the most difficult and dangerous for journalists. Despite a slight fall in the number of journalists killed in 2018, Syria (174th) continues to be extremely dangerous for media personnel, as does Yemen (down 1 at 168th). Aside from wars and major crises, as in Libya (162nd), another major threat hangs over the region?s journalists ? that of arbitrary arrest and imprisonment. Iran (down 6 at 170th) is one of the world?s biggest jailers of journalists. Dozens of journalists are also detained in Saudi Arabia, Egypt (down 2 at 163rd) and Bahrain (down 1 at 167th), many of them without trial. And when they are tried, the proceedings drag on interminably, as in Morocco (135th). The one exception to this gloomy picture is Tunisia (up 15 at 97th), which has seen a big fall in the number of violations. *Africa* registered the smallest deterioration in its regional score in the 2019 Index, but also some of the biggest changes in individual country rankings. After a change of government, Ethiopia (110th) freed all of its detained journalists and secured a spectacular 40-place jump in the Index. And it was thanks to a change of government that Gambia (up 30 at 92nd) also achieved one of the biggest rises in this year?s Index. But new governments have not always been good for journalists. Tanzania (down 25 at 118th) has seen unprecedented attacks on the media since John ?Bulldozer? Magufuli?s installation as president in 2015. Mauritania (down 22 at 94th) also fell sharply, in large part because the blogger Mohamed Cheikh Ould Mohamed Mkhaitir is being held incommunicado though he should have been freed more than a year and a half ago, when his death sentence for apostasy was commuted to a jail term. In this continent of contrasts, bad situations have continued unchanged in some countries: the Democratic Republic of Congo (154th) was again the country where RSF registered the most violations in 2018, while Somalia (164th) continued to be Africa?s deadliest country for journalists. The *Eastern Europe and Central Asia* region continues to rank second from last in the Index, the position it has held for years, despite an unusual variety of changes at the national level and a slight improvement in its regional score. Some of the indicators used to calculate the score improved, while others deteriorated. Of the latter, it was the legal framework indicator that worsened most. More than half of the region?s countries are still ranked near or below 150th in the Index. The regional heavyweights, Russia and Turkey, continue to persecute independent media outlets. The world?s biggest jailer of professional journalists, Turkey, is also the world?s only country where a journalist has been prosecuted for their Paradise Papers reporting. In this largely ossified region, rises are rare and deserve mention. Uzbekistan (up 5 at 160th) has ceased to be coloured black (the mark of a ?very bad? situation) after freeing all the journalists who were jailed under the late dictator, Islam Karimov. In Armenia (up 19 at 61st), the ?velvet revolution? has loosened the government?s grip on TV channels. The size of its rise was facilitated by the fact that this is a very volatile part of the Index. With totalitarian propaganda, censorship, intimidation, physical violence and cyber-harassment, the *Asia-Pacific* region continues to exhibit all of the problems that can beset journalism and, with a virtually unchanged regional score, continues to rank third from last. The number of murdered journalists was extremely high in Afghanistan (121st), India and Pakistan (down 3 at 142nd). Disinformation is also becoming a big problem in the region. As a result of the manipulation of social networks in Myanmar, anti-Rohingya hate messages have become commonplace and the seven-year jail sentences imposed on two *Reuters *journalists for trying to investigate the Rohingya genocide was seen as nothing out of the ordinary. Under China?s growing influence, censorship is spreading to Singapore (151st) and Cambodia (down 1 at 143rd). 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Richards Attorney 7008 Westmoreland Avenue Suite E-8 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Tel. 202.657.5780 michael at michaelrichards.us On Twitter: Commlawguy ------------------------------------------------------- TAX ADVICE DISCLAIMER: Under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations, please be advised that any U.S. tax advice contained in this email or any attachment hereto is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, either (i) for purposes of avoiding penalties imposed under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) for promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any tax-related matter addressed herein. This message was sent by an attorney. It is confidential and may contain privileged attorney-client communication or work product intended only for the individual or entity named within the message. If you are not the intended recipient, or the agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is prohibited. If this email message was received in error, we would appreciate your notifying us by reply e-mail and deleting the original message from your system. Thank you for your cooperation Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:45 PM To: Michael Richards > Subject: EAS Test Filing Deadline + Webinar Dear Sir/Madam, You are receiving this message because your email is associated with a low power broadcast station in a Federal Communications Commission database. Please forward it as appropriate. There will be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 2:20 p.m., with a backup test date of Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Low power television, radio, and class D broadcasters are EAS Participants, and all EAS Participants are required both to participate in nationwide tests and register and file ETRS Form One by July 3, 2019. In the attached and at the link below, you will find more information about the test and instructions on how to file in ETRS. Please contact ETRS at fcc.gov with filing questions. Link to nationwide test announcement and ETRS filing instructions: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test-aug-7-2019 In addition, please join us for the low power broadcaster webinar, scheduled for July 11, 2019, for a discussion of low power broadcaster participation in EAS and the ETRS. More information is available on the event webpage: https://www.fcc.gov/document/july-11-webinar-low-power-broadcasters-nationwide-eas-test. If you have questions or concerns, please reply to this email, or send a separate email to alerting at fcc.gov. 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Started this morning at 4 am and it was complicated.? Still, haven't answered all the questions.? Going into the studio hope I can finish filling in the blanks. ??Rev. Joan C. Ross Director, North End Woodward Community Coalition (NEWCC) Acting Station Manager, WNUC-lp 96.7 FM Detroit Community Radio7700 Second AvenueDetroit, Michigan 48202248-565-6572www.northendwoodward.org www.wnuc.org On Wednesday, July 3, 2019, 10:10:31 AM EDT, Michael Richards via grc wrote: Forwarding the attached for our GRC LP colleagues.? You may have received it, but there can never be too many reminders. Only question is why the alert went out so late (literally - at the 11th hour of today's paperwork deadline!) Michael W. Richards Attorney 7008 Westmoreland Avenue Suite E-8 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Tel. 202.657.5780 michael at michaelrichards.us On Twitter: Commlawguy ------------------------------------------------------- TAX ADVICE DISCLAIMER: Under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations, please be advised that any U.S. tax advice contained in this email or any attachment hereto is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, either (i) for purposes of avoiding penalties imposed under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) for promoting, marketing, or recommending to another party any tax-related matter addressed herein. This message was sent by an attorney. It is confidential and may contain privileged attorney-client communication or work product intended only for the individual or entity named within the message. If you are not the intended recipient, or the agent responsible to deliver it to the intended recipient, any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is prohibited. If this email message was received in error, we would appreciate your notifying us by reply e-mail and deleting the original message from your system. Thank you for your cooperation Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:45 PM To: Michael Richards > Subject: EAS Test Filing Deadline + Webinar Dear Sir/Madam, You are receiving this message because your email is associated with a low power broadcast station in a Federal Communications Commission database. Please forward it as appropriate. There will be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 2:20 p.m., with a backup test date of Wednesday, August 21, 2019.? Low power television, radio, and class D broadcasters are EAS Participants, and all EAS Participants are required both to participate in nationwide tests and register and file ETRS Form One by July 3, 2019.? In the attached and at the link below, you will find more information about the test and instructions on how to file in ETRS.? Please contact ETRS at fcc.gov with filing questions. Link to nationwide test announcement and ETRS filing instructions: https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test-aug-7-2019 In addition, please join us for the low power broadcaster webinar, scheduled for July 11, 2019, for a discussion of low power broadcaster participation in EAS and the ETRS.? More information is available on the event webpage: https://www.fcc.gov/document/july-11-webinar-low-power-broadcasters-nationwide-eas-test. If you have questions or concerns, please reply to this email, or send a separate email to alerting at fcc.gov.? In both cases, please verify that your reply is addressed only to alerting at fcc.gov. Best, The Alerting Team _______________________________________________ grc mailing list grc at maillist.peak.org http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From jwhetstone at wayofm.org Wed Jul 3 09:11:52 2019 From: jwhetstone at wayofm.org (Jarret Whetstone) Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 12:11:52 -0400 Subject: [grc] FW: EAS Test Filing Deadline + Webinar In-Reply-To: <1628423504.2412884.1562163487165@mail.yahoo.com> References: <1628423504.2412884.1562163487165@mail.yahoo.com> Message-ID: Thanks for the reminder Michael! Looks like emails from ETRS are getting dropped by our host, so it may be happening to others... said: 550-5.7.1 Unauthenticated email from fcc.gov is not accepted due to domain's 550-5.7.1 DMARC policy. Please contact the administrator of fcc.gov domain if 550-5.7.1 this was a legitimate mail. Please visit 550-5.7.1 https://support.google.com/mail/answer/2451690 to learn about the 550 5.7.1 DMARC initiative. 33si2449870plu.126 - gsmtp (in reply to end of DATA command) Thanks, Jarret WAYO-LP Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 10:18 Ross Joan via grc wrote: > Agreed. I thought it would be after the Webinar. Had hoped that's where > my questions would have been answered. Started this morning at 4 am and it > was complicated. Still, haven't answered all the questions. Going into > the studio hope I can finish filling in the blanks. > Rev. Joan C. Ross > Director, North End Woodward Community Coalition (NEWCC) > Acting Station Manager, > WNUC-lp 96.7 FM Detroit Community Radio7700 Second AvenueDetroit, Michigan > 48202248-565-6572www.northendwoodward.org > www.wnuc.org > > > On Wednesday, July 3, 2019, 10:10:31 AM EDT, Michael Richards via grc < > grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote: > > Forwarding the attached for our GRC LP colleagues. You may have received > it, but there can never be too many reminders. > > Only question is why the alert went out so late (literally - at the 11th > hour of today's paperwork deadline!) > > > Michael W. Richards > Attorney > 7008 Westmoreland Avenue > Suite E-8 > Takoma Park, MD 20912 > Tel. 202.657.5780 > michael at michaelrichards.us > On Twitter: Commlawguy > ------------------------------------------------------- > TAX ADVICE DISCLAIMER: Under applicable U.S. Treasury Regulations, please > be advised that any U.S. tax advice contained in this email or any > attachment hereto is not intended or written to be used, and cannot be > used, either (i) for purposes of avoiding penalties imposed under the U.S. > Internal Revenue Code, or (ii) for promoting, marketing, or recommending to > another party any tax-related matter addressed herein. > > This message was sent by an attorney. It is confidential and may contain > privileged attorney-client communication or work product intended only for > the individual or entity named within the message. If you are not the > intended recipient, or the agent responsible to deliver it to the intended > recipient, any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this > message is prohibited. If this email message was received in error, we > would appreciate your notifying us by reply e-mail and deleting the > original message from your system. Thank you for your cooperation > > Sent: Tuesday, July 2, 2019 11:45 PM > To: Michael Richards michael at michaelrichards.us>> > Subject: EAS Test Filing Deadline + Webinar > > > Dear Sir/Madam, > > > > You are receiving this message because your email is associated with a low > power broadcast station in a Federal Communications Commission database. > Please forward it as appropriate. > > > > There will be a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System (EAS) on > Wednesday, August 7, 2019, at 2:20 p.m., with a backup test date of > Wednesday, August 21, 2019. Low power television, radio, and class D > broadcasters are EAS Participants, and all EAS Participants are required > both to participate in nationwide tests and register and file ETRS Form One > by July 3, 2019. In the attached and at the link below, you will find more > information about the test and instructions on how to file in ETRS. Please > contact ETRS at fcc.gov with filing questions. > > > > Link to nationwide test announcement and ETRS filing instructions: > https://www.fcc.gov/document/fcc-announces-nationwide-emergency-alert-system-test-aug-7-2019 > > > > In addition, please join us for the low power broadcaster webinar, > scheduled for July 11, 2019, for a discussion of low power broadcaster > participation in EAS and the ETRS. More information is available on the > event webpage: > https://www.fcc.gov/document/july-11-webinar-low-power-broadcasters-nationwide-eas-test > . > > > > If you have questions or concerns, please reply to this email, or send a > separate email to alerting at fcc.gov. In both cases, > please verify that your reply is addressed only to alerting at fcc.gov > . > > > > Best, > > > > The Alerting Team > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc > From mae at recnet.com Thu Jul 4 05:13:18 2019 From: mae at recnet.com (Michelle Bradley) Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 08:13:18 -0400 Subject: [grc] ETRS Form One update Message-ID: <2344e097-8e77-a49b-1af0-3f2cd5a3e2ee@recnet.com> Good morning from Riverton... ETRS Form One has been opened for new filings until July 12, the day after the upcoming webinar for LPFM and LPTV stations.? This gives any station that has not filed their Form One some extended time to file. The FCC and FEMA have been conducting these national tests since 2016 and has never fined a station for untimely filing.? The FCC has stepped up their efforts this year to address the low participation by low power FM and low power TV stations in the annual test and REC Networks has been working closer than ever with Alerting staff in order to increase EAS/ETRS awareness.? Thanks to all of the other advocates who have stepped up and also showed their support for improving LPFM's participation in the annual test. REC's position on the ETRS form schedule is that is still questionable why the FCC and FEMA need this basic information about stations over thirty days in advance of the test and why Form One data from previous years can't just apply to future tests and require stations to only file Form One if there is a change in their decoder equipment, software version, physical address of the decoder, day of test contact or monitoring assignments.??? REC is continuing to work with staff on these issues. I will be in DC next week meeting with staff on various issues including EAS. Everyone, please have a festive, fun and safe Independence Day holiday! -- *Michelle A. Bradley, CBT* /Amateur Radio: KU3N/ /Founder - REC Networks/ - *https://recnet.com* *1-844-REC-LPFM* / +1 202 621-2355 SBE Certified From jcostello at igc.org Thu Jul 4 09:47:39 2019 From: jcostello at igc.org (James Costello) Date: Thu, 4 Jul 2019 09:47:39 -0700 Subject: [grc] ETRS Form One update In-Reply-To: <2344e097-8e77-a49b-1af0-3f2cd5a3e2ee@recnet.com> References: <2344e097-8e77-a49b-1af0-3f2cd5a3e2ee@recnet.com> Message-ID: <1E7D7F5E-1F64-4C55-872A-A5A0D8C29E31@igc.org> Thank you, Michelle! James Costello General Manager KCBP 95.5FM Modesto, CA Sent from my iPhone > On Jul 4, 2019, at 5:13 AM, Michelle Bradley via grc wrote: > > Good morning from Riverton... > > ETRS Form One has been opened for new filings until July 12, the day after the upcoming webinar for LPFM and LPTV stations. This gives any station that has not filed their Form One some extended time to file. > > The FCC and FEMA have been conducting these national tests since 2016 and has never fined a station for untimely filing. The FCC has stepped up their efforts this year to address the low participation by low power FM and low power TV stations in the annual test and REC Networks has been working closer than ever with Alerting staff in order to increase EAS/ETRS awareness. Thanks to all of the other advocates who have stepped up and also showed their support for improving LPFM's participation in the annual test. > > REC's position on the ETRS form schedule is that is still questionable why the FCC and FEMA need this basic information about stations over thirty days in advance of the test and why Form One data from previous years can't just apply to future tests and require stations to only file Form One if there is a change in their decoder equipment, software version, physical address of the decoder, day of test contact or monitoring assignments. REC is continuing to work with staff on these issues. > > I will be in DC next week meeting with staff on various issues including EAS. > > Everyone, please have a festive, fun and safe Independence Day holiday! > -- > *Michelle A. Bradley, CBT* > /Amateur Radio: KU3N/ > /Founder - REC Networks/ - *https://recnet.com* > *1-844-REC-LPFM* / +1 202 621-2355 > SBE Certified > _______________________________________________ > grc mailing list > grc at maillist.peak.org > http://maillist.peak.org/mailman/listinfo/grc From betty at c-map.org Sun Jul 7 17:07:03 2019 From: betty at c-map.org (Betty J. McArdle) Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2019 17:07:03 -0700 Subject: [grc] FW: Community Radio Weekly for week ending 07/05/2019 Message-ID: Hey LPFM Folks, You might want to tune in for the FCC LPFM webinar on Thursday. Betty McArdle CMAP betty at c-map.org _____ From: NFCB [mailto:membership at nfcb.org] Sent: Friday, July 05, 2019 8:02 AM To: betty at c-map.org Subject: Community Radio Weekly for week ending 07/05/2019 WEEKLY Join us June 18-20 for the 2019 Community Media Conference Excerpts: NFCB Conference Materials Online You can find conference presentations shortly. NFCB has made 2019 Community Media Conference handouts, slides and other materials available via the Solution Center, member stations' knowledge-base and resource for webinars and other educational opportunities. Member stations can log in here to the Solution Center. If you are with a member station and do not have Read on > FCC LPFM Webinar Next Week A webinar for low-power FM stations is happening next week. The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will hold a webinar on July 11 for low power broadcasters in preparation for the upcoming nationwide EAS test, including how to register and file in the EAS Test Reporting System. The free webinar will be held Read on > Time to File Form One A key filing is due this week. In June, FEMA announced the next national Emergency Alert System test would take place in August. All stations are required to file Form One as a part of this process by July 3. Form One is available via the ERTS website. Stations are required to log in and Read on > Copyright C 2019 NFCB, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up to receive our latest posts via our website. Our mailing address is: NFCB P.O. Box 806 Paonia, CO 81428 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list Email Marketing Powered by Mailchimp From rwashington at rctvmedia.org Mon Jul 8 10:50:54 2019 From: rwashington at rctvmedia.org (Rashida Burch-Washington) Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2019 13:50:54 -0400 Subject: [grc] Fwd: Call for Presentations: Deadline Extended In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: If you are experiencing trouble access the Presentation Proposal form, please use this link instead of the one in the previous email. Sorry for the confusion folks. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd083qd9UM2Sg6ZVxI1dBnQO16C4pr80AKDA6Wc3P9nswptrw/viewform?fbclid=IwAR18yUGNfnhPjClXKqM8Zwj19k7IzvM_EU7sum3G5PPHenyHERe8E1vSwio Rashida Burch-Washington Rochester Community TV, Inc. Extreme Independent Radio 21 Gorham Street Rochester, NY 14605 585-325-1238 rctvmediacenter.org 1009wxir.com ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Rashida Burch-Washington Date: Wed, Jun 12, 2019 at 2:29 PM Subject: Call for Presentations: Deadline Extended To: After receiving some important feedback, we are extending the call for presentations deadline to September 1st. The website will be update soon to reflect this. For now, here's the link to the form Presentation Proposal https://docs.google.com/?/1FAIpQLSd083qd9UM2Sg6ZVx?/viewform Registration for the conference is also open now. Here's the link for that: GRC 2019 Registration https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/4089470 Rashida Burch-Washington Rochester Community TV, Inc. Extreme Independent Radio 21 Gorham Street Rochester, NY 14605 585-325-1238 rctvmediacenter.org 1009wxir.com From mae at recnet.com Wed Jul 10 16:04:15 2019 From: mae at recnet.com (Michi Bradley) Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 19:04:15 -0400 Subject: [grc] LPFM Technical NPRM draft expected out tomorrow.. Message-ID: <40c93451-4662-c383-9ef3-ccc25225072a@recnet.com> According to information I have received from staff and Chairman Pai's blog..? the technical changes proposed to improve the LPFM service should be appearing on a draft NPRM tomorrow to be considered at the August 1 full FCC meeting. I believe many of the items were raised in REC Networks comments in MB Docket 17-105: https://recnet.net/fcc/17-105.pdf and further backed up by the petition for rulemaking in RM-11810. Based on past discussions with staff, I do not believe that LP-250 will be included but based on the wording of the Chairman's blog, directional antennas are.? I am looking forward to see how deep they are deciding to reinterpret the LCRA as I had suggested in comments. This may give us more options to deal with interfering translators and may open more opportunities for moves and new stations. Again, I can only speculate until we see the draft NPRM.? This draft NPRM should be included in the tentative agenda that is supposed to come out tomorrow (7/11). Stay tuned to recnet.com and the REC Facebook page for details once I get them https://facebook.com/recnet Michelle Bradley, CBT Founder REC Networks https://recnet.com 1-844-REC-LPFM From mbbm at brownbroadcast.com Wed Jul 10 20:50:10 2019 From: mbbm at brownbroadcast.com (Betty McArdle) Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2019 20:50:10 -0700 Subject: [grc] Radio for People June notes Message-ID: <8F09B4C2E8F84555873ACF0E4F2809BC@Rabido2> Hi Everyone, A thousand apologies for being so late with these notes. Busy, out of town, sick -- all the usual excuses. Note that the next meeting is next Tuesday, July 16, 2019 at 11:00am. The call-in info will be emailed out in a few days. Best, Betty Betty McArdle betty at c-map.org Portland, Oregon -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Radio for People NOTES 6 25 2019.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 130444 bytes Desc: not available URL: From mae at recnet.com Thu Jul 11 12:07:51 2019 From: mae at recnet.com (Michelle Bradley) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 15:07:51 -0400 Subject: [grc] Media Bureau opens MB Docket 19-193 Message-ID: <20e93400-3554-9ae6-80ef-27e23328aea8@recnet.com> Media Bureau opens MB Docket No. 19-193, Amendments of Part 73 and 74. This is only a public notice announcing the docket number for the LPFM NPRM.? We still don't have the draft text yet. https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DA-19-644A1.pdf -- *Michelle A. Bradley, CBT* /Amateur Radio: KU3N/ /Founder - REC Networks/ - *https://recnet.com* *1-844-REC-LPFM* / +1 202 621-2355 SBE Certified From mae at recnet.com Thu Jul 11 16:08:15 2019 From: mae at recnet.com (Michelle Bradley) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:08:15 -0400 Subject: [grc] 19-193: FCC proposes some technical changes to LPFM, eliminates Channel 6 protection requirements, avoids addressing the real issues facing LPFM stations for the sake of simplicity and to avoid controversy. Message-ID: <4dd9d810-da01-8a09-ddf5-e7c0acb52aa2@recnet.com> https://recnet.com/node/2876 19-193: FCC proposes some technical changes to LPFM, eliminates Channel 6 protection requirements, avoids addressing the real issues facing LPFM stations for the sake of simplicity and to avoid controversy. The Federal Communications Commission has released a draft Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to propose several technical changes to the Low Power FM (LPFM) radio service, many of these changes were originally proposed by REC Networks and were subject to public comment in the past. As part of a regular policy that has been put into place at the FCC since Ajit Pai has been Chairman, draft releases of agenda items being considered at the upcoming open meeting of the Federal Communications Commission are made public. In the NPRM, known as MB Docket 19-193, the FCC recognizes that based on the 2013 LPFM filing window, the service has ?matured? and that some of the simplistic policies that were put into place when the service was originally created 19 years ago have hindered development of the service, especially in a spectrum that is more crowded with FM translators and additional full service stations. ?This NPRM proposes to amend Parts 73 and 74 to make changes to the LPFM and FM translator rules. Specific items in the NPRM include: * Proposes to permit LPFM stations to use of composite directional patterns in addition to ?off the shelf? patterns recognizing that some LPFM stations may need to use directional antennas to meet international agreements or to ?relocate in areas with few available transmitter sites?. * The Commission proposes to eliminate all FM to TV channel 6 protection requirements for all services (full-service, LPFM and FM translator) with a sunset date on July 13, 2021 and institute a waiver process for LPFM in the interim.? Currently all broadcast facilities on Channels 201~220 (88.1 to 91.9) must provide protection to channel 6 stations.? For LPFM, TV stations and LPTV stations were considered at their maximum facilities, which seriously impacted the availability of channels in the ?reserved band? due to extreme distance separation requirements, especially where it comes to protecting LPTV stations. * The interim waiver process for LPFM to TV Channel 6 utilizes the contour overlap method used for FM translators outlined in ?74.1205(c).? After the proposed sunset date on July 13, 2021, there will be no protection requirement by LPFM stations to TV Channel 6. * Extend minor changes past 5.6 km to any location where there would be an overlap of 1 mV/m (60 dBu) contours of the old location and the new location.? This would harmonize the LPFM rules with FM translators.? The 5.6 km distance will remain codified however applicants can use a contour study to extend past 5.6 km.? This, in a way, codifies in part, the/Vicksburg Community Radio/decision and eliminates the need for those wishing to move a reasonable distance beyond 5.6 km from having to request a waiver of ?73.870(a). * Codify the use of FM boosters for LPFM stations (currently requires a waiver request, and so far, there have been 5 granted LPFM boosters with 2 on the air.? Four of those granted boosters were handled by REC Networks.) * Makes a minor alteration to ?73.810 in respect to full-service third adjacent channel stations. We do note that many of the issues raised by REC were rejected for the sake of simplicity or because of LCRA-related controversy.? This includes a ?hybrid? concept to reduce the minimum distance separation from the LP-100 chart to the former LP-10 chart that was codified at the time the LCRA was enacted and then using a contour overlap model to protect full-service stations. This can be done within the statutory requirements of the LCRA. ?The NPRM also rejected the option of using contour overlap instead of distance separation for the protection of FM translators and other LPFM stations as these stations do not have a statutory mandate for distance separation under the LCRA. Most notably, the FCC did not address the highly supported increase in effective radiated power to 250 watts (7.1 km service contour) for LPFM stations citing the infighting that took place in the 2013/Sixth Report and Order/, by a group that was not actively involved in the support of existing LPFM stations despite their claim of being an ?LPFM organization?.? The three major LPFM organizations that supported LP-250 in any location where it could fit, REC Networks, Prometheus Radio Project and Common Frequency were overruled due to a Commission misconception that the rogue group actually represented the interests of current LPFM stations. Commenting on the NPRM, REC founder Michelle Bradley states: /?Overall, the NPRM is a move in the right direction, but it does fall short to address the actual issues that LPFM stations are actually facing.? Despite the NPRM?s shortcomings, it was the product of many years of hard work, research, analysis, constituent surveys, station feedback and a boots on the ground effort in DC.? While REC is in Riverton, LPFM will have representation in Washington.? I thank my constituents for their trust and ongoing support, and I hope to see more new local stations in the next filing window. I will be working with the Commissioners, their staff and the Media Bureau to clarify some of the misunderstandings on these various issues.? Existing LPFM stations facing issues around interference, especially from translators and have no flexibility to move, despite the few changes proposed as well as potential new entrants who feel their community may be denied new service should contact me and tell me about their specific situations.? The fight is not over, and we can?t give up.?/ Based on the comments received in the docket, the FCC is expected to release a Report and Order with their decision on the final rules.? Normally, a major rule change is ?writing on the wall? for a future filing window.? REC still projects an LPFM filing window in 2022 or 2023, but it may be sooner. Finally, REC wants to remind readers that what was published today, July 11, 2019 was only a draft.? This draft can change between now and the time the final version of the NPRM comes up for vote before the Commission (and after that, the Media Bureau will have editorial privilege). For now, we ask that any contact with decision making staff at the FCC be limited to those groups familiar with the/ex parte/process such as REC, Prometheus, Common Frequency and the LPFM Coalition.? Individuals and stations will have an opportunity to speak up during the comment and reply comment period.? If you have any specific issues you would like to see conveyed to staff (that are in the scope of the NPRM and the original petition and comments that drove this NPRM), please let Michelle Bradley know.? Thank you for your understanding. The draft of the NPRM (still subject to change) is available at the following URL: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-358438A1.pdf The original filings made by REC that drove the items in this NPRM can be found at the following URLs: https://recnet.net/fcc/lpfm2018prm.pdf https://recnet.net/fcc/17-105.pdf -- *Michelle A. Bradley, CBT* /Amateur Radio: KU3N/ /Founder - REC Networks/ - *https://recnet.com* *1-844-REC-LPFM* / +1 202 621-2355 SBE Certified From mike at brownbroadcast.com Thu Jul 11 19:47:11 2019 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2019 19:47:11 -0700 Subject: [grc] FW: EARLY NOTICE: Radio for People Conference Call -- Next Tuesday July 16 Message-ID: <4EA22CE2B8FA4BE79F8F55539F014671@Darth> RFP Conference Call 11am PST / 2pm EST - Tuesday July 16 Dial-in Number: 1 (862) 902-0250 The Participant Access Code is: 339-4164 Agenda: FCC Updates Stations Update Conferences/Trainings Anything else? Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 ? fax 503-912-7562 From spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org Fri Jul 12 07:38:51 2019 From: spencer.graves at effectivedefense.org (Spencer Graves) Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2019 09:38:51 -0500 Subject: [grc] GRC workshop on training Message-ID: Hello, All: ????? I just submitted a proposal to do something on "Creating training to attract volunteers and audience" at GRC 2019. ????? I also created a Wikiversity article on "Grassroots media training".[1] ??? ??????? * If any of you have training resources to share or might like to build your training program, please feel free to review the contents there and change it in any way you think would make it better.? Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia and Wikiversity encourage people to write from a neutral point of view, citing credible sources where feasible.? Wikipedia is an encyclopedia and does not accept instructional material nor original research. Wikiversity's mission is to share educational and training materials and to support collaborative research -- e.g., in how to create a training program that helps attract more volunteers, build your audience, etc. ??? ??????? * KKFI in Kansas City now has a Training Committee, tasked with building an on-going training program, inspired in part by Lisa Loving's talk at least year's GRC.? This Wikiversity article cites her "Street Journalist" book. ??? ??????? * In the notes from your June 25th call, Betty mentioned Nina Simon (2016) "The Art of Relevance".? That book is now available for free on the web[2] -- or you can purchase a paper copy. (She claims she attracts a wider audience by giving it away -- and sells more paper copies of the book in doing so!) ?????? If people with other stations collaborate in this training project, this topic can become a panel discussion and / or workshop at the GRC.? Otherwise, it can be just Spencer talking about what we've tried in Kansas City. ????? Thanks for all you do. ????? Spencer Graves ????? Secretary, KKFI.org m:? 408-655-4567 [1] https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Grassroots_media_training [2] http://www.artofrelevance.org/ From mike at brownbroadcast.com Mon Jul 15 10:08:39 2019 From: mike at brownbroadcast.com (Michael D. Brown) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 10:08:39 -0700 Subject: [grc] Radio for People Conference Call -- THIS Tuesday July 16 Message-ID: <252C52E51377481ABE7523FA02C01401@Darth> RFP Conference Call 11am PST / 2pm EST - Tuesday July 16 Dial-in Number: 1 (862) 902-0250 The Participant Access Code is: 339-4164 Agenda: FCC Updates Stations Update Conferences/Trainings Anything else? Michael D. Brown Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. 3740 SW Comus St. ? Portland OR 97219-7418 USA mike at brownbroadcast.com ? www.brownbroadcast.com offc 503-245-6065 ? cell 503-703-3202 ? fax 503-912-7562 From wings at wings.org Mon Jul 15 11:04:12 2019 From: wings at wings.org (Frieda Werden) Date: Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:04:12 -0700 Subject: [grc] Argentine Community radio wins license Message-ID: Today's official bulletin announces that enacom allocates license to fm El Tribu. Congratulations to all the groups of the tribe who for 30 years fought for the right to cast, exercised that right to the air and now they can leave behind the "provisional permit". https://www.boletinoficial.gob.ar/detalleAviso/primera/211394/20190715 -- Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org From frieda.werden at gmail.com Thu Jul 25 10:20:35 2019 From: frieda.werden at gmail.com (Frieda Werden) Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 10:20:35 -0700 Subject: [grc] Looking for rides to GRC Rochester Message-ID: I will be starting from Durham North Carolina to go to the GRC (which runs Oct 4-6) in Rochester NY. Wondering if anyone is driving up there from anyplace along the way. Frieda Werden, Series Producer WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service www.wings.org https://www.facebook.com/wingsradio https://www.paypal.me/wingsradio From pbame at prometheusradio.org Mon Jul 29 17:35:02 2019 From: pbame at prometheusradio.org (Paul Bame) Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 20:35:02 -0400 Subject: [grc] LICENSE Renewal reminder NC, SC, FL, PR, VI Message-ID: On Thursday, license-renewal forms are due for stations in North/South Carolina. Stations in FL, PR and VI are to begin pre-filing announcements on Thursday. Check out the Prometheus renewal guide https://www.prometheusradio.org/license-renewal-guide-2019-2022 [image: image.png] Paul (pablito) Bame Prometheus Radio Project , Engineering Director 215.727.9620 x505 N0KCL/3 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image.png Type: image/png Size: 129940 bytes Desc: not available URL: From betty at c-map.org Tue Jul 30 15:14:25 2019 From: betty at c-map.org (Betty J. McArdle) Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 15:14:25 -0700 Subject: [grc] Radio for People July notes Message-ID: Betty McArdle Co-Chair GRC 2018 Executive Director, CMAP betty at c-map.org 503-245-5756 pronouns: she/her/hers -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Radio for People NOTES 7 16 19 Final.pdf Type: application/pdf Size: 110420 bytes Desc: not available URL: From ryanhstanley at gmail.com Tue Jul 30 15:21:00 2019 From: ryanhstanley at gmail.com (Ryan Stanley) Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:21:00 -0400 Subject: [grc] WSLR 96.5 hosts of Maternally Yours return... Message-ID: <245E431E-0EA3-4CB5-93F5-9C63720CFC1A@gmail.com> Hi all. Dana King and I are returning to WSLR 96.5 in Sarasota, Florida. You may recognize our names from our show Maternally Yours which was syndicated on several Pacifica affiliates stations through AudioPort. Our show - Mind.Your.Business. - will air every other Friday from 9-11p on WSLR.org starting August 2nd. We?d love for you to listen in and offer feedback. Best, Ryan Stanley