Fwd: RE: [Imc] Fwd: Congress to Kill Micro Radio

[Paul Riismandel]

Tim,

Thanks for the forward.

For what it's worth neither WILL nor the U of I filed any comments with the 
FCC on LPFM.

For comparison, many other public radio stations did file comments against 
LPFM with the FCC.  And, of course, NPR lobbied heavily and forcefully 
against LPFM, along with the NAB.

I think reserved disinterest and vague benign comments is the about the 
best we can hope for from the public radio establishment.

--Paul

At 09:55 PM 12/18/2000 -0800, Gotsch Tim wrote:
>Hi everyone.  I initially contacted Danielle a several
>weeks ago about becoming a part of the C-U IMC.  She
>suggested that I join one of the E-mail lists, so I
>did and here I am.  Regretably I haven't been able to
>make any of the Sunday meetings yet, as my life is
>insanely insane.  I do have some good ideas for
>stories, but I'd like to meet everyone before I get in
>too deep.  Here's an interesting reply I got from WILL
>station manager Dan Simeone regarding some info on the
>LPFM situation I  sent to him.  I've been wracking my
>brains trying to glean from his reply if he really
>supports grassroots radio or if it was just a stock
>reply.  At least I got something out of him.  Hope to
>see y'all soon.  Peace.
>
>Tim Gotsch
>Note: forwarded message attached.
>
>
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>Dear Mr. Gotsch,
>
>Thanks for passing along the information about Congress' intentions
>regarding LPFM.  This is an issue we've been following with interest.  While
>we have some concerns about the interference that might impact some
>lower-power public stations, we certainly recognize that the LPFM stations
>have an important role to play in a media environment dominated by large,
>for-profit corporations.
>
>Thanks for your interest in this issue.
>
>Dan Simeone
>
>                 -----Original Message-----
>                 From:   Gotsch Tim [mailto:bowednotbeaten at yahoo.com]
>                 Sent:   Saturday, December 16, 2000 3:21 PM
>                 To:     dsimeone at uiuc.edu
>                 Subject:        Fwd: [Imc] Fwd: Congress to Kill Micro Radio
>
>                 << Message: [Imc] Fwd: Congress to Kill Micro Radio >> Mr.
>Simeone:
>
>                 I just wanted to pass along some very disturbing news
>                 I recently came across.  I very much enjoy WILL,
>                 especially the FM side.  Seeing as WILL has an ongoing
>                 relationship with NPR (they're mentioned in the
>                 attachment), I felt that you should be aware of this.
>                 I myself am involved with local politics and community
>                 justice issues, and LPFM radio is how many of my
>                 friends and I both receive and broadcast news of
>                 importance to us.  Thank you for your time.  May you
>                 and your family have a blessed holiday season.  Peace.
>
>                 Tim Gotsch
>                 Champaign, IL
>                 Note: forwarded message attached.
>
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