This the full version of the document that was filed electronically on July 31, 1999 and by mail on August 2, 1999. Directly below it is the Supplement to the Previous Joint Statement on Micro Radio that was sent electronically on August 2, 1999 and mailed August 3, 1999. This Supplement was added to include some late signatories. Due to persistant interest, a Second Supplement was added and filed electronically on August 23, 1999. Finally, a breakdown of the signatories (by number, state and so on) is at the bottom. The signatures for the JSMR and the first supplement were collected over the course of two weeks. Most of the second supplement was collected live and in person at the LAST Community Radio Rally! in Ferndale, MI. August 15, 1999. Many thanks to all signatories and other supporters.
Before the
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
)
In the Matter of ) MM Docket No. 99-25
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Creation of a Low ) RM-9208
Power Radio Service ) RM-9242
)
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My name is Ted M. Coopman and I am a resident of Santa Cruz, CA. I have a Master of Science in Mass Communications from San Jose State University (1995) and have been researching Micro Radio since 1993. I have presented numerous papers on this subject at professional conventions held by the National Communication Association, the American Communication Association, the Western Communication Association, and the Southern States Communication Association. I also have a manuscript on the subject accepted for publication in the Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media (Fall 1999 edition) and operate a website (ww.roguecom.com/rogueradio) where I house my research on broadcasting. I am also the co-founder of Rogue Communications, a multi-service consulting and research company. In these capacities, I have become concerned with the state of radio broadcasting in the United States and the loss of diversity and localism in both commercial and non-commercial radio. I have drafted his Joint Statement on Micro Radio to present the most basic issues and needs expressed by a large and diverse cross-section of the Micro Radio Movement.
We, the undersigned organizations and individuals, representative of a wide spectrum of micro radio advocates, strongly believe that the items contained in this Joint Agreement are essential to the success of any Low Power Radio Service. Individual signatories may hold differing views concerning many aspects of the proposed rulemaking and will file individual comments as well as signing this agreement. The absence of items or issues in this agreement is not meant to imply or indicate any specific stance by any of the signatories. This agreement simply states aspects of the proposed rulemaking that are of such importance that they cut across all ideological lines and are accepted as essential to the fair and proper creation of a Low Power Radio Service.
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There must be strict rules governing the number of Low Power Radio Service stations an individual or organization can own. Without ownership restrictions, a Low Power Radio Service will be unworkable and meaningless. Therefore, we feel the following restrictions are in the best interest of American public:
We respectfully remind the Commission that over 13, 000 individuals and groups requested information on Low Power Radio in 1998. Allowing multiple ownership would make it difficult to accommodate these requests as well as the others that are certain to follow a rulemaking change on Low Power Radio.
ORGANIZATIONS
Rogue Communication, Santa Cruz, CA
Amherst Alliance, Waterbury, CT
REC Networks, North Tempe, AZ
Michigan Music is World Class! Campaign, Ferndale, MI
Citizens' Media Corps, Allston, MA
Radio Free Allston, Allston, MA
WKJCE Radio, Vowinkle, PA
Radio Free Brattleboro, Brattleboro, VT
Americans for Radio Diversity (ARD), Minneapolis, MN
Committee on Democratic Communications (CDC), National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco, CA
Association of Micro-Power Broadcasters (AMPB), Berkeley, CA
Free Living Radio, Howell, MI
Active Components Electronics, Howell, MI
The Plastic Box Studio, Howell, MI
Storm Records, Hamtramck, MI
Prometheus Radio Project, Philadelphia, PA
GEEK Force, Portland, OR
The A-Infos Radio Project, Waterloo, NY
Free Radio Prison City, Jackson, MI
Davis-Honner Management, Canton, MI
Shundahai Network, Las Vegas, NV
Denver Radio Coalition, Denver, CO
Jump Marketing & Design, Milton, MA
Gray Matters Magazine, Denver, CO
Colorado Music Association, A Colorado NonProfit Corporation, Denver, CO
Denver Low-Power Radio Coalition (DLRC) - Denver, CO
INDIVIDUALS
Ted M. Coopman, Santa Cruz, CA
Don Schellhardt, Waterbury, CT
Charles Coplien, Vowinkle, PA
John Benjamin, Vowinkle, PA
Tom Ness, Ferndale, MI
Sue Ness, Ferndale, MI
Steve Provizer, Allston, MA
Kevin Coan, Sagamore Hills/Cleveland, OH
Glenn Austin, Minneapolis, MN
Art Persyko, Palo Alto, CA
Paul Griffin, Berkeley, CA
Richard K. Harrison, Winter Park, FL
Maryjane Stelmach Honner, Canton, MI
Richard D. Demorest, Canton, MI
Jim Merrill, Detroit, MI
Fred Merrill, Detroit, MI
Dan Snitgen, Detroit, MI
Dave Lloyd, Detroit, MI
Pete Tridish, Philadelphia, PA
Ron Gutzeit, Howell MI
Norm Andresen, Hamtramck, MI
Mick Hurley, Berkley, MI
Leslie Swanson, Durango, CO
L.F. "Roy" Schellhardt, Waterbury, CT
Kent Peterson, Community Radio Coalition, Minneapolis, MN
Urbain Bernier, Taylor, MI
Kevin Lange, Indianapolis, IN
Arnold Diaz, NE
Teri Davis, Madison Heights, MI
Pamela H. Browne, Traverse City, MI
Jerry Szoka, Cleveland, OH
Shawn Ewald, Waterloo, NY
Lyn Gerry, Waterloo, NY
Aaron Childs, Jackson, MI
Chris S. Inos, Saipan, MP
Martin Grove, Parma, MI
Steven L. White, Raleigh, NC
Wesle AnneMarie Dymoke, Providence, RI
Jeremy Modlin, Kalamazoo, MI
Mr.Joseph D'Alessandro, Lewes, DE
Jay Cashman, Reeds Spring, MO
Anison Roberts, Oak Park, MI
Robert duRivage, Detroit, MI
Katrina Olson, Denver CO
John Welby, Milton, MA
Noel Cruz, San Francisco, CA
Brooke Mouland, Denver, CO
Ron Elsis, Longmont, CO
Sabrina Henderson, Denver, CO
Dolly Zander, Denver, CO
Robert Rutherford, Denver, CO
Luke DeMay, Jackson, MI
Mark Bliesener, Denver CO
Paul Epstein, Denver, CO
Mary Robertson, Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
Steven R Conn, Nashville, TN
Rob Bell, Denver, CO
Beth Hanlon, Aurora, CO
Gina Penka, Denver, CO
Sandra Hollander, Sun City West, AZ
Thelma Swartzberg, Sun City West, AZ
Robert Swartzberg, Sun City West, AZ
Damien McCarron, Golden, CO
Kate Goldsworthy, Denver, CO
Jonathan Hopkins, Denver, CO
________________________________________DATE: _______________
Ted M. Coopman
2501 Friesland Court
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
rogue@roguecom.com
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SUPPLEMENT TO THE PREVIOUS JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO
This document supplements the previous Joint Statement of ROGUE
COMMUNICATION, THE AMHERST ALLIANCE (Amherst), AMERICANS FOR RADIO
DIVERSITY (ARD), THE COMMITTEE FOR DEMOCRATIC COMMUNICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD (CDC) and numerous others.
Earlier today, we learned that THE MICRO-EMPOWERMENT COALITION (MEC) has agreed to participate in the Joint Statement as a Signatory. Since MEC is -- like CDC -- a major player in the non-commercial wing of the Low Power Radio movement, we are apprising you immediately of MEC's decision to join the rest of us on the Joint Statement. Further, several other individuals and organizations have elected to join us at the last minute as well.
In all further proceedings and deliberations in FCC Docket MM 99-25,
please regard The Micro-Empowerment Coalition, as well as those indicated below, as official parties to the Joint Statement.
As I have filed hard copies of the Joint Statement on Micro Radio as well, I will be sending hard copies of this supplement in the next few days.
Respectfully submitted: Ted M. Coopman, Rogue Communications
We the undersigned urge the Commission to support the proposed rulemaking on a Low Power Radio Service including the issues and specification contained in trhe previously filed Joint Statement on Micro Radio.
WE AGREE TO AND SUPPORT THIS JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO
ORGANIZATIONS
The Micro-Empowerment Coalition, San Francisco, CA.
INDIVIDUALS
Leonardo Vilchis, Los Angeles CA
______________________________ Date:8/2/99
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SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE PREVIOUS JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO
This document supplements the previous Joint Statement and supplement of ROGUE
COMMUNICATION, THE AMHERST ALLIANCE (Amherst), AMERICANS FOR RADIO
DIVERSITY (ARD), THE COMMITTEE FOR DEMOCRATIC COMMUNICATIONS OF THE NATIONAL LAWYERS GUILD (CDC), THE MICRORADIO-EMPOWERMENT COALITION (MEC) and numerous others.
After submitting the JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO during the comments period ending August 2, 1999 and a SUPPLEMENT TO THE PREVIOUS JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO several days later, I have been bombarded with requests to sign on to this document. Therefore, I am submitting this SECOND SUPPLEMENT TO THE PREVIOUS JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO.
Respectfully submitted: Ted M. Coopman, Rogue Communications
We the undersigned urge the Commission to support the proposed rulemaking on a Low Power Radio Service including the issues and specification contained in the previously filed Joint Statement on Micro Radio.
WE AGREE TO AND SUPPORT THIS JOINT STATEMENT ON MICRO RADIO
ORGANIZATIONS
National Campus/Community Radio Association
INDIVIDUALS
Dale Osentoski, Rochester Hills, MI
Ted M. Coopman
Note: States, organizations, and individuals are listed in no particular order. Organizations without links or individuals without location are those who failed to provide that information.
If you are a signatory, or wish to provide url's for any of the organizations listed, or would like to add, subtract, correct, or otherwise modify any information here, email me.
Number of Organizations: 31
Organizations by State
California /CA (5)
Connecticut/CT (1)
Michigan/MI (7)
Massachusetts/MA (3)
Arizona/AZ (1)
Pennsylvania/PA (2)
Vermont/VT (1)
Minnesota/MN (1)
Oregon/OR (1)
New York/NY (1)
Nevada/NV (1)
Colorado/CO (4)
North Carolina/NC (1)
Nova Scotia
National Campus/Community Radio Association
Number: 97
Individuals by State
California /CA (7)
Connecticut/CT (2)
Michigan/MI (45)
Massachusetts/MA (2)
Indiana/IN (1)
Arizona/AZ (3)
Pennsylvania/PA (3)
Ohio/OH (2)
Minnesota/MN (2)
Florida/FL (1)
New York/NY (2)
Colorado/CO (22)
U>Missouri/MO(1)
North Carolina/NC (1)
Tennessee/TN (1)
Nebraska/NB(1)
Nova Scotia
Saipan, Marianas Islands (1)
Addittions
Those cards and letters keep coming! Here are some late signatories to the JSMR.
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of ) MM Docket No. 99-25
)
Creation of a Low ) RM-9208
Power Radio Service ) RM-9242
)
)
UNion de Vecinos, Los Angeles CA
Free Radio Asheville, Asheville, NC
Marc E. Hughes, Denver, CO
Erik Thomas, Boulder CO
Kevin Yelenik, Denver, CO
Christine McManus, Denver, CO
Bryan Middleton, Denver CO
Ted M. Coopman
Rogue Comunications
2501 Friesland Court
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
rogue@roguecom.com
Federal Communications Commission
Washington, D.C. 20554
In the Matter of ) MM Docket No. 99-25
)
Creation of a Low ) RM-9208
Power Radio Service ) RM-9242
)
)
Karen Mouradjian, Madison Heights, MI
Tony Forman, Sterling Heights, MI
Domink Gonzalez, Detroit, MI
James Brunett, Sterling Heights, MI
Daniel Hunter, Sterling Heights, MI
Larry Skwarczynski, Detroit, MI
Bart Skwarczynski, Warren, MI
Mary Minock, Detroit, MI
Hendrieka VanRiper, Detroit, MI
Jane Remkus, Sterling Heights, MI
Dave R. Remkus, Sterling Heights, MI
Neil A. Lewis, Detroit, MI
Dezi Magby, Flint, MI
Gregg Barnett, Taylor, MI
John L. Walker II, Swartz Creek, MI
Wayne Small, Lincoln Park, MI
Robert Cukr, Jr., Eastpointe, MI
Thomas E. Avigine, Harper Woods, MI
Mark Christopher, Lincoln Park, MI
James Thompson, Rochester, MI
Sandra Derry, Utica, MI
Matthew R. Abel, West Bloomfield, MI
Ian Ingram, Troy, MI
Tom Patterson, Farmington Hills, MI
Brad Keller, St. Clair Shores, MI
Dawn Greaney, Denver, CO
Matthew Hayes, Berkeley, CA
Richard Edmondson, San Francisco, CA
Fiona York, Nova Scotia
Aaron Childs, Jackson, MI
Rogue Comunications
2501 Friesland Court
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
rogue@roguecom.comBreakdown of Joint Statement on Micro Radio and Supplement
Organizations
Number of States Represented: 13
Number of Canadian Provinces: 1
Top State: Michigan with 7
Rogue Communication, Santa Cruz, CA
Committee on Democratic Communications (CDC), National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco, CA
Association of Micro-Power Broadcasters (AMPB), Berkeley, CA
The Micro-Empowerment Coalition, San Francisco, CA.
Union de Vecinos, Los Angeles CA
Amherst Alliance, Waterbury, CT
Michigan Music is World Class! Campaign, Ferndale, MI
Free Living Radio, Howell, MI
Free Radio Prison City, Jackson, MI
Active Components Electronics, Howell, MI
The Plastic Box Studio, Howell, MI
Storm Records, Hamtramck, MI
Davis-Honner Management, Canton, MI
Citizens' Media Corps, Allston, MA
Radio Free Allston, Allston, MA
Jump Marketing & Design, Milton, MA
REC Networks, North Tempe, AZ
Prometheus Radio Project, Philadelphia, PA
WKJCE Radio, Vowinkle, PA
Radio Free Brattleboro, Brattleboro, VT
Americans for Radio Diversity (ARD), Minneapolis, MN
GEEK Force, Portland, OR
The A-Infos Radio Project, Waterloo, NY
Shundahai Network, Las Vegas, NV
Denver Radio Coalition, Denver, CO
Denver Low-Power Radio Coalition (DLRC) - Denver, CO
Gray Matters Magazine, Denver, CO
Colorado Music Association, A Colorado NonProfit Corporation, Denver, CO
Free Radio Asheville, Asheville, NC
Green Party of Canada (Nova Scotia)Individuals
Number of States Represented: 17
Number of US Territories: 1
Number of Canadina Provinces: 1
Top State: Colorado (22) and Michigan battled it out, but Michigan won with 46 !
Ted M. Coopman, Santa Cruz, CA
Art Persyko, Palo Alto, CA
Paul Griffin, Berkeley, CA
Noel Cruz, San Francisco, CA
Leonardo Vilchis, Los Angeles CA
Matthew Hayes, Berkeley, CA
Richard Edmondson, San Francisco, CA
Don Schellhardt, Waterbury, CT
L.F. "Roy" Schellhardt, Waterbury, CT
Tom Ness, Ferndale, MI
Sue Ness, Ferndale, MI
Maryjane Stelmach Honner, Canton, MI
Richard D. Demorest, Canton, MI
Jim Merrill, Detroit, MI
Fred Merrill, Detroit, MI
Dan Snitgen, Detroit, MI
Dave Lloyd, Detroit, MI
Ron Gutzeit, Howell MI
Norm Andresen, Hamtramck, MI
Urbain Bernier, Taylor, MI
Teri Davis, Madison Heights, MI
Pamela H. Browne, Traverse City, MI
Aaron Childs, Jackson, MI
Martin Grove, Parma, MI
Jeremy Modlin, Kalamazoo, MI
Anison Roberts, Oak Park, MI
Robert duRivage, Detroit, MI
Luke DeMay, Jackson, MI
Dale Osentoski, Rochester Hills, MI
Karen Mouradjian, Madison Heights, MI
Tony Forman, Sterling Heights, MI
Domink Gonzalez, Detroit, MI
James Brunett, Sterling Heights, MI
Daniel Hunter, Sterling Heights, MI
Larry Skwarczynski, Detroit, MI
Bart Skwarczynski, Warren, MI
Mary Minock, Detroit, MI
Hendrieka VanRiper, Detroit, MI
Jane Remkus, Sterling Heights, MI
Dave R. Remkus, Sterling Heights, MI
Neil A. Lewis, Detroit, MI
Dezi Magby, Flint, MI
Gregg Barnett, Taylor, MI
John L. Walker II, Swartz Creek, MI
Wayne Small, Lincoln Park, MI
Robert Cukr, Jr., Eastpointe, MI
Thomas E. Avigine, Harper Woods, MI
Mark Christopher, Lincoln Park, MI
James Thompson, Rochester, MI
Sandra Derry, Utica, MI
Matthew R. Abel, West Bloomfield, MI
Ian Ingram, Troy, MI
Tom Patterson, Farmington Hills, MI
Brad Keller, St. Clair Shores, MI
Mick Hurley, Berkley, MI
Steve Provizer, Allston, MA
John Welby, Milton, MA
Kevin Lange, Indianapolis, IN
Sandra Hollander, Sun City West, AZ
Thelma Swartzberg, Sun City West, AZ
Robert Swartzberg, Sun City West, AZ
Charles Coplien, Vowinkle, PA
John Benjamin, Vowinkle, PA
Pete Tridish, Philadelphia, PA
Kevin Coan, Sagamore Hills/Cleveland, OH
Jerry Szoka, Cleveland, OH
Glenn Austin, Minneapolis, MN
Kent Peterson, Community Radio Coalition, Minneapolis, MN
Richard K. Harrison, Winter Park, FL
Shawn Ewald, Waterloo, NY
Lyn Gerry, Waterloo, NY
Rhode Island/RI (1)
Wesle AnneMarie Dymoke, Providence, RI
Mr.Joseph D'Alessandro, Lewes, DE
Leslie Swanson, Durango, CO
Katrina Olson, Denver CO
Brooke Mouland, Denver, CO
Ron Elsis, Longmont, CO
Sabrina Henderson, Denver, CO
Dolly Zander, Denver, CO
Robert Rutherford, Denver, CO
Mark Bliesener, Denver CO
Paul Epstein, Denver, CO
Mary Robertson, Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
Rob Bell, Denver, CO
Beth Hanlon, Aurora, CO
Gina Penka, Denver, CO
Damien McCarron, Golden, CO
Kate Goldsworthy, Denver, CO
Jonathan Hopkins, Denver, CO
Marc E. Hughes, Denver, CO
Erik Thomas, Boulder CO
Kevin Yelenik, Denver, CO
Christine McManus, Denver, CO
Bryan Middleton, Denver CO
Dawn Greaney, Denver, CO
Jay Cashman, Reeds Spring, MO
Steven L. White, Raleigh, NC
Steven R Conn, Nashville, TN
Arnold Diaz, NE
Fiona York
Chris S. Inos, Saipan, MP
CKDU-FM Nova Scotia
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