Students for a Democratic Society is a student activist organization. It proved essential in demonstrating against the Vietnam war and is back up and running, after a decade hiatus, in response to the war in Iraq. Join if you believe this war is continuing to take lives on the basis of, well, basically there is no basis. Let’s do something at UF

WHEN: Mondays @ 6:00 PM
WHERE: Civic Media Center, 1021 W. University

Be a part of the poker explosion to benefit the CMC. The game that has everyone buzzing is Texas Hold’em. Before you race down to the casino and sign up for a high stakes tournament, support the Civic Media Center and go “ALL IN” for alternative press. Winners will receive prizes from local eateries. Texas Hold’em is simple to learn and lots of fun to play. This game involves no gambling as participants may not win/lose any cash amount.

Donate $5.00 or more to play.
Benefits the Civic Media Center

How is it that Americans have gotten so interested in dynasties lately? There are the obvious oneâ??s Bush II, the Osbornes, Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Then there are the unusual, not so obvious ones like FCC chairman Michael Powell son of Colin Powell.
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As some of your may remember, way back in 2001 Sheila Bishop, Bill Bryson and a few other folks filed the paperwork to get the CMC a low-power FM permit. Later, when Barry Sawicki was CMC coordinator, he continued the battle for a Gainesville Community Radio Station by wading through red tape with the FCC. Now finally, all the hard work has paid offâ?? the Civic Media Centerâ??s permit for a Low Power FM Station came in the mail!

This means that Gainesville can have its own community radio station. Unfortunately, the CMC will have to share it with a Presbyterian church and another church group that is most accurately described as right of center. While there is already an abundance of these points of view available on the dial, the good news is that this radio station will afford us the opportunity to air the views not typically covered (or not accurately covered) in mainstream mediaâ?? at least a third of the time anyway. We could play music strictly by local bands, air Democracy Now or Alternative Radio, play speeches, run PSAs for progressive groups in town, or host call-in shows on issues of your choosing! The sky’s the limit! It’s YOUR radio station, you tell US what kind of things you’d like to hear.

Now comes the hard part. In order to make this project work, the CMC will have to do some wrangling, planning and some fundraising. If you are interested in helping in any of these areas, please contact Barry Sawicki (bswcki@yahoo.com) or call the CMC at 373-0010. Sheila Bishop will be working on a benefit for
Gainesville Community Radio sometime semi-soon.  

We will keep you all updated. Thanks for your support and patience thus far.

Sincerely,

Joe Richard
Kelly Mangan
CMC Co-Coordinators

For those who are interested in helping the CMC with their Community Station or who are simply interested in LPFM. (more…)

This is the Civic Media Center’s “Community Radio” webpage.

Here you will find discussions on the importance of community radio nationally and in Gainesville, Florida.

News as it happens and minutes from the radio committee meetings.

Please contact:

Represent for Community Radio.
Tell the people what you think of Community Radio, what it does for a city, how it will change Gainesville.

Click the link below to read more of this entry by Ian Rees.

“Radio is technology wasted. When I think of turning on the radio I imagine emptying myself into a void, listening to bland censored and stale music. Radio should be a vein in a community, giving life to every citizen who chooses to contribute, since radio, like every media, should be a conversation between the audience and the personality at the radio, be it disk jockey, a political commentator, or a guest. (more…)