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Sunday, July 25
Rachel Maddow: Items in Media Smaller Than They Appear
by
Trish Nelson
on Sun 25 Jul 2010 05:00 AM CDT
Rachel Maddow: Items in Media Smaller Than They Appear
 Rachel Maddow did a great, must-view segment on the tea party in the media, one of our favorite topics. Check out Blog for Iowa's previous posts. Tea Party "Movement" Biggest Mass Deception Since WMDs Media Continue To Push Myth Of Tea Partyers As A Political Force Pew Research On Health Care Reform Validates Need For Media Reform Wednesday, July 21
Iowa Talk Radio Research Discussed on Fallon Forum
by
Dave Bradley
on Wed 21 Jul 2010 05:00 AM CDT
Iowa Talk Radio Research Discussed on Fallon Forum
 by Dave BradleyTrish nelson and I were guests on the Fallon Forum Thursday evening. While we were returning home, we agreed that we would both put down our impressions of the event. The purpose going in was to discuss Trish’s recent research on the total dominance of right wing radio in Iowa during the first segment and then to discuss the coming LPFM availability. LPFM was part of my recent series on media and radio in particular. I had an unspoken suspicion that once Trish began to discuss her subject, the phone lines would light up and we would be involved in a wrestling match with those who think there is nothing wrong with the right monopolizing talk radio. And that is just what happened. I was sitting directly in front of the monitor. I believe Trish had barely started on her third sentence and the phone lines were lit like a Christmas tree. For the next 40 minutes we had caller after caller defending the status quo. The callers had one talking point and it was presented in various wrappings. One after another they asserted that the market determined that Rush was king and should not be disturbed. I believe we did a good job of refuting this contention. Yet as one caller was dispatched, another was right behind to take up the talking point. Many times last night I heard Trish say “as I said before……” Obviously there was some lack of active listening on the part of some of the participants. My major refutation is that if the market offers but one choice, that is what people will buy. Democracy needs competing voices to bring new ideas to the table. We need competing voices to help ideas grow into the best policies. For those old enough to remember the telephone industry as a monopoly, compared to the telephone industry as competitive entity, know what I mean. As a monopoly, change was slow and there was little choice. Very shortly after the monopoly was broken, we had many new styles of phones and many new and often cheaper choices of service. We can repeat this example in a wide variety of industries. One other observation is that radio is still a very viable medium to a wide swath of people. And those of us who are frequent radio users take our radio very personal and very serious. Many people react personally to discussion of changes in that phase of the media. I must give major props to Ed and Lynn Fallon. The callers were for the most part courteous. I have no doubt that this is due to expectations that the Fallons have established for their show. Dave Bradley E-mail Dave here Dave Bradley is a self-described retired observer of American politics "trying to figure out how we got so screwed up." An Iowa City native currently living in West Liberty, Dave and his wife Carol have two grown children who "sadly had to leave the state to find decent paying jobs." Thursday, July 15
BFIA and Fallon Forum Team up to Take on Right-WingTalk Radio in Iowa
by
Trish Nelson
on Thu 15 Jul 2010 11:37 AM CDT
BFIA and Fallon Forum Team up to Take on Right-Wing Talk Radio in Iowa
Dave Bradley and Trish Nelson will be guests tonight on the Fallon Forum, broadcast live from 7-8 pm. Join us for the fusion of politics and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and on-line at 983wowfm.com. Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in the conversation, and if you miss the show, you can hear it as a podcast. We've posted some links here to go with tonight's program. First, is a list of commercial stations in Iowa that air conservative talk. We first collected this information in 2008, then did a review in 2009, and 2010. An asterisk indicates new information for 2010. Below that is a list of links to resources. Summary: We found 2 Iowa commercial stations that broadcast some progressive talk and 15 that broadcast only conservative talk. Of the stations listed below that air conservative talk, none also aired progressive talk except 98.3WOW-FM. Summary: Of the 16 commercial stations that air conservative talk: - 2 stations broadcast 3 hours per day of conservative talk - 4 stations broadcast 6 hours per day of conservative talk - 1 station broadcasts 8 hours per day of conservative talk - 2 stations broadcast 9 hours per day of conservative talk - 7 stations broadcast 12-14 hours per day of conservative talk Following the list of stations are links to information and resources. Burlington Talk Radio KCPS KCPS 1150 205 S. Gear Avenue W. Burlington, Iowa 52655 Phone (319) 754-6698 E-mail kcps@aol.com Glenn Beck, 9-11a; Limbaugh 11a-2p;Dennis Miller 2-5p; Michael Savage 7-9p; Jerry Doyle 9-12am; (Since 2009, took out 1 hour of O'Reilly, replaced with 3 hours of Doyle) Total: 13 hours/day *Burlington KBUR 1490 am Hannity 2-5, Roger Hedgecock, 8-11 Total: 6 hours/day Cedar Rapids WMT 600 600 Old Marion Road Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 Phone: 319-365-0600 Toll free: 800-332-5401 *600 on your US Cellular Phone johnlaton@clearchannel.com Limbaugh 1p-4p; Jim Bohannon 9p-12a Total: 6 hours/day KXIC Iowa City 800 AM (319) 354-9500 /866-609-TALK (8-2-5-5)/news@kxic.com Hannity, Dennis Miller, 3 hours each Total: 6 hours/day WOC Quad Cities 1420 AM 563-344-7025 news@woc1420.com Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 6-9p;Dennis Miller 9-12a; Total: 9 hours/day Des Moines WHO Radio 1040 AM 2141 Grand Ave Des Moines, IA 50312 Phone: 515-245-8900 vanharden@clearchannel.com, Program Director joelmccrea@clearchannel.com, General Manager Jan Mickelson,9a-11:30;Limbaugh 1-4p;Steve Deace 4-7p;Michael Medved 9-12 ;Jim Bohannon 4-5am (Dropped Michael Reagan, added Bohannon) Total: 12 1/2 hours/day *Dubuque WDBQ(no website) 1490 AM 5490 Saratoga Road Dubuque Phone: (563) 557-1040 Limbaugh 11a-2p *Acc. to Wikipedia: As of September 2009, added: Smerconish, Ingraham, Hannity, Fred Thompson Est. Total: 13 hours/day *Estherville KILR 1070 AM (no website) Phone: 712-362-2644 Limbaugh 11a-2p Added: Bill Bennett, 2 hrs; James Dobson 1/2 hr, Laura Ingraham, 2 hrs., Hannity 3 hours; Savage 3 hours; Total: 13 1/2 hours/day Mason City KGLO AM 1300 341 S Yorktown Pike Mason City, IA 50401 (641) 423-1300 Tim Fleming, tfleming@kglo.threeeagles.com Brian Fancher, bfancher@kglo.threeeagles.com Limbaugh 1p-4p M-F Total: 3 hours/day Sheldon KIWA (has advertiser list on website!) 1550 AM 411 9th Street Sheldon, IA 51201 Phone: 712-324-5377 E-mail: Walt Pruiksma, Station Mgr., at walt@kiwaradio.com (good luck...there is a picture on the website of Walt with Bush) E-mail: Wayne Barahona, Program Director, at wayne@kiwaradio.com Limbaugh 11a-2p; Hannity 2-5p; L & H Saturdays also Added Laura Ingraham and Mike Huckabee Total: 9 hours/day Sioux City KSCJ 1360 2000 Indian Hills Dr Sioux City, IA 51104 (712) 239-2100 sarthur@powelliowa.com Limbaugh, 11a-2p; Hannity, 2-5, O'Reilly (Fred Thompson now?) 5-7, Glenn Beck 7-10, Dennis Miller 10-12 Total: 13 hours/day Waterloo KXEL AM 1540 514 Jefferson Street Waterloo, IA 50701 General Manager: Tim Mathews tim@radiogroup.net Phone: 319-234-2200 or 800-584-7024 Coverage Area: Waterloo-Cedar Falls-Cedar Rapids-Iowa City 8-11a Glenn Beck; 11a-2p Limbaugh; 2-5p Hannity Dropped Bohannon, added Mark Levin 6-9, Smerconish 6-8 Total: 14 hours/day *Marshalltown KFJB1230 Hannity 2-5 Total: 3 hours/day *Ames 1430 KASI Laura Ingraham 9-12, Neal Boortz 9-12 Total: 6 hours/day *Spencer KICD 1420 O'Reilly Talking Points Memo 2 minutes 2x day; Mike Huckabee Report 5 minutes 2x a day; Glenn Beck 3-5; Saturday Beck 3-6; Sunday Lou Dobbs 9-12 Total: 2 hours, 14 minutes/day; Weekly total: 8 hours *98.3 WOW-FM Des Moines Mark Levin 11-2 am; Dennis Miller 2-4; Glenn Beck 10-1; Sean Hannity 4-7; Michael Savage 8-11; Total: 14 hours/day 98.3 WOW also broadcasts the Fallon Forum 7-8; Bradshaw 1-4, progressive programming for a total of 4 hours/day. LINKS Who owns your local radio station? www.northpine.com/broadcast/ia/rmarkets.html Radio Stations in Iowa www.ontheradio.net Iowa Broadcasters Association http://www.iowabroadcasters.com/resource/ibadir10.pdf The Public and Broadcasting: How to Get the Most Service from Your Local Station http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/decdoc/public_and_broadcasting.html The Structural Imbalance of Political Talk Radio http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2007/06/talk_radio.html Study: Localism Key to Correcting Conservative Talk Radio Imbalance http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2009/2/23/4101530.html Is Conservative Talk Being Rammed Down Iowans' Throats? http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2010/6/22/4559319.html Pew Research on Health Care Reform Validates Need for Media Reform http://www.blogforiowa.com/blog/_archives/2010/6/28/4564588.html Powell Memo http://reclaimdemocracy.org/corporate_accountability/powell_memo_lewis.html Grassley letter to Genachowski http://www.votesmart.org/speech_detail.php?sc_id=490012&keyword=&phrase=&contain= Prometheus Radio Project http://prometheusradio.org/ Dave Bradley's writings on the history of the stolen media: Iowa in the Age of Consolidated Media Getting Our Message Out: Fighting Fire with FM (and Net Neutrality) The Great Surprise – The Telecommunications Act of 1996 The Plane Facts About Media: What I Learned While in Flight A Brief History of Media Consolidation Observations on the Media in Iowa Tuesday, July 13
Iowa Progressive Activist Receives Anonymous Hate Mail
by
Dave Bradley
on Tue 13 Jul 2010 05:00 AM CDT
Iowa Progressive Activist Receives Anonymous Hate Mail
by Dave BradleyHopefully we will have a rousing meeting concerning community radio in West Liberty tonight. I will go through the list of criteria from the FCC and watch some eyes glaze over. Then no doubt we will select a committee to do some real work and disintegrate into discussing programming. I know more than one person coming tonight has a visual of the radio station from “Northern Exposure” in mind. That is not a bad visual. But no moose wandering in the street. If we get a moose in town I fear Sarah Palin will do a fly over in a helicopter in pursuit. Now to something a bit more serious. There are many things that I would love to post about, but this one may hit close to home for the activists that read this blog. My wife had an LTTE in various newspapers in Eastern Iowa last week. It was an excellent LTTE noting how corporations are buying Chucky while Roxanne is not taking corporate or PAC money. In the mail Friday we got a letter with an odd return address that was typed 'Elect Roxanne.' Inside was her LTTE cut out along with another article and a letter. Since we figured it was nothing urgent, we put it into the 'read later' file. Well this morning is later and we opened the letter. Now we understand why there was no real return address. It was a piece of unsigned hate mail. A full page, typed, single spaced of tea party talking points. All of which are easily refutable except for one about the Bucyrus project. I am sure that could be easily refuted also if I had any idea what it was. Seems it has something to do with India. This is not the first time we have had hate mail sent to us. They all have had one thing in common. None are signed. One was signed and then scribbled over. I could make out most of the signature, so this guy really made himself look stupid. They could all be from the same person, or perhaps a group or totally separate individuals. Funny that these people are so incredibly intelligent by their own reckoning, yet they are unwilling to let us know who they are or represent. How ever will I avail myself of their insight and logic if they are unwilling to reveal themselves. My wife is disabled. Yet she is so much more courageous than the lot of these people put together. Let me add that the anonymous comments section on newspaper websites is a great place for these cowards to hide. If we have something to say in a forum like that we would have the guts to sign our name. In Muscatine in the past couple months the paper has had a couple incidents that are really reprehensible. One incident involved the story of the young girl who ran away with a middle aged man she met on facebook. Her family was devastated. The girl was found with the man in Florida with the man. She was returned home. All this was reported in the paper, including her name. The comments section overflowed with anonymous vile, filthy attacks on the girl and her family. The paper finally suspended comment and removed the comments, but not before a lot of damage was done. The second incident involved the opening of a new restaurant in town. The paper gave a review and had a comments section. Again, the anonymous comments tore into the owners apparently trying to do everything they could to kill their business. Once again after much damage was done comments were removed and closed. Stand up to these cowards. They know obviously that what they stand for is a lie. Else they would be proud to let us know who they are. And of course were they to reveal themselves they would be subject to defend the indefensible. Dave Bradley is a self-described retired observer of American politics "trying to figure out how we got so screwed up." An Iowa City native currently living in West Liberty, Dave and his wife Carol have two grown children who "sadly had to leave the state to find decent paying jobs." Wednesday, July 7
Tea Party “Movement” Biggest Mass Deception Since WMDs
by
Trish Nelson
on Wed 07 Jul 2010 07:11 AM CDT
Tea Party “Movement” Biggest Mass Deception Since WMDs
 by Trish NelsonRemember, back in April when we said on Blog for Iowa that the tea party movement was like an extended infomercial without the info? And when we said that the tea-party-as-grassroots-movement narrative was just one prolonged balloon-boy story that would turn out exactly like it and the WMD story - totally false? Well, we weren't the only ones saying it at the time, but just about. As it turns out, we were right and the entire corporate media, including Iowa's only statewide newspaper, the Des Moines Register, got it wrong. Last week, Gallup released its most recent polling on the Tea Party, and in the way that research has of documenting the obvious, the results indicate that most (80%) of the tea partiers turn out to be...drum roll please...conservative Republicans! According to Gallup, "Their similar ideological makeup and views suggest that the Tea Party movement is more a rebranding of core Republicanism than a new or distinct entity on the American political scene." Who knew? Well, we did. And probably you did. But the Des Moines Register, who should have at least checked into it a little, apparently did not. They ran with the corporate story line like they stole something. On tax day, the Register handed out free media to the tea party, promising readers "live news updates, photos and video, blog and twitter posts throughout the day." This analysis by Kathie Obradovich: Insult the Tea Party? That's Risky (Feb. 8, 2010) ran on the same day as a multi-page spread by Thomas Beaumont that put undue stock in a recent Iowa poll about the tea party, and glorified their supposed political might, while downplaying facts that went against the story's pre-determined angle. Obradovich gushed over the tea party of Iowa, calling it a full-fledged phenomenon and potentially powerful force. She said “Democrats around the country have disparaged the Tea Party demonstrations, generally dismissing its supporters as wing nuts." The Register has also repeated the inflammatory rhetoric by referring to the Tea Party movement as a groundswell of anger. The Iowa poll produced a result seemingly indicating that at least in Iowa, tea partiers were largely independents. But if you look at the wording of the poll, respondents were only asked if they generally supported the tea party movement, not if they were active participants, and not how much they actually knew about the tea party. Since the media was at that time portraying the tea party as a sincere, authentic, independent, non-partisan, mainstream group of average citizens advocating accountability in government spending, well, who wouldn't say they supported that? I would support that. Does no one at the Register take the time to analyze polling results? When you look at the simplicity of the questions, it is obviously not meant to be a thorough undertaking, or assessment of who the tea partiers actually are. It is almost as if the questions were constructed to make a certain point. As it turns out, the idea that the media bought and then tried to sell, that the tea party was a new, grassroots, completely independent uprising of righteous average citizens of a non-partisan nature, was as phony as John Edwards. They Should Have Known They should have known. The information has been out there since the group's inception, that, far from being a grassroots operation, the tea party is supported by conservative lobbying groups, Dick Armey's FreedomWorks, and Americans for Prosperity, among others. This is well documented. Here Here Here Here They have also been endlessly promoted on Fox News and conservative talk radio, but these facts did not fit in with the corporate-dictated storyline of the tea-party-as-grassroots-movement. Again, just like the Iraq war prelude and the false story of Iraq possessing WMDs, which the mainstream media (not just conservative media) passed on without question, few bothered to ask enough questions or investigate further. Or if they did, they ignored the facts that didn't fit their preferred storyline. The media, including Iowa's media, took home the handy, pre-packaged narrative, as seen on TV. It was like an impulse buy. I like how Newscorpse puts it: “Typical of how the press distorts trends, they make an observation from a narrowly defined (and usually conservative) vantage point and then extrapolate that to the broadest scope of interpretation...." The Register article about the Iowa poll's results by Thomas Beaumont is a great example of extrapolating beyond the data. Here is just one excerpt out of many: Beaumont wrote, “The poll’s findings, at minimum, reflect anger.... national observers say. At maximum, they could foretell an eruption of voter outrage in November. “ [Italics BFIA's] Really? First, I would like to know what "national observers" Mr. Beaumont is referencing. Limbaugh? Beck? O'Reilly? Drudge? I didn't see where the Iowa poll made an inquiry about whether the respondent was angry. As for the statement that the poll results, “...could foretell an eruption of voter outrage in November..” this is pure hyperbolic extrapolation - unless the author consulted his tarot cards, there is nothing in the poll that would lead to this conclusion. Actually, maybe the DMReg. would do better on their predictions if they were to visit the 8-ball on John Deeth's blog, concentrate, and ask the 8-ball again...maybe this time the 8-ball will do them a favor and tell them to say, “cannot predict now... “ And speaking of outrage, what about the outrage of us poor slobs who are forced to read such tripe and wild speculation, giving validation to something utterly invalid under the guise of journalism in our beloved Des Moines Register, the paper I and my fellow Iowans have been reading since we were kids? The Party's Over As I predicted previously on this blog, we will stop hearing about the tea party when the corporate money and corporate media need the message to change. So, isn't it interesting that an election draws near, a more moderate message is needed by the GOP, and a new Gallup poll comes out that is getting a subtly appropriate amount of media, but quietly putting the tea party back in its rightful place on the fringe, ensuring that no conservative politician has to be harmed by being associated with it. And now that we have documentation of the obvious, that the tea party is in fact mostly right-wing nuts (the other 20% lying about being something other than conservative Republicans), do you think we'll see any retractions? Not Our Fault I predict that the media will drop the tea party narrative like a hot potato, quickly move onto the next story, and for the most part, will act as if the tea party "movement" never happened. They will simply pretend that they had nothing to do with it, but if they are ever forced to talk about it, there will be absolutely no insight or acknowledgement of their role in perpetuating the myth of the tea party as an independent, grassroots political force. Their new narrative will become one of feigned cluelessness, “What happened to the tea party movement? Everyone thought it was going to be such a dominant force... No one could have forseen this...” and on and on. We've heard it all before. It is the same thing that everyone in the media said after it became obvious that there were no WMDs. They postured themselves as completely baffled about why everyone was equally uninformed about the fact that there were no WMDs in Iraq. They blamed the fact that everyone thought there were WMDS in Iraq all on the CIA - bad intelligence was the talking point, not bad reporting. Will there be apologies from the media for their excessive, biased coverage of the tea partiers last August that helped kill the possibility of a decent health care bill? No, I predict that even though they did not do their jobs, and got it completely wrong, causing dire consequences for millions, just as they did with WMDs, there will definitely be no apologies. Just to be sure though, I double-checked my prediction on Deeth's blog. The 8-ball said, “It is certain.” Monday, July 5
Iowa Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum
by
Trish Nelson
on Mon 05 Jul 2010 02:47 PM CDT
Iowa
Progressive Radio: This Week On The Fallon Forum
 Monday -
Thursday from 7:00-800 pm, join us for the fusion of politics
and civility at 98.3 WOW-FM and
on-line at 983wowfm.com.
Call (515) 312-0983 or (866) 908-TALK to participate in the
conversation, and if you miss the show, you can hear it as a podcast. Dear Friends, In response to our radio discussion last week about debts and deficits, a listener followed-up with this sobering comment: “This is what I mean by no good choices: If we focus too much on the budget, we plunge back into the abyss (like what happened in 1937-38). If we spend too freely, we suffer from debt issues for years to come.” Fair enough. There are no “good” choices, if by “good” we mean easy and without consequences. But if we’re able to accept that today’s crisis (of which living on borrowed money is but one aspect) demands individual and collective sacrifice not seen since World War II, then there is a good choice. That choice is to simplify. Everything. Starting now. With an unparalleled sense of urgency. It’s a choice that partisan operatives in both major political parties refuse to discuss and don’t want to hear. 1. Simplify our personal lives. Eat less. Eat local. Travel less. Heat and cool our homes more moderately. Evaluate how much stuff we need; clear the clutter that not only blows our credit rating but gets in the way of true happiness. In short, give up quantity for quality. Abandon the religion of consumerism for a deeper, more meaningful spiritual living. 2. Simplify our government. Merge governments at the local level. Downsize government across the board. Those 2,000 plus jobs the State of Iowa recently cut using federal stimulus money? Apparently, they weren’t all that necessary, since there’s no talk of needing to replace them. There's lots of government spending and plenty more government jobs that wouldn’t be missed . . . except by those who currently hold those jobs. Which brings us to . . . 3. Simplify our economy. Dismantle Wal-Mart and every similar monstrosity. Dismantle Big Ag. None of these colossi would exist in a true free-market economy with functional anti-trust laws and an adequate regulatory framework. Think of all the jobs that innovative, freedom-loving entrepreneurs are dreaming to create! Get government out of the pocket of its corporate overlords (and off the backs of small business owners) and watch millions of Americans now working as wage slaves go into business for themselves and their communities. The sooner we realize that our economy and our government have been hijacked by big-monied interests the sooner we’ll muster the political will to restore the checks and balances that make a true free-market economy the best system in the world. 4. Simplify our impact on the planet. Seven billion Earthlings is not sustainable. We don’t have the magic number, but over time there needs to be an individual and collective commitment to bring our numbers in check with the planet’s carrying capacity. Side benefit: this probably solves the immigration problem, too. Perhaps our good choice can be summed up as this: “Put others first, especially future generations.” That’s something we haven't done a very good job of over the past few decades. We baby boomers do a lot of taking, a lot of borrowing, with abject disregard for the future. Embracing real change involves sacrifice. But it means our kids and grandkids get a chance to breathe fresh air, drink clean water, eat healthy and affordable food, and work at meaningful jobs paying livable wages. Really, there can’t be a better way to enjoy living in the present than doing our part to assure future generations have the opportunity to provide for their families, with time left to worship, play, laugh, create, sing, dance and love. There. Now that we’ve offended everybody from labor unions to corporate executives to tea partiers to Marxists, tell us what YOU think. What’s YOUR tough choice for dealing with debts and deficits, both monetary and resource-based? America has been the birthplace of so much innovation, creativity and inspiration. Yet we’ve become fat, lazy and privileged. We’re a nation of snobs. We expect to be pampered. We want it easy. Yet no one ever said being the world’s superpower was going to be easy. Despite our many set-backs and mistakes, America is still in a unique position to provide the inspiration needed to steer the world’s nations in the right direction. That’s the topic of tonight’s Fallon Forum. We’ll expect lots of calls from our labor union, CEO, tea party and Marxist friends. Tuesday, we talk with Charles Goldman about medical malpractice. Does the high cost of liability drive up health care costs? Wednesday, we broadcast live from a Waterloo homeless shelter where we talk about the scourge of poverty and homelessness. Thursday, local rap star Nick Strickland fills in and takes on Congressman Steve King. Seriously, Nick! What kind of challenge is that? Slackard. Ed Fallon The Fallon Forum's weekly schedule can be found on Blog for Iowa every Monday afternoon, as soon as we get the e-mail from Ed. Thursday, July 1
Fairfield, Iowa Boasts First Solar-Powered Radio Station in Midwest
by
Trish Nelson
on Thu 01 Jul 2010 05:00 AM CDT
Fairfield, Iowa Boasts First Solar-Powered Radio Station in Midwest
 Contributed by Jay Mattson and James Moore[Editor's Note: BFIA would like to acknowledge the fine work of James Moore and KRUU-FM, a community radio station in the true sense of the word and a role model for all of the Iowa progressives who will be applying for low power FM licenses soon!] Dear Friends, Here is the latest wonderful press for Fairfield's own solar-powered grassroots, community radio station, KRUU-LP 100.1FM, "The Voice of Fairfield, Iowa... and Beyond.' Talk about listen fresh-listen local, the station is 98% locally-produced, nearly 100% volunteer-operated, and streams on the internet at kruufm.com Broadcasting on Sunlight "KRUU is community radio at its finest--a tribute to a green-thinking community that is focused on what's possible." On September 9, 2009, KRUU became the first and only solar-powered radio station in the Midwest. Last month KRUU-LP 100.1 FM was featured in Radio Ink, radio's premier management & marketing magazine for its pioneering incorporation of sustainable, renewable energy with a piece titled "Community Unity." The July/August issue of The Iowan highlights KRUU's commitment to solar energy in its Potluck section. The glossy publication, a statewide magazine rich in history and cultural integrity, displays a picture of KRUU's solar arrays next to its live remote mobile unit. KRUU in Fairfield (online and 100.1 on the local FM dial) was the first station in Iowa to use solar power. Donated solar panels and a small grant set the low-power station on a path to reducing its environmental impact, says station general manager James Moore. In addition to a solar-powered studio and transmitter, the station is installing energy-efficient windows and asthma- and allergy-friendly flooring. "We gained 15-20 percent in energy savings, but the solar panels are symbolic of a broader move in the direction of sustainability," says Moore. "KRUU is community radio at its finest--a tribute to a green-thinking community that is focused on what's possible." KRUU-LP 100.1 FM The Voice of Fairfield, Iowa... and Beyond Home of the 1st Solar-powered Radio Station in the Midwest kruufm.com (641) 209-1083 ~We Put The Unity In Community~ Interested in supporting KRUU-FM? Here's how |
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