I sure a lot of you stream internet radio on a fairly regular basis. So, I am putting the word out that a new policy that the boobs in Washington are dreadfully close to adopting promises to effectively shut down internet radio stations as we know it.
Read this:
Save Our Internet Radio
The new policy is based completely on a deception by the Recording industry. Hope this will get your ire up.
It’s completely unfair.
Power to the People!!
Write your Congressman (or Congresswoman) about this issue.
This should not happen. :soap
Groovy soapbox dude
For someone who loves internet radio, and the musical variety that it provides, but isn’t exactly hip to the particulars behind this issue, what should I include in my letter to my congressman to sound like I know what I am talking about and not just pointless ranting that will just get thrown away? (terrible run-on sentence, I know)
Here I am halfway across the globe in a war zone and the only radio I have is over the internet. If I lost my folkalley.com tomorrow I would be in despair.
Here I am halfway across the globe in a war zone and the only radio I have is over the internet. If I lost my folkalley.com tomorrow I would be in despair.
Well, that statement looks like a great place to start.
Music is universal.
Write from your heart, from a war zone. You'll do just fine, I'm sure. :thumbsup
Hope Lin :pickinthis isn’t an attempt to hijack the thread. I think it fit’s quite well. as I understand it, the two sattellite radio stations, XM and Sirius, are trying to merge. that in and of itself is ok. the problem is the “Feds” want them to give up the right to not be under the FCC rule!!! NO FREEDOM OF SPEACH???
once again “Uncle Sam” is suspected of sodomy!!!
I have a girlfriend that works at a small public radio station in Columbia, Missouri, that just gained “stream status” and those folks worked very hard to make that happen. I’m sure many “Mom & Pop” stations have done the same thing.
Now, I can see many public internet radio stations being “exempt”, but isn’t that just “controlling the media”? Think about it and make sure all your local (non-clear channel) stations have the link posted above, please.
Hope Lin :pickin
That sounds perfect to me. :lol
Just write them with the reasons why you, as an American, should be allowed to listen to American based internet radio stations.
Where are you?
:cheers
You are the perfect person to write your legislator. This is the best reason yet to make the system more equal and allow the internet radio to continue.
I am in Camp Salerno, Afghanistan…just a stones throw from the Pakistani border. Been here 9 1/2 months now and have 80 days till my contract year is done.
…and 106 days until the music starts. 
Safe Travels until then!
Hope Lin :pickin
It probably doesn’t matter how much you know about the issue, or how articulate your letter is - just be clear about where you stand. Elected officials know that voters are not usually fully informed about issues that are important to them, but despite this they still need to make them happy, or else they get voted out of office. The only info the congressperson cares about is the number of letters received in favour/not in favour of any given issue. They don’t have time to read anything you send, so they get their secretaries to keep a tally.
Good luck fighting this one, folks! I sure would hate to lose all that internet programming. If it goes badly, you can tell your deejays that they’re welcome to broadcast from my place in Canada.
Does anyone know when these rates are supposed to take effect?
Just signed the petition!! :thumbsup
we are tracking this issue pretty closely. The major community radio organizations are trying to come to some sort of agreement with the copyright holders.
the death of streaming radio is not out of the question here folks. PLEASE WRITE your lawmakers.
It would be a real drag for my show to have to stop streaming to you all each monday night.
Peace
Listen to NPRs All Things Considered this afternoon 3/27 for story on this very topic. They will have the latest information.
Write you legislators!
Sign the petition - link below in previous post
NPR is airing a story on All Things Considered today.
Check your local NPR schedule for details.
:wave
Thanks for the heads up. Letter is on the way and the petition signed. It would really be a drag if they killed streaming radio. :mad
Hmmm that sounds familiar…