free103point9 at The Sanctuary: Skyline with Tom Roe, and Making Waves film April 10, 2006

free103point9 is pleased to present an evening of radio performance and film at The Sanctuary for Independent Media in Troy, New York. Performances from Skyline (Damian Catera and John Baird) + Tom Roe. Following the performance will be a screening of Making Waves, a film about microradio.

About the film:
What do a public access TV personality, an electronics engineer, a Vietnam vet, a libertarian congressional candidate, and a retired millionaire have in common? They're all operating unlicensed, low-power, 'pirate' radio stations in Tucson, Arizona. Directed by Michael Lahey, "Making Waves" follows their uphill struggle to be heard on our publicly-owned but corporate-controlled airwaves. The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) argues that low-power radio interferes with business, creating 'chaos on the airwaves'; low-power advocates say the NAB interferes with democracy. Meanwhile, due to loosened regulations passed by Congress, big business has seized the airwaves and driven the independent station owner to near extinction. Armed with low-cost micro-radio equipment, the First Amendment, even a how-to video by a Michigan pastor, the Tucson pirates use unlicensed radio as a form of civil disobedience, protesting the lack of individual expression and diversity on the airwaves and the FCC regulations that make getting licensed next to impossible. For one station, this means providing the real alternative to 'alternative' music. For the others, it means educating the public about its Constitutional rights. Director Michael Lahey is an independent filmmaker based in Minneapolis, MN. His first documentary, "Tugs Untied", won the Best of Arizona Award in the 2000 Arizona International Film Festival. "Making Waves" is his second film.