10 for 1 Campaign: The movement to liberate the airwaves

The grassroots movement to liberate the airwaves from corporate control is growing in strength, but the people who "own" most of the airwaves are fighting back. They continue to force the FCC to close stations and intimidate other folks who have vowed to stay on the air. Many folks in the micropower movement have vowed to open 10 more stations around the U.S. for every station the FCC closes. This page will show how you can help out and participate in this campaign.

What You Can Do

Start a new station

Volunteer at an existing microstation in your area

Support the legal struggles of those stations which are in court

Talk to your friends and family about micropower radio and how working class folks aren't heard on the radio.

Research who owns the stations in your town.

Read a book about pirate radio or the history of radio in America

Key Strategies

Strength in numbers

The more of us there are the harder it is for the corporations and their henchmen, the FCC, to shut us down. The more participants there are in this movement for free radio, the more it benefits our communities and shows our neighbors that their voices aren't being heard.

Solidarity / Operate in the Open

It doesn't help the movement if you operate a clandestine station and the FCC closes you without anybody knowing. If you let other microbroadcasters know that you exist, that can help build the mutual aid network essential for our survival. You should let your community know that you exist too. Many folks will understand the neeed for alternative media that is controlled by some far off corporation.

Build Community / Don't Do It Alone

Get your neighbors and community members involved. Or if you are a special interest station (i.e. punk music), get others with the same interests involved. What's the point of reclaiming the airwaves if you can't share the frequency with others who want to make their voices heard? It's also hard to run a station just be yourself (unless you are in a rural area), so get some local folks involved. This turns the station into a community resource.

Network

Work with others who are liberating the airwaves or creating alternatives to media controlled by the rich elites. There are alternative news networks and organizations out there who can help provide programming. Find people in your town who can report on local events and news. Find somebody with a kick ass punk or jazz record collection. Become involved with one of the microbroadcaster networks.