FEMA Nixes Grassroots Radio Sta for Hurric Kat Evacuees

[katty]

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FEMA Nixes Grassroots Radio Station for Hurricane Evacuees
Bureaucracy KO's info source at the Astrodome

by Sarah Ferguson
September 8th, 2005 5:04 PM

Although the effort was trumpeted in the media as an example of grassroots ingenuity in the face of disaster, local officials with the Federal Emergency Management Agency have nixed an attempt by Houston activists to set up a low-power radio station at the Astrodome that would have broadcast Hurricane Katrina relief information for evacuees.

The project was unplugged even though it had key support. On Monday, the Federal Communications Commission quickly granted temporary licenses to broadcast inside the Astrodome and the adjacent Reliant Center. The station was also backed by the Houston Mayor’s office and Texas governor Rick Perry. But local officials said FEMA bureaucrats KO’d the station—dubbed KAMP “Dome City Radio”—because of “security concerns.”

[blue sky at night]

1. Information is key in any rough situation...

these guys are so paranoid about loosing control of their "message" that it is what has to come first. Is that why some of these camps are armed to the teeth by State Troopers and Cops, to keep anyone on the outside from finding out what is happening? Forward thinking doesn't seem to be their Forte.

[Wind Dancer]

2. I hate to hear this.

Democracy Now had one of the activists on explaining how this would work. She was looking forward to helping the victims in the Astrodome connect with family members, what a disappointment.

[katty]

3. yes, heard DN on possible radio sta setup...terrible shame

[madrchsod]

4. underground radio

wireless internet,cb,ham---- hey there`s alot of ways to get around the "man"