[IMC-Editorial] (no subject)

[Eric Generic]

Contact:
Twothousandflushes at hotmail.com

For Immediate Release

The World’s First Public Access Pirate Radio Station Live On The Air NOW!

November 10, 2000---Minneapolis, USA

Twin Cities residents awoke to a pre-campaign discussion forum of an unusual 
sort Monday morning—a pirate radio station that allows the public to submit 
their own audio programming. Minneapolis’ infamous 2000 Flushes Pirate Radio 
emerged from years of inactivity to "flush away the past" and provide a 
first of it’s kind public forum for free speech.

Using the latest ASP and Shoutcast technology supplied by Minneapolis-based 
Meme Radio (memeradio.com) listeners are able to upload their own 
programming in MP3 format through the 2000 Flushes website 
(2000flushes.com). Upon uploading, the programming gets cued automatically 
into a playlist and re-broadcast to the entire Twin Cities area within 
minutes on 94.1 FM.

Since it’s launch last Monday, the 2000 Flushes website has received 
hundreds of hits per day as listeners scramble to upload their own spoken 
word and music programming. This despite the station’s ongoing fight against 
adverse weather conditions, threats from licensed broadcasters and impending 
legal action by Global Household Brands, the manufacturer of 2000 Flushes 
Toilet Bowl Cleaner.

Although technically illegal, 2000 Flushes points out that even as 
regulators refer to the broadcast spectrum as a "Public Resource," there is 
no existing access to that resource by the public. One 2000 Flushes staffer 
compared the airwaves to a public park filled with wild dogs. "If the public 
tries to visit the park they get attacked by dogs, but we think the park 
should be open for all to enjoy, not just a select few."

In the past licensed broadcasters and the FCC have argued that if everyone 
was allowed to broadcast their own radio station, the interference from 
competing users would create chaos. The 2000 Flushes model however 
demonstrates that the internet enables the general public to share time on 
existing stations without creating any additional interference. The 2000 
Flushes staff actively encourage other stations, both licensed and 
unlicensed to adopt the same public access format. "The problem is the FCC 
is trying to apply 20th century laws to 21st century technology." Says a 
2000 Flushes crewmember.

And he’s right.

Visit us now at:

www.2000flushes.com



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