Noisebridge Radio

File:Oldcomputer.png Note: This page is for historic purposes only. It does not apply to modern Noisebridge. | Edit Noisebridge Radio/big Noisebridge Radio: The Bridge. Work to get a USA FCC FM Broadcast station license for Noisebridge. Application Due 2013/10/29. This is a page to begin: documenting all aspects of designing the Noisebridge radio concept, Preparing the USA FCC license appliccation, due in by October 15-29, 2013. See also: United States Hackerspace Radio Network https://noisebridge.net/wiki/US_Hackerspace_Radio Purpose To provide an infrastructure so individuals can have a voice on the air. To have informative shows that can spread the ideas of Hacking and creating things. Music shows as well for artists that have different ideas and can't get out otherwise. -- United States Hackerspace Radio Network https://noisebridge.net/wiki/US_Hackerspace_Radio NB Radio will take the lead in working to create a total United States Hacker Radio Network. This will be a website & mailing list that will connect United States' hackerspaces to enable the USA wide production of Hacker Radio content. Hackerspaces nationwide will be able to tap into this content for use in their own local city hackerspace FCC liscensed FM Broadcast band radio station. We will work together to help hackerspaces around the United States prepare their local city FCC radio license applications. For instance, Clif, who is from Gainesville, FL, and is now living in the San Francisco bay area, might be able to assist http://www.meetup.com/gainesville-hackerspace/ with coordinating their own station, as well as possibly others. Contact Information Email: NoisebridgeRadio@gmail.com Phone: (415) 729-4828 These are checked at least once a day. History & Future of radio, & new low power FCC program. NB-Discuss announcement message. 130903: There will be quite a lot of information here soon. -- Low Power FM (LPFM) Radio Broadcast Stations http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/low-power-fm-broadcast-radio-stations-lpfm http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/lpfm/index.html === LPFM Filing Window Period Dates Return to Top The next LPFM filing window is projected to be about October 15, 2013. Exact dates for the filing period will be announced via Public Notice before the start of the filing period. See the December 4, 2012 Order at Paragraph 211. Notice will also be posted on the FCC's website. Schedule: Date Monday: To Do: 09/09 Arrange 1st meeting at NB 9/10 5-7PM? 09/16 Arrange community mtg 9/28 Sat 12N - 6 PM? 09/23 9/28 Community meeting? 09/23 through 10/10 signal checking for available frequencies. 10/16 submission due 11/14 LAST DAY FOR SUBMISSIONS --- [Noisebridge-discuss] NB FM "Hackerspace Radio" Station - FCC links - Re: The Radio gauntlet is now tossed. From: To: Date: "giovanni_re" <john_re@fastmail.us> Norman Bradley <pryankster@gmail.com>, "noisebridge-discuss" <noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net> Fri, 23 Aug 2013 11:41 PM (2 weeks 2 days ago) If Alameda can do it, NB ought to be able to do it. ;) http://www.fcc.gov/document/creation-low-power-radio-service-0 http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/low-power-fm-lpfm-channel-finder == http://www.fcc.gov/guides/how-apply-radio-or-television-broadcast-station == Low Power FM (LPFM) Noncommercial Educational Radio Broadcast Stations Return to Top Low power FM stations operate with 1 to 100 watts of power and cover a radius up to approximately 5.6 km (3.5 miles). Current information about the low power FM filing service is maintained on the LPFM page. The Audio Division has also assembled a program to help find available FM channels for LPFM stations. Applications for new LPFM stations can only be filed on FCC Form 318 during the dates specified for an application filing window. Applications received at other times will be returned without consideration. We cannot provide advance information as to when the next application filing window period may be, but when that information is announced, it will be in the form of a Public Notice and posted at several places on the FCC's website. - http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/low-power-fm-broadcast-radio-stations-lpfm Sutro tower: https://maps.google.com/maps?ui=maps&ie=UTF8&ll=37.755316,-122.452058&spn=0.001735,0.009817&t=h&deg=270&z=18&vpsrc=6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_power_radio_station http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_radio_topics -- Content/Sign Up Sheet News, Independent opinions, Short stories, Poetry, Music, Live performances. Our first step with finding content to fill the airwaves with will be to find people willing to use this transmitter as a means to express themselves. After that, building a program schedule will help to keep us from getting confused. Below you'll find the program schedule/ sign up sheet. Person, Show description. Declare if possible when you are able to broadcast. 1.News LinkReincarnate: 3 hour per week as a 1 hour program every other work day. Hacker news program covering Hacking, science, gaming, and technology news and opinion. 2.Public Affairs Joseph: I want to make a variety show 3.Education Monad: I want to make a short program about using tools. Jeffrey Carl Faden: I can provide an audio stream of my Monday 19:00 class's stream. 4.Music/Art/Poetry Clif P: I'm a multi-instrumentalist and could do a DJ set of post-rock/doom and good electroacoustic music. Martin: Blues music show. Dan C: Electronic music show. Program schedule This is very preliminary. We don't even have a construction license yet. Show Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday AM 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 6:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 PM 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 1:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 2:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 3:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 4:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 5:00 6:00 Nightly news? 6:00 Nightly news? 6:00 Nightly news? 6:00 Nightly news? 6:00 Nightly news? 6:00 Nightly news? 6:00 Nightly news? 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 7:00 The Trolles 8:00 8:00 Weekly Meeting live? 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 8:00 9:00 9:00 Weekly Meeting live? 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 9:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 10:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 11:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 12:00 Technology Matthieu: Helping martin trying to slap together a sdr (software defined radio) war driving system. more info here [1][2] [1] http://sdr.osmocom.org/trac/wiki/rtl-sdr [2] http://rtlsdr.org/softwarewindows Financial budget Location, equipment, facilities. Transmitter & Antenna location: On top of a hill, Sutro tower, or tall building? Benefit: Larger coverage area, more listeners. Disadvantages: Fewer frequencies available. Cost both installation and monthly charges. At Noisebridge facility: Benefit: Low cost. Easy maintanance Disadvantages: Fewer listeners because smaller coverage are due to signal being blocked by local hills. Studio options: Turning the DJ booth into an actual real live DJ booth. Having the station out in the open to allow a for a more decentralized radio transmitter. Could cause problems if tampered with. It may be in our best interest to use the DJ booth. If we are going to transmit the Weekly Meeting we need a 2 second delay and a kill switch. Action Items Meeting 9/17/2013 J.C., giovanni, Jarrod, Andrew, RAYC Reach 10 hackerspaces. - Giovanni & Jarrod? Work with Noisebridge Officer to get FRN. - Andrew Reach out to SF HAM sfarc.org. - Giovanni Create outline of submission this week (on wiki) - Andrew Start on-line "station" as part of submission. - J.C. --- [Videos from the meeting will be posted shortly] These videos are copyright (c) 2013 by Giovanni Re under a creative commons share & share alike license for non commercial use only. Useful resources, links, etc Maps based on FCC FM database Prometheus Radio FM war driving software Thanks  :) Thanks! to: Norman Bradley [Noisebridge-discuss] The Radio gauntlet is now tossed. Aug 15 6k ========== My original message suggesting NB start a radio station : Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:37 PM (0 years 7 months ago): to CQ list [CQ] K-Noisebridge - NB should start an FM radio station. "The Bridge" From: To: Date: "giovanni_re" <john_re@fastmail.us> noisebridge -discuss@lists.noisebridge.net , cq@lists.noisebridge.net Wed, 6 Feb 2013 12:37 PM (0 years 7 months ago) Community outreach. Y'know how radiostations call themselves by word names nowdays, instead of call signs? Like Alice, The Bone, The Revolution. ? We should call it. "The Bridge".