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Music/theater/discussions/party & much more at 5 locations in Amsterdam and LIVE on radio, TV & internet. (see http://www.indymedia.nl/live )
A call to all Free Radio makers, listeners and sympathisers worldwide to support the Dutch Free Radios in their protest against the Dutch governments's Radio Frequency Policy which currently threatens the very existence of Free Radio in the Netherlands.
Please feel free to forward this message.
Messages of support and requests for further information will be gladly received at.....
radiofestatie@yahoo.ie
A further statement will released within the next few days to coincide with the 100,000 ANTENNES FREE RADIO MANIFESTATION in Amsterdam on June 14th. Please contact radiofestatie@yahoo.ie if you'd like to be kept informed of developments.
Please read on.....
100,000 ANTENNAS - FREE RADIO MANIFESTATION
JUNE 14 - AMSTERDAM
http://www.VrijeRadio.nl
The Dutch government's recently implemented Zerobase Radio Frequency Policy is designed to control and regulate free use of the ether by commercial radio stations. On May 23 this year most available space on the Dutch airwaves was auctioned off to the highest bidder. It should come as no surprise to anyone that as a result of this auction it has become clear that for the next eight years only the biggest, most commercially and mainstream oriented stations will be able to exploit the remaining Dutch frequencies. The government's claim to preserve diversity in the new airwave distribution has proven to be a fraud.
The ZeroBase Policy acknowledges only two kinds of radio: public and commercial. Any radio formats that don't fit within either of these categories have in effect become criminal organisations. Zerobase's nasty little brother "Project Etherflits", an initiative of the Department of Economic Affairs, has since March of this year been pro-actively identifying and tracking "illegal" broadcasters throughout the North and East of the country, confiscating studio equipment and imposing large fines. Many stations have already been forced off the air. Recently strong rumours have been circulating that the mayor of Amsterdam has granted permission to use police and riot-control forces to get rid of the city's Free Radio stations - Radio 100, Radio Patapoe and Radio de Vrije Keyser. Although Free Radio culture in the Netherlands has a long history and remains innovative, popular and highly valued as an important cultural and political resource, Free Radio is neither public or commercial. Thus, under the Zerobase legislation these stations will never be granted a legal broadcasting permit. Nowhere in Europe have legislators been so blind to active, independent radio-making culture. This needs to be changed.
During its twenty-five years of existence Dutch Free Radio has been a beacon of Dutch and international fringe cultures, alternative political action and social change. An extraordinarily diverse range of radio makers have seized the chance to express and promote their culture and present [counter]information in a way that would be impossible under the rules and regulations of the so-called "free" market.
Free Radio is an initiator of and participant in an important broad (sub)cultural coalition. Because of the ill-defined definitions of legislators, THE CONTINUING EXISTENCE OF FREE RADIO IN THE NETHERLANDS IS NOW UNDER SERIOUS THREAT.
THE DUTCH FREE RADIOS NOW PROTEST AGAINST THIS SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT.
WE URGENTLY DEMAND THAT THE DUTCH GOVERNMENT ACKNOWLEDGES NON-COMMERCIAL, NON-PUBLIC FREE RADIO AS A SEPERATE LEGAL RADIO CATEGORY WITHIN THE NATIONAL FREQUENCY POLICY. THAT IS TO SAY THAT LOW-COST, FREE-ACCESS DOMAINS IN THE ETHER MUST BE CREATED.
To support this demand, to shed light on our situation, and to discuss possible solutions, the Dutch Free Radios are organizing a huge radio event in Amsterdam on June 14 at 5 different locations in and around the Vondelpark.....
100,000 ANTENNAS - FREE RADIO MANIFESTATION
.... to show that we are still alive and kicking, and how much we will be missed if Dutch politicians fail to end the threat to Free Radio stations in the Netherlands.
Spokespersons.....
Erik Bout 0625 168 168
Joop Ankerman 0618 855 348
General co-ordination......
Fransien van der Putt,
Stichting Bevordering Vrije Meningsuiting
radiofestatie@yahoo.ie
Programme details, updates and info.....
http://www.vrijeradio.nl
radiofestatie@yahoo.ie
LIVE Streaming info.....
http://www.indymedia.nl/live
100,000 ANTENNAS - FREE RADIO MANIFESTATION
Programme Details
DE BALIE
11:00 13:00
Radio Text Mix Live: radiospeakers, readers and storytellers, Herrie P, Markha Valenta, E Bout, M Maris, A Love Supreme, Herbert Visser, Klaas K, Ruth D, Arie Altena, F Depuis, e.v.a.
VOORBEELD
11:00 17:00
Radio Kraakgeluiden Live - Anne LaBerge, Cor Fuhler, Colin McLean.
Ruth Dreiers Free Radio Sound Lounge - with soloists and soundscapers including Oorbeek, Herrie, Beeldplaatje, NetEcht and more.
Patapoe Sound System, Willy Wonka, Snail Surround System , Radio Worm, Meeuw Musak, DFM rtv (streams).
DE BALIE
13:30 16.30
RADIO 100 DEBATE
A debate between local politicians, MPs, public, private and commercial radio journalists, and spokespersons from the "free space" movement, covering the following questions.....
What future does free space and access culture have in the Netherlands?
Has the principle 'No culture without sub-culture' lost it's value?.
Should organising free space be limited only to physical space?
What are the consequences of the new Zerobase Radio Policy for the quality of Dutch Radio?
Can non-commercial, non-public radio survive under the new regulations? What are politicians prepared to do to sustain the long tradition of Free Radio in the Netherlands and counter the cultural impoverishment of the Dutch radioscape?
Speakers - Hansje Kalt (Amsterdam Anders), John Goring (VVD), Hans Bakker (SP), Maik Ter Veer (ADM), Freek (Vrije Ruimte), Kees Vendrik (2e kamer/GL), Remco Scha (Uva), Gerrit Kalsbeek (Vpro - Radio1), Arthur Elsenaar (artist) and others.
Chairpersons - Erik Bout and Pieter Hilhorst.
VONDELPARK
13:00 1700
Amsterdam Klezmer Band + Bob Fosko, Willem de Ridder, Hartzeer, Solbakken, MC Quajongen, Frank Starik, Bart Breij, Camiel Proost, Armand, Ron Sekolsky, Lenny St Luce, Donald Gardner, Iriel Sayeed, Rina Mushongha and Zoe, Jamaican Jukebox, Kinderpret, Bakker Wieteke, DeauDeaux's actionpainting, DJ Akla/Radio 100 invites all streetmusicians, eva.
OCCII
21:00 01:00
Ilse Lau, Liana Flu Winks, Thom Revolver
VOORBEELD
19.00 04.00
Party Zone! with Funk the System, Mugezond, La Clica, Shen, PowerxPower, DJ Hassan, DJ Meeuw, Li-Z, 3-1 (live-act), Dope Selecta Special with Koldun + guest DJ's + MC Headhuntah + XelaVision Image Attack.
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Location
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Telephone
+31 6 25168168