[Imc-africa] licensing -- what's the current status?

[janmaat]

The reason for why Indymedia is mainly Internet _is_ the fact
that radio, being such a powerful media, is also the most
regulated;  and striving for democratic control of wavelenghts
is a major issue concerning freedom of speech.  Though, local
radio transmitters that do not surpass a certain signal strength
are usually excluded from licensing, so a small transmitter that
only reaches the vincinity, so to say: a single village, is not
subject to licensing, nor is the passing out of cassette copies
of radio programs.
J. 

fabian writes: 

> Hello there,
> thanks Oloo for the brief description on the situation. I
>  just a very quick thought/suggestion on this
> I think we should just go forward and transmit the radio program during
> the forum regardless of legal situation. If authorities should shut it
> down, we would have a case of anti-democratic scandal by the kenian
> authorities which they won't be likely to want during the forum...so I
> guess we are pretty safe.
> for afterwards, obviously, a forming Indymedia group has to deal with the
> local situation regarding the law...that is further information about
> licensing is really crucial for the long term implications of the radio
> project...as was said before
> but there should be a way.
> What I am saying is, in my opinion this question albeit important
> shouldn't be in the way of further planning and implementation of the
> radio project in nairobi and beyond. 
> 
> best
> Fabian 
> 
>> Terna and John: 
>>
>> 
>>
>> Please pass this on to the main IMC Africa list because I am registered
>> there under a different email address. 
>>
>> 
>>
>> Regarding pirate stations and what not, let me look further into it. As it
>> is our approach to interpretation involves and alternative system using FM
>> receivers that essentially is based on pirate radio technology- albeit
>> within a very small radius around the venue. Some of us did not find it
>> necessary to go through the rigmarole of seeking official state clearance
>> because of the very minimal disruption on the airwaves while the sticklers
>> for “law and order” (uttered tongue firmly in cheek) were insisting on
>> getting government approval. That issue has not been formally resolved. 
>>
>> 
>>
>> Onyango Oloo 
>>
>> National Coordinator 
>>
>> Kenya Social Forum @ WSF 2007 Secretariat and founder member of Indymedia
>> Kenya. 
>>
>> 
>>
>> Nairobi 
>>
>> 
>>
>>   _____ 
>>
>> From: terna gyuse [mailto:panafricanist at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2006 9:33 PM
>> To: African IMCs and the imc project in Africa
>> Cc: jonbwak at yahoo.com; Onyango Oloo; migudaattyang at yahoo.com
>> Subject: Re: [Imc-africa] licensing -- what's the current status? 
>>
>> 
>>
>> 
>>
>> On 11/20/06, ange at riseup.net < ange at riseup.net <mailto:ange at riseup.net> >
>> wrote: 
>>
>>
>> thats the point. do you really need licensing? 
>>
>>
>> est-ce qu'on a besoin d'un licence/permis de diffuser? 
>>
>> this is a question that the people who live/work/struggle in Kenya need to
>> answer. 
>>
>> je crois que c'est pour ceux qui vivre/travailler/lucher a Kenya de
>> repondre
>> a cette question.
>> pour nous, comme visiteurs, c'est assez simple de faire une diffusion sans
>> licence - si il ya des problemes avec les autorities, nous irons
>> probablement peu affecte et en tout cas, nous quitterons fin de janvier.
>> comment faire un projet qui va durer a long-terme (a Kisumu?) 
>>
>> we can easily show up and run a pirate station for a couple of weeks - i
>> would like to hear what the people in Kenya feel about the risks and
>> benefits of an unlicensed broadcast, especially in terms of establishing a
>> permanent station in Kisumu. 
>>
>> should we decide to broadcast without a license, let's be intelligent
>> about
>> where we operate it from so that we don't needlessly put other activities
>> at
>> risk. si nous décidons de diffuser sans licence, il faut etre intelligent
>> en
>> termes de placement et operation de l'emetteur pour eviter de mettre des
>> autres activites en danger. 
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> Or - Do you really want the
>> licensing? here in brazil we transmit without licensing, exactly because
>> we dont agree with all the spectrum regulamentation,. We desobey and
>> sometimes are punished for that. When we talk about kenya - is that too
>> different? Our discussion is about apropriation of the media and how the
>> things are made for exclusion. The law here s made for giving privilege to
>> someone and produce the silence. 
>>
>>
>> that said, Ange, i agree with you about the the law. i would like to hear
>> more about your experience in Brazil. je suis totalement en accord avec
>> toi
>> concernant la loi. peux-tu parler plus sur votre experience en Brasil 
>>
>> 
>>
>>
>> hugs 
>>
>>
>> esse é o ponto, voces realmente precisam de licenca. ou - voces realmente
>> querem a licença? aqui no brasil nós transmitimos sem licença, exatamente
>> porque não concordamos com a regulamentação do spectro. Nos desobedecemos
>> e algumas vezes somos punidos por isso. Quando falamos do kenya - é muito
>> diferente? A nossa discussão é sobre apropriação da mídia e como as coisas
>> sao feitas para a exclusão. A lei aqui é feita para dar privilegio para
>> alguem e produzir o silencio. 
>>
>> abraços 
>>
>> ange 
>>
>> 
>>
>> 
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