Anonymous Comrade writes
11th June 2003, Amsterdam
This is a call to all Free Radio makers, listeners and
sympathisers worldwide to support the Dutch Free Radios in
their protest against Dutch National 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
http://www.xs4all.nl/~artburo/cgi/r100/guestbook.h tm
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
Streaming info.....
http://www.indymedia.nl/live/
100,000 ANTENNAS
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 Dreier's 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.
http://www.vrijeradio.nl"
