KDVS Announcements

The 2011 KDVS Fundraiser is fast approaching and we're gearing up for it down here in Lower Freeborn.

We've had a tough last year with the antenna failure and electrical rennovations so your support is more important than ever. Additionally, with an impending tower move, your support will be rewarded with an increase in signal strength and more services rendered back to you, the listener.

We're going to kick off fundraiser as usual on Picnic Day (April 16th) and officially start fundraiser week on the following Monday, April 18th at Midnight. Expect another week of self-humiliation, awesome premiums, caffeine overdoses, and exciting events as we blast through another fundraiser.

Please, keep us in mind this Spring, we cannot continue to serve the community without your support.

Tune in today at Noon through 3PM to hear KUSF pumped live from Amoeba Records into the Sacramento Valley by way of KDVS. You can also stream it right here on KDVS.org. Check out their event page:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198751616801744

From the Page:

Two announcements today rocked the world of independent media and college radio.

First, the Department of Justice approved the pending NBC-Comcast merger. Not since before the the dawn of the information age have we seen such a consolidation of the generation and distribution of information under one entity.

Second, the University of San Fransisco sold their radio station's license without warning the staff of the station. The DJs showed up for their shows and there were new locks on the doors and the staff had to ask about what happened to their own station.

I'll leave analysis to others but I encourage you to read up on these events and think about their implications. How does consolidation of media affect the world, our information, and ultimately you? How does the slow extinction of independent media outlets affect our ability to receive unfiltered news of the day's events?