MARCH28:1998 GOOD LUCK TO THE UDDINGSTON 12

A 113 million year old baby dinosaurs complete skeleton has been found in Benevento,Italy.The speciman is just over 24cm in size and has some remains of the liver and muscles giving an unique look at dinosaurs.......a star radio reporter

Got any old printer cartridges or fax /copiers that you dont need .Then give them to the world wildlife fund and they will refill and resell them to raise money to help save the Chinese Pandas. The WWF will try and collect the cartridges from you phone 0800 316 9999 or visit them at http://www.wwf-uk.org......reporter m mcmahon

_ The Federal Communications Corporation, charged with the duty of regulating the America's airwaves, have been forced to find new ways to keep busy since the 1996 Telecommunications Act deregulated the radio industry. The Act changed ownership rules, giving an automatic green light to a wider range of radio station transactions. The past two years have seen a wealth of mergers and acquisitions, the latest being CBS/Westinghouse buying out the radio industry giant, American Radio Systems, out of Boston. ARS had owned 103 stations in large markets and the new conglomeration will own a total of 138 radio stations, plus the CBS television empire. So how have the FCC been keeping busy? By waging a campaign against small, unlicensed broadcasters. Pirate radio busts have been coming with increasing regularity. Radio broadcasting journals have noted that today's small operators consider themselves, more than ever, to be the good guys fighting the big-money groups that are controlling broadcasting, and that their protests are becoming more politicized.
In just the past few months:
-Fort Walton Beach, Florida.: Compliance and Information Bureau agents acted on complaints from large broadcasters and busted an unlicensed pirate operator. James Oierrilus had been running his homemade radio station at 89.9 FM, and could face an $11,000 fine and up to a year in jail.
-Sacramento, California: The FCC made its third visit to Community Powered Radio (CPR), and hauled away the pirate operators' transmitter and antenna. The FCC said that CPR 100.1 FM "drew a number of complaints." CPR had shut down briefly after two prior visits from the feds, after which local African-American businesses had pitched in enough money to allow CPR to replace the confiscated equipment. CPR started in December 95 with 5 watts, then moved up to 40.
-Boston, Massachusetts: The Massachusetts ACLU chapter is planning to defend the pirate operator of Radio Free Alston 106.1 FM (20 watts) as a freedom of speech case. Steve Provizor has been on the air for eight months and wants the FCC to license low-power community stations. Currently the FCC does not grant licenses for transmitters under 10 watts.
-Kansas City, Missouri: The war on pirates continues in KC where two pirates were shut down within the past month. Unlicensed KCMG 107.3 FM had its equipment confiscated by FCC agents. Michael Gonzalo Calderon, operator of another station at 107.9 FM, had his equipment confiscated by KC Field Operators and US marshals.
-Tampa Bay, Florida: A US attorney has entered a 14-count criminal indictment and three civil actions, seeking the seizure of Alfred Kobres' property for operating a station without a license. Kobres is staring at up to two years and a $250,000 fine.
-Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: The FCC's crusade entered the city of brotherly love, as it busted WSKR 97.7 in Western Philadelphia. According to the Philly Inquirer, Mike Stone, the accused, says he will appeal the seizure of his equipment. The FCC received an interference complaint from WPST 97.5 FM of Trenton, NJ.
-Decatur, Illinois: Earlier this year, Black Liberation Radio, a private, unlicensed community station, was raided once again by the police. The station, run by Napolean Williams and Mildred Jones, is know for its radical content. Police forced their way into the Jones-Williams home (without a warrant), and claimed that Napoleon had been indicted for "felony eavesdropping." Williams was not at home and went in to hiding.
-Berkeley, California: Stephen Dunifer won a partial victory in a US District Court, in a prolonged fight with the FCC and the industry group, the National Association of Broadcasters. Dunifer operates Radio Free Berkeley at 10 watts and makes kits for microbroadcasters around the country. The case was heard in April 1996, and a decision was handed down by Judge Claudia Wilken in November. She denied the FCC's request for a summary judgment--i.e., when a judgment is granted without a formal trial, where there is no genuine and disputed issues of fact. Instead, she would require further briefing, and Dunifer can broadcast in the interim. This case goes on and on ... Dunifer is saying that it is unconstitutional for the FCC to not grant licenses at his power level.
Meanwhile, in Washington, DC, the new FCC Chairman Bill Kennard mentioned last month that he is studying the amazing pace of ownership concentration in the radio industry. Some observers say Kennard harbors reservations about the rapid pace of radio industry mergers. While he's at it, he should open up the radio dial to community radio stations by granting licenses for 10 watt stations. This would make high quality equipment more readily available for small broadcasters and have a democratizing effect on our media. _Cameron Chapman is a member of the Seattle-based Mediawatch collective._Thanks to NEWSWATCH for letting us use this story.

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BT PLAN A 12 million present to everyone in the uk over the age on nine.In time for the year 2000 everyone in the UK will get a free e-mail addresse BT said today.This service will be provided by' mail e-mail' more information as the plan is made known watch this space....reporter m mcmahon

Opponents of the U.S. Navy's plan to blast humpback whales with deafening levels of low-frequency sound succeeded yesterday in stopping the Navy from going forward. As planned, activists were in the water near a Navy research vessel so the incredibly high-decibel sound source was not employed (the test cannot proceed while human swimmers are nearby). Fifteen miles off the northern Kona Coast of the Big Island of Hawaii, the Animal Welfare Institute's Ben White and local activist Miguel Hughes immersed themselves in the ocean near the Navy ship Cory Chouest, from which the intense, lung-shearing beams of sound were to be projected. White held aloft a boathook with two flags attached: one, an earth flag, and the other, the state flag of Hawaii.
The planned test is to take place in the middle of the whales' calving and breeding area, at the height of their calving and breeding season. Aside from the severe injury and distress the targeted whales could suffer from the blasts of sound, the test could seriously impair the whales' reproductive behavior, increasing the jeopardy this highly endangered species is in.
Today, the coalition of environmentalists, scientists, and animal advocates who condemn the testing are bringing the fight back to the courtroom at 10 a.m., U.S. District Court Judge Helen Gilmor will again consider whether to grant an injunction against the Navy. Should the court attempt fail, White said, "we'll have a boat out at all times, and cycle volunteers so that there's always someone in the water." Another possibility is to bring musicians out, to play music into the water frustrating the Navy's effort to detect the singing humpbacks. NOTE: Film footage and still pictures--including uplinkable digital images--are available........report by BEN WHITE

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MARCH23,1998:ACTIVISTS DIVE IN TO STOP SONIC BLASTING

Volunteers determined to halt controversial sonar tests that the Navy is conducting off the Hawaiian coastutests which use highly endangered humpback whales as targets sailed out this morning with the intention of getting in the NavyAs way.
The planned test involves blasting dangerously loud, low-frequency sounds at the whales untill the whales show signs of oacute distress. Animal advocates, environmentalists and respected scientists alike have condemned the tests, saying that the incredibly high-volume noise will seriously impair the whales reproductive behavior and could cause severe injury; further, many have questioned the tests necessity in the post-Cold War era.
The intense blasts of sound could reach up to 150 decibels at the Navy As discretion, or even be increased to 215 decibels with the approval of the National Marine Fisheries Service. Whale experts say that sound this loud will cause deafness and severe lung trauma, and that the whales might not show outward signs of distress that the Navy can observe.
Since the Navy protocol says that the tests cannot be conducted if there are human swimmers are in the water within five miles of the test site, activists who are opposed to this harrrassment of whales are putting themselves between the Navy and the whales. A group of volunteers left Kawai Hae Boat Harbor this morning, aboard the sailboat Mai Le and several small boats. Ben White, of the Animal Welfare Institute, said, if the Navy insists on blasting endangered whales with sound, but will stop if humans are close ............report by Ben White, .

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MARCH22:1998 SCOTLAND HAS ITS DAY

Starting from next month America is to have a day to celebrate scots contributions to the U.S. To be held on the 6th of April each year.Happy 'tartan day' when it comes.....reporter Martin mc mahon

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MARCH19:1998 LATEST INFO ON SCOTLANDS TOP MUSIC EVENT - T In The Park

Star radio can exclusively reveal the latest band to sign up are top dance band the Prodigy who will headline Saturday night July 11th.Other bands confirrmed include Pulp who will headline Sunday night, Scottish rockers Texas, Beastie boys,Robbie William s , Chumbawumba, The Seahorses.Watch this space for latest updates. reporter S.McPhee

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MARCH18:1998 MOTORISTS THROW AWAY

Motorists who are doing their own oil change and throwing the old oil down the drains are not only helping to pollute the water table and rivers,but also breaking the law.The NRA oil care campaign hopes to make people aware of this.Many local councils have recycling banks for oil as well as some garages.....a Star radio reporter

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MARCH14:1998...STAR RADIO WEB SITE

After about 2 months of being on air Star radio has a web page .Chatters have now a chance to vote for there film of the month and soon we will have charts on food music and other things........A Star radio reporter

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MARCH13:1998...EARTH HAS 30 YEARS TO LIVE

News has broken that an asteroid is on collision course with earth and will hit on oct 2028.Nasa say the chances of a hit are 1000-1.Our own specialise says that by that time if it is still on collision course nasa will have some plan to knock it out of the way and stop it happening we will see......A star radio reporter

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MARCH05:1998...TINTO HILL IS WORLD KNOWN

Lanarkshires Largest hill Tinto is now on 75,000 copies of the new holiday guide 25,000 copies of the holiday highlights and 45,000 copies of bespoken guide for german tourist coming to Lanarkshire Scotland......Story by Martin mc mahon

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