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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD 

ARCHIVES/SPECIAL COLLECTIONS 

MC 86 

Manuscript Collections 

Michael Townsend Micro-Radio Collection, 1989- 

4.43 cubic feet 

Part I: Boxlist 

Box 1 

folders: 

Page 1 

1. General articles about micro-radio, 1988-97 (1 of 2 folders) (See Part II) 

2. General articles about micro-radio, 1988-97 (2 of 2 folders) (See Part II) 

3. Fundraising and financing, order forms, check copies, 1992, 93 (chronological) 

4. Legal materials, nd, 1989, 1990 (1 of 5) (See Part II) 

5. Legal materials, 1991-1992 (2 of 5) (See Part II) 




9. Mbanna Kantako legal brief on why FCC regulations are unconstitutional, 1998 

(See Part II) 

10. Mailing lists of publications, individuals, professors, nd 

11. Media contacts with correspondence and periodical articles, 1989-90 (1 of 2) 

(See Part II) 

12. Media contacts with correspondence and periodical articles, 1989-95 (2 of 2) 

(See Part II) 

13. Correspondence with sympathizers and media, 1989-1990 (1 of 2) (See Part II) 

14. Correspondence with sympathizers and media, 1987, 89, 90, 92 (2 of 2) (See 

Part II) 

15. Correspondence, alphabetical by letter writer A-G, 1990 (1 of 3) (See Part II) 

16. Correspondence, alphabetical by letter writer G-M, 1990 (2 of 3) (See Part II) 

17. Correspondence, alphabetical by letter writer M-Y, 1990 (3 of 3) (See Part II) 

18. Correspondence, alphabetical by letter writer A-W, 1991-96 (See Part II) 

19. Incoming correspondence, 1991-96 (See Part II) 

20. “Black Liberation Radio: A Case Study of the Micro-Radio Movement”: paper 

given by Drs. Steven Shields and Robert Ogles at the Popular Culture 

Association, 1992 

21. Power Plays, Power Works, monograph by John Fiske, includes numerous 

mentions of Kantako 

22. Press releases, Black Liberation Radio newsletters, memos to supporters, 1990- 

92 

23. Periodical articles on DeWayne Readus (later name Mbanna Kantako) and his 

radio station, nd, 1989, 1990 (1 of 8) (See Part II)

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24. Periodical articles…, 1990 (2 of 8) (See Part II) 


Page 2 

26. Periodical articles…, 1990-1991 (4 of 8) (See Part II) 




30. Web and periodical articles on Human Rights Radio, 1998 (8 of 8) (See Part II) 

31. Bibliography of WTRA Periodical Articles, 1989-1992, compiled by Townsend 

32. Micro-TV, 1992. 

33. Web and periodical articles on Human Rights Radio, 1998 (1 of 3) (see Part II) 





2000 Accession 

38. Legal Materials, 1989 (1 of 2) (see Part II) 

39. Legal Materials, 1991-1992 (2 of 2) (see Part II) 

40. Newsletters, Flyers, Brochures, Booklets, Pertaining to Micro-Radio (see Part II) 

41. Federal Communications Commission, Applications and Guides (see Part II) 

42. Photocopy of Mbanna Kantako Photograph 

43. Correspondence 1989 – 2000 (1 of 2) (see Part II) 

44. Correspondence 1989-2000 (2 of 2) (see Part II) 

45. Various writings on microradio (see Part II) 

46. Periodical Articles Pertaining to Mbanna Kantako (see Part II) 

47. Periodical Articles on Microradio (see Part II) 

48. Web and periodical articles 1998 (see Part II) 

49. Web and periodical articles 1999 (1 of 2) (see Part II) 

50. Web and periodical articles 1999 (2 of 2) (see Part II) 

51. Web and periodical articles 2000 (see Part II) 

52. Web documents from San Francisco Liberation Radio website (1998-2000) 

Note: See Part II for detailed listings for folders 1, 2, 4-9, 11-19, and 23-52.

MC 86 Part III: VHS Recordings 

Box 3: 

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UNIVERISTY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD 

Archives/Special Collections 

Michael Townsend Micro-Radio Collection 

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1. Chicago Guild meeting 1/19/90; although different part of meeting is shown 

(before # 16), Kantako & Black Rose discuss genocide, police terrorism, free 

speech. 

2. Tape One: WTRA Chicago Mtg: 1/19/90, “19 th century images of Blacks in 

Popular Culture”. (15 min). 

Tape Two: WTRA Chicago Mtg: 1/19/90, Black face shows. (45 min). 

3. Napoleon, Williams- Decatur Police break-in, includes WAND newscast-1990 

(30 min). 

4. Tetso, Kogawa, “Meets Mbanna on Paper Tiger”, Paper Tiger TV, (30 min) nd. 

Tetso shows how to put together a transmitter 

Mbanna Kantako shows how to put together a transmitter 

5. “From L.A. to John Hay”, speakers at Sangamon State University, 6/4/92. (2 hrs) 

Prof. Sidney Willhelm- “Economic History of Blacks; Genocide”. 

Kantako- “Springfield notes, History of Oppression & Rights as Human 

beings.” 

6. “Zoom Black Magic- Rough Cut & Lay Offs”. 1990? (15 min). 

Kantako gives tour of BLR; tape of shows-attorney 

Kantako talks about state of nation, mainstream media 

7. “Nommo X: African Holocaust “ 1991, (2 hrs). 

Part 1: European Slave Trade, slave castles, slaves shipped to America, slaves 

in America, punishment & torture, Belgium in the Congo (Zaire)-King 

Leopold slaughtered millions. 

Part 2: After slave trade-portrayal of blacks in ads, KKK, lynchings, tar & 

feathering, burning down black people’s homes as form of terror. 

8. “Nommo X: African Holocaust” (2 hrs). 

Part 3: Wars and blacks that have fought for white causes in U.S., 50’s & 60’s 

Schools; civil rights, police, assassination of black leaders, FBI-Hoover. 

Part 4: Dahmer killing blacks, King Alfred plan-60’s, police, suppression of 

cancer cure, blacks in WW II, Jim Jones massacre and AIDS virus. 

9. Press conference for WTRA, 4/17/89, John Hay Homes media includes; Channel 

20, Channel 17, WSSR, Kantako & Associate answer reporter questions, WTRA 

back on air after FCC shut it down, calls police to arrest him, segment from 

Channel 20 news. 

10. Ward Churchill at Sangamon State University, 4/19/90, (2 hrs). 

FBI infiltration at A/M & Black Panther party. Police as social control Death 

rate in Pine Ridge, SD Marcus Garvey 

11. WTRA Press Conference #1 & 2, (1hr). Hay Homes

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“How to Start micro-radio”- later version of (#9) press conference 4/17/89. 

Kantako talks about micro-radio’s significance in black community. 

12. WTRA Police Station Protest, 3/30/90, (1 hr). 

WSSU (channel 17): Kantako talks to media, Gerald Clemons death by police, 

Karen Lambert, Marcus Kelley, police brutality, white oppression. 

13. Clemons/police protest vigil & WAND Decatur news report, 3/30/90, (30 min). 

14. WTRA press conference. M.F. version (original), 4/17/89, (15 min). 

15. Free Radio, Kevin Keyser, Documentary, nd 

16. Mbanna Kantanko at UIS, Discussion about formation and purpose of Human 

Rights Radio, 2/19/98, (60 min). 

17. Kantako’s R.A.P. Shows #5,6,7 and 8, 5-2001 

18. Example of a small transmitter 

19. “Rebel Radio”, Next TV, Toronto Canada, Raw Tape Shot May 2001 

San Francisco Radio…Richard Edmondson pt. 1 

San Francisco Radio…Richard Edmondson pt. 2; Sarah Olson pt. 1 


San Francisco Radio…Light Pollution 

San Francisco Radio…Alan Korn pt. 1 

San Francisco Radio…Alan Korn pt. 2…Geocaching…Julie D’Angelo 


Featuring: San Francisco Liberation Radio DJ’s and Peter Franck, National 

Lawyers Guild 

NTV W 1127, NTV W 1128, NTV W 1129 San Francisco Radio 

22. “Rebel Radio”, Next TV, Toronto Canada, Raw Tape Shot October 2001 

Featuring: M. Kantako, M. Townsend, L. Johnson 

NTV W 1258, NTV W 1259, NTV W 1260, NTV W 1261 Springfield IL 


Featuring: Stephen Dunifer, Free Radio Berkeley and Berkeley Liberation 

Radio; San Francisco Radio Stephen Dunifer pt. 1 and pt. 2

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MC 86 Part IV: Audiocassette Recordings 

Box 5: 

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1. Side A: (30 min) 

“Notes on the Devils News”, show # 2,270, 5/1/95; U.N. and Human rights, 

Hasara, McNeil, economic inequalities among races, Ralph Nader, prisons. 

“Last Day of Malcolm X Human Rights Club”, Kantako interviews SSU 

students about their experiences. 

Side B: Blank. 

2. Copy of Tape # 1. 

3. Copy of Tape # 1. 


“Notes on the Devils News,” show # 2,286, 5/9/95; U.N. and human rights, due 

process, police. “Fire at 1209 E. South St.”- twin Barker babies die in 

suspicious murder. 

Side B: (45 min) 

“Notes on the Devil’s News,” show # 2,286, 5/10/95; U.N. Human Rights Article 

10. “Fire at 1209 E. South St.” (continued). 


“The Jolly Roger Comedy Troupe,” The San Francisco Liberation Radio & 

Radio Free Berkeley performs skits on: FCC, Policemen review movies- 

Geronimo, Earnest Saves Christmas, Rodney King beating, Lorena Bobbit 

story; restaurant scene; Guilt trips ‘R US tours. 

Side B: (20 min). 

Nazi apparel fashion shop, a kinder, gentler way of executing prisoners; 

Lillehammer 1994 Olympics, policeman talks about forfeiture; ruling class 

speaks out; community policing hotline. 


Zoom Black Magic Liberation Radio, 1990 WJHU /NPR Radio, Baltimore 

Sound Print by Gary Caveno- Interview with M. Kantako about his past, 

police brutality, radio station’s past, Dougie Thomas murder. 

Side B: Blank 


A&E Investigative Report, 11/2/96, “Issues pertaining to Gov’t Sponsored 

Lotteries.”-Gambling, addiction, preying on the poor, effect on educational 

funding, cannibalizing the economy, strains on winners. 

Side B: Blank 


Sci-Fi Channel TV, 8/19/96, “She -Wolf of London”-serial killers. 

Side B: (45 min)

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Discovery Channel TV, 8/19/96, “What sex am I?”- Transvestites, 

transsexuals. 


“AIDS as an Ethnic Weapon”, University of Wisconsin Radio, (John Fiske 

commentary)- Acknowledges BLR as source of “counter knowledge” on AIDS. 

Genocide tool for warfare against minorities. Different conspiracies include; 

1970 military scientist speaks of wiping out certain races with disease and 

chemicals; AIDS introduced into Africa through small pox vaccine via the 

WHO campaign; U.S. Army biological warfare program developed AIDS; 

NIH, CDC use professor at Columbia University to introduce Hepatitis B 

vaccine, ( which includes AIDS virus), and screening in Manhattan gay 

population in 1978. Carter’s global 2000 plan; Kennan’s 1947 views on 

Human rights & U.S. hegemony. 

Side B: Blank 

10. Side A: (40 min) 

“Introspection”- political poetry and rap. Deals with similar issues that Kantako 

speaks of ; race, capitalism, genocide, human rights. 

Side B: (35 min) Same as side A. 

11. Side A: (45 min) 

“Getting ready for AIDS, the mass media & genocide,” show #2,209, 2/23/95; 

(John Fiske, Mike Townsend, and M. Kantako on BLR.)- Prelude to lecture at 

SSU. Professor Fiske speaks of white fear (anger) towards black people, 

manifesting itself in conservative backlash, welfare reform, prison building, 

gated suburbs, electronic surveillance, voting demographics, invisible 

oppression. 


Continuation of discussion with Fiske on issues such as failure of mass media, 

journalism schools, opinion polls, ESL, rap music. 

12. Side A: (45 min) 

Mbanna Kantako on HLR, show # 2,742, 8/8/96- “Inside the Marcus Garvey 

Liberation Camp 1996”- Reggae songs, interspersed throughout tape. Kantako 

introduces Camp and 5 UIS, LLCC students who learn and teach with black 

students; recorded live at the camp; teachers discuss activities- crafts, visit to 

the zoo. Students discuss their activities (app 34 students). This school is 

modeled after Black Panther’s School. 


Kantako gives physical dimensions of school in John Hay apartment, interviews 

students, teachers on their experiences, artwork projects, sewing clothes. 

13. Side A: (45 min) 

Continuation of tape # 12. Springfield Housing Authority throws class out of apt. 

Woodworking- “Building brothers”; kickball game, discussion with Mike 

Townsend on aspects of camp. Students recite motto. 

Side B: Blank 

14. Side A: Duplicate of tape #12. 

15. Side A: Blank

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Side B: Duplicate of tape # 13, (side A) 

16. Side A: ( 45 min) 

“Rites of Passage”, 1996 (1);- 11 th Annual Ceremony for Garvey Liberation camp. 

Dia and students recite motto, teachers talk about each student; Townsend 

speaks on Hay Homes being torn down. 


Continuation. Dia Kantako speaks; building brothers; presentation of gifts to 

Mbanna & Dia; presentation of certificates to students, music. 

17. Duplicate of tape # 16. 

18. Side A: (20 min) 

“Rites of Passage,” 1996 (3),-Interviews with teachers, M. Townsend, music. 


Music, interviews with teachers on SHA, mayor, and aldermen. 

19. “Rites of Passage” (3) Duplicate of tape # 18. 

20. “Marcus Garvey Liberation Camp 1996, Rites of Passage 8/9/96”. Duplicate of 

tape # 18. 

21. Side A: (30 min) 

“Young Sisters at the Real Table,” pt.1, 7/18/95. “African sisters to proud of.”- 

“Dia Kantako”- recorded live at Marcus Garvey Liberation camp. Students 

participate in discussions about Dia, music. 


“Young Sisters at the Real Table,” pt.2, 8/1/95. “African Sisters to be proud of.”- 

“Harriet Tubman.”- students discuss the underground railroad leader; music. 

22. Side A: (45 min) 

Tilos R. 95.5 FM, “Unlicensed Radio in Budapest, Hungary.”- Hungarian 

language, rock music-mostly U.S.; some English. 

Side B: 

“Szokol Radio 92 MHz (Pirate)”- rock & French rap, Hungarian language-. Some 

English. “Fix radio (Another Pirate radio)”-Some English speaking, U.S. rock. 

23. Side A: (45 min) 

Keidi Obi Awadu on HLR, #2,804, 10/9/96- “We know ya” pt 5; “Rap cut,” 

Awadu-Long Beach, Ca; chemical weapons, CDC & LA County Public Health 

give vaccines to poor black children in 29 major cities known to cause AIDS- 

similar problems in Third World countries. LA Times ran a story on this. 

Vaccination injection problems. 


DNA test hoax, AIDS test hoax, prostate cancer test hoax, white concern over 

black population growth; Stockholm syndrome. Recording of Dia leading 

students in chant. 

24. Side A: (45 min) 

M. Kantako on ALR, #2,624, 9/12/96- “The meaning of Amen”, ancient Egyptian 

History.

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Amen Ra and the creation of people all by himself through masturbation; 

resemblance of Amen Ra statue to Washington monument. 

25. Side A: (45 min) 

Mbanna K, & Michael Townsend on HLR, #2,825, 10/30/96- “Crossroads”- 

Discussion of democracy & power. If wealth in U.S., 36 trillion $ was spread 

equitably in a democratic fashion, each household would have $ 330,000!!! But 

top 1% has majority of 36 trillion, bottom 50% of households has 4 % of U.S. 

wealth, wealth equals power in U.S. society. Elections convince powerless that 

they have equal power. Wealthy control who runs for office, 23,00 trade 

associations in Washington D.C.; 61,000 lawyers in Washington D.C, 3,000 

registered lobbyists in Springfield; 91,000 lobbyists in Washington D.C. 

Elections legitimize injustice & inequality. 


“Welfare Reform”- Middle class squeezed by upper class-city workers, nurses just 

as poor have already done. Destroying housing for the poor. 

26. Side A: 

“Micro radio in the U.S.: Mahau Pheko on BLR”, produced by SF Liberation 

Radio broadcast 8/8/94.- Kantako interviews Pheko from 2/7/94. She is 

coordinator for women’s affair with Pan-Africanist Congress. Helps women 

with getting books for libraries, and other programs to assist women in 

competing effectively in job market, became politically involved; gives South 

Africa history. 

Side B: 

Part 2 of interview with Pheko, broadcast on SFLR on 8/8/94. Extended family in 

African history and white colonials that destroyed African family; death of 

black business and banks in U.S.; blacks working for white businesses. 

27. Side A: 

“Bryan Harris on BLR, #2,187, 2/1/95. Pimping Mother Africa p.31”. “Mark of 

the Beast.” Harris from Columbus, Ohio & Kantako discuss “the best” that 

controls people; push for national ID card, with all kinds of personal info, & 

black leaders cooperated with this movement. 

Side B: 

Nation of Islam as co-opted by society’s powerful; ”beast” electronic money. 

28. Side A: (45 min) 

Walter Southall on BLR, # 1,995, 7/24/94. “Social Services Uncovered.” Born in 

Chicago, went to EIU, worked there, approved highly by influential whites in 

administration, went to SSU; through contacts, became coordinator of youth 

activities at Springfield, Sangamon County Community Action Agency- 

“didn’t do a thing.” Hired by Housing Authority security- says their attitudes 

towards tenants were hostile. Became “special program developer.” 


SHA’s main goal was to get rid of “undesirables” and not help other people; 

joined Ammani Co- run by Frank McNeil as contractor to SHA-they were a

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joke as well. Did not deal with lead based paint. [Kantako calls this his most 

important interview.] 

29. Side A: (45 min) 

Zears on BLR, 1/14/95. M. Townsend & M. Kantako discuss public housingdismantling 

of; residents thrown out, move in with relatives; purposely letting 

townhouses deteriorate. 


Welfare reform- whites blaming blacks, post WW II white middle class-boom and 

erosion after 1960’s. 

30. Side A: (45 min) 

Keith McHenry on BLR, # 2,190, 2/4/95. “Food Not Bombs.” From S.F. Ca., K. 

McHenry gave away food in Boston in front of banks, etc, no arrests. Arrested 

in San Francisco for giving food away without a permit. 

Side B: 

Attraction of homeless to free food sites draws ire of downtown businesses, they 

enlist mayor and police to violently expel them from the area. Food Not 

Bombs relies on micro broadcasters to get the word out. Illegal to put up flyers 

about FNB in S.F. Frequent harassment of McHenry and volunteers. 

31. Side A: (45 min) 

Voices of Rebellion, Keith McHenry and Richard Edmonson from San Francisco 

Liberation Radio, Discussion of San Francisco Police Department and various 

security firms; Rock and Rap Confidential from Los Angeles with Lee 

Balinger, discussion of music industry in the 90’s; Red Road Radio from 

Mountainview, California, indigenous viewpoints, music by Indian Nations, 

poetry by Joy Harjo. 


Stephen Dunifer, Carol Denney and X-Plicit Players, Discussion of “Free 

Breast” movement; Phil Free from Free Radio Santa Cruz, discussion of the 

“Hospitality Police;” Geov from Seattle Liberation Radio, Interview by 

Capt’n Fred and Radio Califa 

32. Side A: (45 min) 

Free Radio Berkeley 104.1, Interview with Stephen Dunifer on his trip to Haiti 

and the microradio possibilities there. Description of (IRATE) International 

Radio Action Training Education program. 

Side B: Blank 

Box 7: 

Compact Discs 

1. Human Rights Radio “Evolution to Revolution” Introduction to “7 Years of 

Sounds” hosted by M. Kantako. The program features pre-recorded voice 

and sounds set to reggae music. (5:32) 

2. Human Rights Radio “Evolution to Revolution” “7 Years of Sounds”, 4-18-96. 

(79:57)

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The following CD Recordings are part of the Human Rights Patrol Series. Included 

are segments 5-50. All programs were hosted by Mbanna Kantako; some contain 

guest speakers. 

6. “Human Rights Talk” pt. 1 (28:57) #5 

Guests: Michael Hibbitt - Bay View Hunters Point, CA, Lavell Yohnson - 

Decatur, IL 9-13-01. 

7. “Get Paid” (35:05) #6 

Guests: Sidney Willhelm - Buffalo, NY, Mike Townsend - Chatam, IL 

10-01-01. 

8. “Lets Look Black in the Past” (25:29) #7 

10-7-01. 

9. “Dance with the F.C.C.” (30:28) #8 

Guests: Lavell Yohnson - Decautr, IL 10-14-01. 

10. “Secret Societies” (30:12) #9 

10-15-01. 

11. “Skull and Bones” (29:47) #10 

10-21-01. 

12. “Pigs” pt. 1 (30:45) #11 

10-22-01. 

13. “Propaganda” (32:38) #12 

Guest: Mick Townsend - Chatam, IL 10-28-01. 

14. “Before Deadly Force” (28:57) #13 

10-29-01. 

15. “No Not Egyptian” (30:24) #14 

Guest: Nko Uhuru - Durham, NC 11-04-01. 

16. “Dance with the F.C.C. Part 2 and Decatur P.D.” (29:39) #15 

Guest: Lavell Yohnson - Decatur, IL 11-05-01. 

17. “Meet Michael Habbitt at 103.3 FM” (30:27) #16 

Guest: Michael Habbitt - Bay View Hunters Point, CA 11-11-01. 

18. “The 14 th Amendment” (32:24) #17 


19. “US Propaganda” (30:34) #18 

11-17-01. 

20. “Before Deadly Force” pt. 2 (31:39) #19 

11-18-01. 

21. “Modern Day Slavery in the USA” (32:09) #20 

11-19-01.

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22. “Reading is Real” (25:36) #21 

Hermain White - Richmond, VA 12-01-01. 

23. “US Propaganda” pt. 2 (32:44) #22 

12-02-01. 

24. “Dance with the F.C.C. Part 3 - Back on the air in Decatur” (29:28) # 23 

Guests: Lavell Yohnson - Decatur, IL 12-08-01. 

25. “De-Africanizing US Captives” (33:21) #24 


26. “De-Africanizing US Captives” pt. 2 (34:04) #25 

Guest: Nko Uhuru- Durham, NC 12-09-01. 


12-10-01. 


12-15-01. 

29. “US Terror: Port Chicago” (33:45) #28 

12-16-01. 

30. “Dance with the FCC Part 4 - Update from the Trenches” (31:21) #29 

Lavell Yohnson - Decatur, IL 12-17-01. 

31. “At the Movies - The Matrix” pt. 1 (32:04) #30 

Ken Collier - Chicago, IL 12-22-01. 

32. “At the Movies - The Matrix” pt. 2 (36:27) #31 

Ken Collier - Chicago, IL 12-23-01. 

33. “The Land Grab” (33:09) #32 

Nko Uhuru - Durham, NC 12-24-01. 

34. “US Terror Part 2 - The Tuskegee Massacre” (32:45) #33 

12-29-01. 

35. “In the Name of their god” (35:35) #34 

Nko Uhuru - Durham, NC 12-30-01. 

36. “Lets Make a Slave” (33:49) #35 

Nko Uhuru - Durham NC 12-31-01. 

37. “In the Name of their god” pt. 2 (31:36) #36 

01-05-02. 

38. “There’s Something Stinking and its Abe Lincoln” (29:09) #37 

01-06-02. 

39. “Dance with the FCC Part 5 - Update from the Trenches” pt. 2 (31:13) #38 

Lavell Yohnson - Decatur, IL 01-07-02. 

40. “The Constitution is a Crime” (31:39) #39 

Konnadi Knatako - Springfield, IL 01-12-02. 

41. “The Consititution is a Crime” (34:19) #40 

Konnadi Knatako - Springfield, IL 01-13-02. 

42. “There’s Something Stinking and its Abe Lincoln” pt. 2 (30:16) #41 

‘The Civil War - What was it Good For?’ 01-14-02. 

43. “In Mankind’s Beginning” (33:56) #42 

01-19-02. 

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44. “In Mankind’s Beginning” pt. 2 (31:30) #43 

01-20-02. 

45. “European Law” (31:42) #44 

01-21-02. 

46. “European Law” pt. 2 (30:31) #45 

01-26-02. 

47. “European Law” pt. 3 (30:56) #46 

01-27-02. 

48. “Dance with the FCC Part 6 - Update from the Trenches” pt. 3 (30:14) #47 

Guest: Lavell Yohnson - Decatur, IL 01-28-02. 

49. “Pigs” pt. 2 (31:26) #48 

02-02-02. 

50. “What War on Drugs” pt. 1 (30:08) #49 

02-03-02. 

51. “The Making of Aunt Jemima” (31:48) #50 

02-04-02. 

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MC 86 Part II: Listing of Periodical Articles, legal materials, and correspondence. 

Expanded lists for folders 1, 2, 4-9, 11-19, and 23-30. Note: Many of these records are 

photocopies. Also, memos and letters are addressed to or from Michael Townsend, unless 

otherwise noted. 

Box 1 

folders: 

1. General articles about micro-radio, 1988-1990 (1 of 2) (roughly 

chronological): 

Newstalk radio affiliate list, nd 

Panaxis catalog page, nd 

“How to be a radio pirate”, ns, nd 

Create your own radio, by Luke Hiken, nd 

Tom Reveille’s “Community Broadcaster’s Notice and Declaration of First, 

Fourth, and Ninth Amendment Rights”, 1991 

Black Liberation Radio manual for constructing and operating low-watt radio 

stations without a license, compiled by Keidi Obi Awadu, nd 

Television/Radio Age, “Power of Ethnic Radio Seen,” nd 

Television/Radio Age, “Black radio programmers moving heavily into 

syndicated television productions,” 1988 

Burning Toddlers, anarchist periodical, Nov/Dec 1989 

National Lawyers Guild Practitioner, Winter 1989 

Whole Earth Review, “Real Honest True Deregulation of Broadcasting,” Fall 

1990 

‘Free Radio in Japan,” by Tetsuo Kogawa, ns, nd 

Article on economic differences between blacks and whites, ns, nd 

Sound Choice, Winter 1990 

2. General articles about micro-radio, 1990-1997 (2 of 2) (roughly 

chronological): 

Communications News, “Nearby Marketing with FM,” Feb 1990 

“New York City Teacher of the Year Speech, John Taylor Gatto,” ns, 

31 Jan 1990 

Fifth Estate, “Radio Free Detroit,” 1991 

“Statistical Analysis of Minority Owned Commercial Broadcast Stations 

Licensed in the United States,” ns, 1990 

“Power of the pirates: Black Radio,” ns (British), nd 

Nation, Alexander Cockburn letter on low-watt radio, 10 June 1991 

Interadio, (newsletter of world association of community broadcasters) v.3: 

no.2 1991

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Interadio, v.3: no.3, 1991 

Sound Choice, Winter 1991 

Z Papers, “Democratic Media,” by Edward Herman, Jan.-Mar. 1992 

National Lawyers Guild Committee on Democratic Communications, 

newsletter, Mar/April 1992 

“Report on Inter-Regional Communications Consultation, Quezon City, the 

Philippines, January 8-15, 1992,” by Colleen Roach (member of the 

National Lawyers Guild), ns 

Mother Jones, “Journalism of Joy,” by Ben Bagdikian, May/June 1992 

“The Hitchhikers Guide to Radio,” by Ford Prefect, ns, Sept 1995 

Radio Resistor’s Bulletin, “De-constructing Consent: Job of Radio Free 

Maine,” by Frank Haulgren, 1996 

TRANET, (alternative and transformational movements), Mar 1996 

Radio Free Maine, (Listing of) “Audio and VHS video tapes of the 14 th 

Annual Socialist Scholars Conference,” 12-14 Apr. 1996 

“Grassroots Radio Conference,” flyer, 26-28 July 1996 

Interadio, v.8: no.1, 1996 

NASW (National Association of Social Workers) Illinois Chapter Bulletin, 

Dec 1996-Jan 1997 

Chicago Tribune, “Defiant radio pirates tuning out FCC,” Feb 8, 1997 

Interadio, subscription form, 1996 

Free Radio Network News, ca. 1997 

4. Legal Materials, 1988-1990 (1 of 5) (Roughly chronological) 

State of Illinois Articles of Incorporation of WTRA, 14 Apr 1988 

Memo from Paul Holtzman to the Executive Directors of the Lawyers’ 

Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 27 June 1990, re Supreme Court’s 

ruling on racial preference policies of the Federal Communications 

Commission (FCC) 

Washington Post, “FCC Defends Minority License Policies,” 29 Mar 1990 

New York Times, “FCC Tilt to Minorities Weighed by High Court,” 29 Mar 

1990 

List of letter writers to Peter Franck (of the National Lawyers Guild) on 

behalf of WTRA, nd 

“FCC begins issuing fines for ‘aiding and abetting’,” by Don Bishop, Jan 1991 

Letter from Colleen Roach, 30 Nov 1990, re Unesco, the New World 

Information Order, and the “DeWayne Readus case” and the “Prague 

statement of the MacBride Round Table.” Enc.: Draft resolution of 

Readus case 

Letter from Steven Egger to Peter Franck, 5 Dec 1990, re taking up Kantako 

case 

Letter from Brandon Jones to Peter Franck, 28 Nov. 1990, re taking up 

Kantako case 

Letter from Robert Bracken to Peter Franck, 12 Nov 1990, re taking up 

Kantako case. Enc.: letter from Townsend to Bracken

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Letters from and to Ralph Stone, 7 Nov 1990, re urging Franck to take up 

Kantako case 

Letter from Paul Korntheuer to Peter Franck, 7 Nov. 1990, re taking up 

Kantako case. Enc.: Letter to Korntheuer 

Letter to Guillermo Kuhl, 13 Nov 1990, re thanking him for writing to Peter 

Franck. Enc.: Kuhl letter 

Letter from Marty Cooper to Peter Franck, 3 Nov 1990, re taking up Kantako 

case. Handwritten note from Cooper to Townsend 

Letter from Lee Ballinger (Rock & Roll Confidential) to Peter Franck, 2 Nov 

1990, re taking up Kantako case 

Letter from John Ohliger to Peter Franck, 5 Nov 1990, re taking up Kantako 

case 

Letters to Peter Franck, 30 Aug 1990, 18 Sept 1990, 8 Oct 1990, 10 Jan 

1991, re media attention and taking up Kantako case 

Letters from Peter Franck, 8 Aug 1990, 15 Aug 1990, re preliminary legal 

memorandum on Readus/Kantako case. Enc: Legal memorandum draft 

Letter to Peter Franck, 9 Aug 1990, re Kantako case 

Letters to Peter Franck, 25 June 1990, 15 June 1990, 22 May 1990, re 

Columbia Journalism Review article and Kantako case 

Letter to Mark Silverstein, 7 June 1990, re meeting with him 

Letter to Rich Shereikis and Ron Sakolsky, 8 May 1990, re Peter Franck 

U.S. District Court, Central District of Illinois—Springfield Division, 30 Mar 

1990, judgment against Readus for $750 on non-licensed station 

Letter to Peter Franck, 3 Apr 1990, re taking up Readus case to court 

U.S. District Court, 21 Mar 1990, docket entry for Readus to appear in court 

Letter from Assistant U.S. Attorney James Lewis to Readus, 23 Feb 1990, re 

urging Readus to come to 2 Mar hearing 

U.S. District Court, notice of 2 Mar deposition, 22 Feb 1990 

U.S. District Court, Judge Richard Mills, 20 Feb 1990, Readus again urged to 

appear in court 

U.S. District Court Civil Docket Case, 15 Feb 1990, Plaintiff’s memorandum 

of law in support of motion for judgment 

U.S. District Court, Deposition Subpoena, 12 Jan 1990 

U.S. District Court, Judge Mills’ request to comply with future discovery 

requests, 10 Jan 1990 

U.S. District Court, Deposition Transcription, U.S. v. DeWayne Readus, 18 

Dec 1989 

U.S. District Court, Deposition Subpoena, 1 Dec 1989 

Letter from U.S. District Court on notice of right to consent to disposition 

of a civil case by a U.S. magistrate, nd 

U.S. District Court Notice of Deposition, 18 Dec 1989 

U.S. District Court Answer of Defendant, 30 Nov 1989 

Letter from Readus to ACLU, 20 Nov 1989, re asking ACLU representing 

him against the FCC 

U.S. District Court summons, 9 Nov 1989

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Letter from U.S. District Court to Readus, 4 Oct 1989, re operating radio 

station without a license 

Letters to and from FCC to Rep. Dick Durbin regarding Readus and licensing 

of radio stations, 11 Sept 1989; letter from Durbin to Townsend, 20 June 

1989 

Letters from FCC to Readus, 12 July 1989, 7 June 1989, 16 May 1989, 11 

Apr 1989, re payment of $750 fine 

Letter from Readus to FCC, 9 May 1989, re reasons for not paying fine 

Warning from Will Gray of the FCC to Readus, 6 Apr 1989 

5. Legal Materials, 1991-1992 (2 of 5 folders) (Roughly chronological) 

FCC Bill of Collection to Readus, 18 Nov 1992 

Letter to Derrick Bell, 17 Nov 1992, re attorneys who would be willing to 

assist Readus 

Letter from Sally Harms (National Lawyers Guild, Committee on Democratic 

Communications - NLG-CDC) to Kantako, 23 Sept 1992, re Kantako 

sending tapes to sympathetic lawyers 

NLG-CDC newsletter, July/Aug 1992 

Letter from Peter Franck to Kantako, 4 Aug 1992, re rough draft of 

Intervention before Human Rights Subcommission of the United 

Nations, which is enclosed 

Memo from Franck to Sally Harms, 15 Mar 1991, re Kantako case 

Letter to Bob Perry from Franck, 18 Mar 1991, re work on the 

legislative angle on the Kantako case 

Letter from Howard Engelskirchen , 27 Feb 1991, re micro-radio and legal 

issues 

Memo from Franck to NLG Committee, 26 Nov 1991, re Mbanna/WTRA. 

Enc. Letter from Franck to Marjorie Heins of ACLU, 26 Nov 1991, re 

thanking her for memo from Jay Brown, and memo from Jay Brown of the 

ACLU 

Letter from Franck, 20 Aug 1991, re Kantako case. Enc.: Case summary 

distributed at NLG Committee on Media Monopoly, Disinformation and 

the First Amendment 

Letter from Sandra Coliver (London’s International Centre Against 

Censorship) to Franck, 28 Aug 1991, re amicus memo on Zoom Black 

Magic Radio case 

Memo from Andrew Scoble to NLG-CDC, 6 Feb 1992, re Kantako case and 

availability of international fora 

Letter from Franck to Kantako, 29 May 1992, re Human Rights Advocates 

Memo from Ralph Hoenle to NLG-CDC, 19 May 1992, Kantako case and 

international human rights 

Interview with Louis Hiken of NLG by unknown, ns, nd, re Kantako and 

Dunifer cases 

6. Legal Materials, 1991-1992 (3 of 5 folders) (Roughly chronological)

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Letter from Franck to Kantako, 29 May 1992, re enc. of memos and taking 

case to international human rights bodies. Enc.: Memos 

Letter from Franck, 6 Apr 1992, re CDC newsletter and expanding mailing list 

NLG-CDC newsletter, Nov 1991 

Letter from Franck to NLG-CDC Legal Subcommittee, 26 Nov 1991, 

Legal draft by Prof. Howard Engelskirchen of the NLG, ca 1991 

Letter from Franck, 20 Aug 1991, re Kantako’s participation at NLG 

convention and update on case. Enc.: NLG convention leaflet, Istanbul 

meeting report, and NLG case summary 

Letter to Andrew Scoble of Human Rights Advocates, 6 Nov 1991, assisting 

Black Liberation Radio legal case 

Letter to Franck, ca. 1991, re telephone consultation with Kantako 

Letter from Nina (Adams), 6 Nov 1991, re help of ACLU 

Fax from Franck, 31 July 1991, re telephone interview questions with 

Kantako 

Outline for brief, ca. 1991, re Black Liberation Radio 

State Journal-Register, “Radio station draws attention in wake of riots,” 3 

June 1992, copy sent to Franck 


Minutes of NLG-CDC meeting, 5 Jan 1992 

“Report of Inter-Regional Communications Consultation, Quezon City, 

Philippines,” 8-15 Jan 1992 

Letter to Franck, 13 Dec 1991, re Tom Reveille. Enc.: Reveille press release 

Letter from IRS to John Hay Tenants Rights Association, 12 Nov 1990, re tax 

returns 

Letter from Howard Engelskirchen to Franck, 22 Mar 1991, re Kantako case 

and micro-radio issues 

U.S. District Court Motion for Judgment, Affidavit, Notice of Deposition, 

Deposition Subpoena, 5 Mar 1990, 22 Feb 1990, re Kantako/FCC case 

Letter from Franck to Townsend and Kantako, 20 June 1991, re case update 

Letter from Franck to Trudy Hale, 20 June 1991, re local legal representation 

NLG Committee on Media Monopoly case summary, 9 Apr 1991 

Letter from Howard Engelskirchen, 8 June 1991, re Bertold Brecht quote on 

radio 

Letter from Tom Reveille to J.R. Zoulek of the FCC, 25 Apr 1991, re FCC 

trying to shut his radio station down. Enc.: FCC letter to Reveille 

Letter from Mark Silverstein, 13 Apr 1991, re NLG progress on Kantako case 

Letter to Gwen ?, 8 May 1991, re her school paper on micro-radio. Enc.: 

Howard Engelskirchen letter, nd, re Gwen ? 

NLG-CDC newsletter, Mar/Apr 1992 

NLG article, “Zoom Black Magic Makes Waves,” by Sally Harms, nd 

NLG-CDC newsletter, Nov 1991 

“Report on NLG Representation at Istanbul Meeting on Media Democracy 

and the New World Information and Communications Order,” by Colleen

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Roach of Committee on Media Monopoly, 30 July 1991 

NLG Media Issues, Cultural Environment Movement, prospectus, 

21 May 1991 

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NLG-CDC Case Summary of “Zoom Black Magic Radio/WTRA vs. Federal 

Communications Commission,” 9 Apr 1991 

NLG-CDC fax “U.S. Court of Appeals Pumps Up the Volume,” 30 Nov 

1993, re Dougan v. USA-FCC, in which the U.S. Court of Appeals ordered 

the FCC to address the issue of whether Americans have the right to 

broadcast from their micro radio stations 

News release from Andrew Yoder, unlicensed radio station operator, nd, re 

his arrest and fine by the FCC for $17,500 

FCC Bill for Collection, 6 Apr 1993, re $750 fine 

Tom Reveille’s petitioner’s informal brief for the U.S. Court of Appeals, 25 

June 1993 

NLG-CDC newsletter, June 1993 (6 parts) 

“Proceedings of the Symposium on Media Accountability under International 

Law,” by the Union for Democratic Communications/NLG, 14 June 1989, 

re the worldwide movement for grass-roots communications 

9. Mbanna Kantako Legal Brief “Exhibit,” by William Cooper, 7 Jan 1998 

FCC acting in an illegal and unconstitutional manner; First Amendment 

issues; Telecommunications Act as unconstitutional; exclusion of the poor 

and minorities from the airwaves; increase in corporate monopolization of 

the airwaves; U.N. Declaration of Human Rights and the right of Kantako 

to communicate; history of Kantako and WTRA; history of communi- 

cations regulations; FCC as a historically racist institution; homogeniza- 

tion of viewpoints. 

10. Mailing Lists for Black Liberation newsletter, nd 

Black media; liberal and leftist outlets; authors, activists, and scholars, 

unions; participants at the MacBride Round Table in Istanbul; SSU (UIS) 

professors receiving newsletter 

11. Media Contacts with Correspondence and Articles, 1989-1990 (1 of 3 folders) 

(Roughly chronological) 

Telephone messages from Greg Cockrell of KFI radio and John Amen of 

Newstalk Radio Network-WNTR, Washington, D.C., ca. 1990 

List of TV and Radio interviews with Kantako, 1989-1991 

Lies of Our Times, “Microwatt Revolution,” by Townsend, Jan 1991, includes 

original manuscript 

Letter from Lee Ballinger of Rock & Roll Confidential, 13 Nov 1990, 

inquiries from California. Letter to Ballinger from Townsend 

Atlanta News Weekly, “Community Development: One of Many Solutions,”

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;by Brandon Astor Jones, 3-9 Jan 1991 

Utne Reader, “Radio Free America,” Jan/Feb 1991 

Letter from Ed Hermann, 8 Nov 1990, re Townsend writing an article for 

Lies of Our Times 

Note on Avveniminti (Italian) magazine article, published in 15 Nov 1990 

Syracuse Herald American, “Blind man telecasts defiance,” 23 Sept 1990, 

Letter to Don Bishop of Intertec Publishing, 24 Oct 1990, re articles he had 

published 

Postcard from Anna Maria, 29 Oct 1990, re publishing articles in Italian 

newspapers 

Letter to Harald Kuhl, 7 Nov 1990, re German daily newspaper article die 

tageszeitung. Stapled with letter from Kuhl, 22 Oct 1990; die 

tageszeitung article; letter from Kuhl, 1 Oct 1990, re Radio Von Unten 

article; letter to Kuhl, 10 Oct 1990, re German National Radio 

interview, U.S. NPR; letter to Kuhl, 7 Sept 1990; letter from Kuhl, 

27 Aug 1990, re WTRA photos and T-shirts; letter to Kuhl, 27 Aug 

1990; letter from Kuhl, 6 Aug 1990, initial inquiry into WTRA 

Factsheet Five, #37, Aug 1990 

“Hidden Hits,” by John Ohliger, original manuscript of article in Adult & 

Continuing Education Today, 22 Oct 1990 

Letter from Joe Richman (HEAT of National Public Radio) to Kantako, 26 

Sept 1990, re doing a story for the late-night program 

Letter to Connie Powell of KFYI AM, 26 Sept 1990, re sending materials 

Letter to CBC Radio in Toronto, 26 Sept 1990, re sending materials 

Letter to Mr. Hitt of Harper’s, 19 Oct 1990, re sending NPR tape. Enc.: 

Letter from Jack Hitt of Harper’s to Rich Shereikis, 27 Sept 1990, re 

his piece for the magazine; letter from Hitt to Kantako, 4 Sept 1990, 

re doing a piece; letter to Hitt, 11 Sept 1990, re homemade video 

Letter to Gary Covino of National Public Radio, 11 Sept 1990, re sending 

materials 

LA Weekly, “Free Christian Slater!” by RJS, 24-30 Aug 1990, re “Pump Up 

theVolume” and real-life radio pirates 

Radio and Records, “Illinois Radio Pirate Defies FCC,” na, Fall 1990 

Playboy, “Fast Tracks,” by Barbara Nellis, Sept 1990, re “Pump up the 

Volume” and the real-life Readus 

Phone message for Townsend, 23 Aug 1990, re schedule for MTV program 

on Readus 

Illinois Times, “Shorts,” na, 23 Aug 1990, re MTV program on Readus 

Letter to Ann Hartley of MTV, 2 Aug 1990, re MTV doing a program on 

Readus; letter to Hartley, 3 Aug 1990, re article on Readus 

Letter from Robert Cusolito of Fox TV program, 9 Aug 1990, re 

“Personalities” TV program piece; stapled with letter to Gordon Lewis 

Fox, 19 July 1990, re Fox doing a program on Readus 

Letter to Lee Ballinger of Rock & Roll Confidential, 27 Aug 1990, re 

legal developments and articles; stapled with letter to Ballinger, 25 June

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1990, re Columbia Journalism Review article; letter to Ballinger, 13 June 

1990, re 10 watt transmitter; letter to Ballinger, 18 May 1990, re thanks 

for the music and support; letter to Ballinger, 22 Mar 1990, re rap spots 

promoting WTRA; letter to Ballinger, 2 Mar 1990, re video; letter to 

Ballinger, 6 Feb 1990, re piece in Rock & Roll Confidential and Chicago 

Tribune; letter to Ballinger, 25 Jan 1990, re videotapes, sending music, 

and Black Rose’s potential 

Letter to John Woods of Rock Out Censorship, 27 Aug 1990, re Kantako on 

MTV, Henry Morris of SHA being fired, and Napoleon Williams station 

in Decatur; stapled with Woods’ letter to Kurt Loder of MTV, 24 July 

1990, re them doing a piece on Zoom Black Magic Radio; Woods’ letter 

to Henry Morris of SHA, 24 July 1990, re SHA harassment of Readus 

Letter to Tony Campbell of KFPT radio, 27 Aug 1990, re interview 

Letter to George Biswell of KKFI Vietnam Veterans Radio Network, 23 July 

1990, re more information on KKFI; stapled with KKFI flyer 

Letter to Lu Palmer of WVON Chicago, 23 July 1990, re interview 

Letter to James Sengstacke of Chicago Defender, 23 July 1990, re them 

doing a story 

Letter to Melvin Wallace of Serious Hip-Hop Magazine, 16 July 1990, re 

writing an article 

Letter to Lewis Beale of the Detroit Free Press, 3 Aug 1990, re them 

writing an article; stapled with letter from Beale, 13 July 1990, re 

“Pump Up the Volume” copy of review; letter to Beale, 11 July 1990, 

re people in Detroit wanting to start a micro radio station; letter to Readus 

from Julie Herrada of Detroit, 21 June 1990, re starting a radio station; 

letter to Beale, 5 June 1990, re him writing an article; letter to Lewis of 

Fox TV, 19 July 1990, re TV program on Readus 

Letter to David Barnes of Emerge magazine, 6 July 1990, re doing an article 

Letter to Thom Jurek of Detroit Metro Times, 12 July 1990, re response 

to their article; stapled with letter to Jurek, 28 June 1990, re article 

Letter to Jon Bekken, 3 July 1990, re his front-page writeup and representing 

WTRA at the Dublin conference; stapled with letter from Bekken, 25 

June, re community radio station in Champaign, IL; discussion paper 

written by Bekken on WEFT in Champaign; letter to Bekken, 21 May 

1990, re Readus; letter from Bekken, 24 April 1990, re community radio; 

letter to Bekken, 24 Apr 1990, re WTRA publicity and demise of 

community radio; letter from Bekken, 26 Mar 1990, re WEFT, WTRA, 

ACLU, and legal challenge to FCC 

Letter to Susie Day of the Post American, 7 June 1990, re WTRA materials 

Letter to Clifford Kelly of WGCI in Chicago, 7 June 1990, re Readus 

interview 

Author’s Tear Sheets for the Columbia Journalism Review, written by Rich 

Shereikis, 8 May 1990 

Letter to Denny McClain of WXYT in Michigan, 1 June 1990, enclosing 

articles for assistance for interview with Kantako

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Letter to Melanie Imani of KSTP in St. Paul, MN, 1 June 1990, re back- 

ground information on Readus 

Letter to Kate Pemberton of CBC Radio, 1 June 1990, re background info 

Mother Jones, “Radio Free Radio,” June 1990 

Letter to Sharon Fennell of KHSU of Humboldt State University in Arcata, 

CA, 16 May 1990, re interview with Kantako 

Democratic Communiqué newsletter ( NLG-UDC), Spring 1990 

Letter from David Ciaffardini of Sound Choice, 14 May 1990, re an article 

on setting up a micropower radio station 

Letter to Rich Shereikis and Ron Sakolsky, 8 May 1990, re NLG and Peter 

Franck’s interest in using WTRA as a test case in the courts; stapled with 

letter to Franck, 8 May 1990, re materials relevant to the case and Readus’ 

vision of micropower radio’s future 

Letter to Joel ? of In These Times, 30 Apr 1990, re response to their article 

In These Times, “Dewayne Readus: Radio Rebel,” 18-24 Apr 1990 

Letter to Tom Jurek of Detroit Metro Times, re information on micro radio 

Editorial copy of Rich Shereikis’ article for Mother Jones, 1990 

Letter from Mary Carlin of WSSU (now WUIS), 6 Mar 1990, re public 

radio’s New Voices program piece on Readus 

12. Media Contacts with Correspondence and Articles, 1989-1995 (Folder 2 of 2) 

(Roughly Chronological) 

Handwritten note on Black Radio Hall of Fame’s Nelson George and T.R. 

Frazier of “Afro-American History, Primary Sources”, nd 

Letter to Sonja Spear of Mother Jones, 28 Mar 1990, re upcoming article 

Letter to David Ciaffardini of Sound Choice, 28 Mar 1990, re his article 

Sound Choice, “Radio Activist Defies FCC,” Spring 1990 

Letter to Ron Sakolsky from Peter Petrisko of Factsheet Five, re Sakolsky 

writing an article 

Factsheet Five, #34 ca. 1990, untitled article on Readus 

ERNewsletter, “Pirate Radio Activities,” Jan 1990 

First draft of article for “national magazine” by Rich Shereikis, “Project 

Radio,” Feb 1990, 24 pages 

Letter to Readus from Bob ? of People’s Tribune, re article 

People’s Tribune, “Pump It Up! Pirate radio takes on police brutality and 

homelessness,” 12 Feb 1990 

“Low-Watt/Long Range Radio,” draft of article by Rich Shereikis, 26 July 

1990, 5 pages 

Zenger (underground paper out of Madison, WI), “Feds Try to Kill 

Community Radio,” 1990 

Illinois Times, Letters to the editor, 25, 18 Jan 1990, re 11 Jan 1990 feature 

article on WTRA 

Illinois Times, “Readus joins other radio radicals in network of anti- 

mainstream stations,” 25 Jan 1990, re association with Black Rose of 

Fresno, CA

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Illinois Public Radio news release, “Dewayne Won’t Talk,” 22 Jan 1990, re 

refusal to communicate with the U.S. District Court on FCC case 

Cover letter sent to over 50 organizations and individuals on WTRA mailing 

list, 16 Jan 1990, re update on Readus and solicitation for legal advice 

Illinois Times, “United States vs. WTRA,” feature article, 11 Jan 1990 

Guardian, (“independent radical newsweekly”), “Along the Color Line 

column by Manning Marable, “Liberation Radio Shut Down,” 2 Aug 1989 

Final Call, “Guerrilla Radio,” by James Muhammed, 11 Sept 1989 

State Journal Register, “Timing by the FCC is Highly Suspect,” 20 Apr 1989 

Statement to the Press, by Dewayne Readus, 17 Apr 1989, re civil 

disobedience in face of FCC shutdown; stapled with “Some Historic 

Perspectives on Civil Disobedience” 

Announcement of Press Conference, 17 Apr 1989, re arrest for civil 

disobedience in face of defiance of FCC licensing regulations 

Illinois Times, “FCC pulls plug on east side radio station critical of city 

police,” 13 Apr 1989 

Letter from Bill Blank of Fifth Estate (Detroit, MI), 26 Oct 1992, re Radio 

Free Detroit 

WMAY/WNNS Editorial, “SSU and Pirate Radio,” 14 Dec 1992 

“Paper Tiger TV Extra,” ca. 1992, re videotapes for sale, including one on 

low power radio 

Friends of Radio Free Detroit flyer, ca. 1992 

Letter from Larry Talbot of Friends of Radio Free Detroit, 7 Apr 1992, re 

update on RFD 

Fifth Estate, “Sound of Rebel Radio: Radio Free Detroit,” ca. 1992 

Statesman-Journal (Salem, OR), “Coast radio station is jewel to seniors,” 

by Frank King, 5 Aug 1993 

Letter from Harold Hallikainen, 8 Nov 1993, re articles submitted to Radio 

World; stapled with “Fairness of Spectrum Leases,” and “License Free 

Microbroadcasting” 

Paper, “Black Liberation Radio,” by Ron Sakolsky, Mar/Apr 1993 

Current, “Micro Radio: Free Speech Struggle,” Dec 1993 

Slingshot (Berkeley, CA), “Taking back the airwaves - Micro power 

broadcasting continues to grow,” Fall 1993 

Extra, “Micro Radio: Filling Gaps in the Commercial Broadcast Spectrum,” 

by Jesse Drew, Nov/Dec 1993 

Interadio (newsletter of AMARC - world association of community radio 

broadcasters), v.6:no.1, 1994, no article on Kantako 

Letter to Kantako from Greg Boozell of Chicago public access TV, 5 Mar 

1994, re writing an article for Afterimage 

Cover letter from Association of Clandestine Radio Enthusiasts (ACE) 

periodical, ca. 1994, re subscription renewal 

Radio Resistors Bulletin, (general article on micropower radio), Dec 1994 

Interadio, v.6:no.3, 1994, no article on Kantako 

“A Tale of Two Broadcasters,” ns, syndicated column by Jeff Cohen and

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Norman Solomon of FAIR, re Jack Welch of GE-NBC and Stephen 

Dunifer of Free Radio Berkeley 

Voice, 10 Jan 1995, review of John Fiske’s book, Media Matters: Everyday 

Culture and Political Change 

13. Correspondence with Sympathizers and Media, 1989-1990 (1 of 2 folders) 

(Roughly chronological) (Includes periodical articles) 

Memo sent to special supporters of WTRA, 30 Aug 1990, re update on 

WTRA and micropower radio movement; on back is list of names 

memo was sent to 

Letter to Peter Franck, 30 Aug 1990, re updates on WTRA; stapled with 

photocopied picture of Napoleon Williams, and State Journal-Register 

article on WEAI Jacksonville station manager and him wanting to “help” 

Kantako, 9 Aug 1990 

State Journal-Register, “Bush: TV Marti will go on despite jamming 

threats,” nd, re speech in front of National Assn. of Broadcasters 

White House, “Remarks of the President to the National Association of 

Broadcasters,” 2 Apr 1990, re state of American news broadcasting and 

Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty 

Photocopy of photo of Dewayne Readus, by Ken Burnette, nd 

“Action Plan to Free WTRA,” by John Hay Tenants’ Rights Association 

Decatur Herald & Review, 14, 15 Sept 1990, ca. 1990, “Girl claims man 

paid her for sex,” “Guardian’s past goes unchecked,” “Police plot probe 

to kill,” re charges against Napoleon Williams of child sexual abuse and 

alleged plot to kill two police officers 

Letter to Prof. Colleen Roach of Fordham, 8 Nov 1990, re articles on micro- 

power radio 

Letter to the Glasgow, Scotland Media Group, 8 Nov 1990, re Kantako case 

Letter to Prof. Herbert Schiller of U of CA, 8 Nov 1990, re micro radio 

Letter to Prof. Debra Evenson of DePaul, 8 Nov 1990, re micro radio 

movement 

Letter to Prof. Charles Simmons of CA State U, 8 Nov 1990, re micro radio 

Letter to Prof. Howard Frederick of CA Institute of Tech., 8 Nov 1990 

Letter to Prof. Kaarle Nordenstreng of University of Tampere, Finland, 8 Nov 

1990, re Kantako and the micro radio movement 

Letter to Wolfgang Kleinwatcher of Karl Marx U of Leipzig, Germany, 8 Nov 

1990, re Kantako and the micropower radio movement 

Letter to George Zeller, 27 Aug 1990, re article in ACE (Association of 

Clandestine Radio Enthusiasts 

Letter from Harald Kuhl of Clandestine Calling (German), 6 Aug 1990, re 

reading article on ACE and doing an article for the German publication 

Letter to George Zeller, 31 July 1990, re information on Kantako’s station 

Letter from George Zeller, 23 July 1990, re upcoming article in ACE 

Letter from George Zeller, 2 Mar 1990, re information on Readus 

Letter to Noam Chomsky, 11 Oct 1990, re NPR, AP news, and international

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media’s attention to Kantako’s radio station; stapled with letter from 

Edward Herman, 10 Sept 1990, re article in Lies of Our Times; letter to 

Herman, 27 Aug 1990, re his financial contribution and legal developments; 

letter to Herman, 3 Aug 1990, re MTV and Playboy attention; letter from 

Herman, 30 July 1990, re marginalization of dissident thought in electronic 

media 

Letter from Edward Herman, 15 Sept 1990, re Townsend giving a paper at 

the NLG-UDC conference; stapled with conference leaflet and letter from 

Herman, 11 June 1989, re supporting Readus and spreading information 

Letter to Edward Herman, 27 Sept 1990, re recent events at WTRA 

Letter from Ben Bagdikian, 21 Jan 1990, re advice on legal proceedings for 

WTRA; stapled with letter to Noam Chomsky, 11 Oct 1990, (see above) 

Letter from Noam Chomsky, 22 Oct 1990, re Kantako’s videotape 

Letter from Noam Chomsky, 11 Oct 1990, (see above); stapled with letter 

from Chomsky, 9 Sept 1990, re Decatur station; letter to Chomsky, 27 

Aug 1990, re legal developments and Decatur station; letter from 

Chomsky, 16 July 1990, re micro radio updates; letter to Chomsky, 9 July 

1990, re press contacts “paying off”; letter to Chomsky, 17 Apr 1990, re 

FCC and attention from magazine articles; letter from Chomsky, 8 Mar 

1990, re “thanks for the video”; letter to Chomsky, 1 Mar 1990, re 

enclosed video with Readus and Townsend explaining how they plan to 

spread micropower radio around the country; letter from Chomsky, 6 Feb 

1990, re legal advice; letter to Chomsky, 16 Feb 1990, re WTRA info.; 

letter from Chomsky, 9 June 1990, re press strategy; biographical sketch 

on Chomsky, ns, nd 

Letter to Dr. Len Jeffries of City College of NY, 10 Oct 1990, enc. materials 

Letter to Ron Sakolsky, 11 Oct 1990, re national and international coverage 

Letter to Oscar Gandy, 14 Mar 1990, re WTRA updates; stapled with letter 

from Gandy, nd, re video; letter to Gandy, 2 Mar 1990, re videotape 

Letter to Sidney Willhelm, ca. 1990, re NPR story; letter to Willhelm, 27 Aug 

1990, re legal developments, Readus’ new name - Kantako, and Decatur 

station; stapled with letter to Willhelm, 8 May 1990, re playing tapes of his 

books on the air, legal developments, and use of university vans for Marcus 

Garvey Summer Freedom School; letter from Willhelm, 4 May 1990, re 

Bill Wilson’s sociological theories, white elite’s genocide against blacks; 

letter to Willhelm, 6 Mar 1990, re genocide conference, FCC; letter from 

Willhelm, 3 Mar 1990, re genocide convention, Readus, and black 

incarceration rates; letter from Willhelm, 5 Dec 1989, re black socio- 

economic conditions; page on black economic conditions, ns, nd 

Letter to George Parsons, 27 Aug 1990, re legal and radio developments 

Letter to Alderman McGee of Milwaukee, WI, 3 May 1990, re Readus’ 

model of micro-radio and Alderman Melvin Platt interview 

Letter to Ward Churchill, 23 Apr 1990, re interview and contact with activists 

Letter to Rep. Richard Durbin from Richard Smith of the FCC, 29 Mar 1990, 

re licensing of low powered radio stations; stapled with letter to Townsend

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from Durbin, 14 Mar 1990, re WTRA 

Letter to Steve LeBlanc of V90, 14 Mar 1990, re interview; stapled with 

letter from LeBlanc to Readus, 24 Feb 1990, re interview; press release 

from V90, nd; Boston Phoenix, 22 Dec 1989, “The Situationist Local” 

Letter from Lerone Bennett, Jr. Of Ebony, 18 Jan 1990, re rejection of article 

on Readus 

Letter from Julius Chambers of NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, 

31 Jan 1990, re rejection of help for Readus 

Letter to Spike Lee (filmmaker), 25 Jan 1990, re his help for spreading the 

model of Readus’ micro radio 

Letter from John Crigler, 18 Jan 1990, re rejection of legal help for Readus 

Letter from Manning Marable of U. of Colorado at Boulder, 18 Jan 1990, re 

legal advice 

Letter to Manning Marable from Townsend and Readus, 14 July 1989, re 

article in “Along the Color Line” 

Letter from Manning Marable, 26 June 1989, re drafting an article on Readus 

for his “Along the Color Line” column; stapled with draft 

Letter to Lynn ? of National Federation of Community Broadcasters, 9 Nov 

1989, re her possible legal assistance 

14. Correspondence with Sympathizers and Media, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992 (Folder 

2 of 2) (Roughly chronological) (Includes periodical articles) 

Letter from George ? of Quincy, IL, 21 Oct 1989, re advice to “be watchful 

and reasonably paranoid” of those in power; stapled with New York, 

“Sweatshirt Justice: How the War on Crime is Expanding to Crush Some 

Rights,” 2 Oct 1989 

Letter from Andrea Taylor of the Ford Foundation, 11 July 1989, re inability 

to support of establishment of low watt radio stations throughout U.S. 

Letter from Benjamin Hooks of NAACP, 29 June 1989, re “it would be 

inappropriate for me to become involved” in support of low watt radio 

Letter from Matthew Bromberg of Business and Society Review, 26 June 

1989, re Townsend writing an article for the journal 

Letter from secretary to Bill Cosby (actor-comedian), 22 June 1989, re his 

“impossibility” to support the concept of low watt radio 

Letter from Sen. Paul Simon, 21 June 1989, re WTRA situation 

Letter to Readus from JoNina Abron of Black Scholar, 16 June 1989, re 

submitting an article 

Letter from Lerone Bennet of Ebony, 16 June 1989, re rejection of article 

on WTRA 

Letter from Julius Chambers of NAACP Legal Defense Fund, 12 June 1989, 

re possible assistance for WTRA. “Never heard anything” Townsend later 

wrote on this letter 

Note on National Urban League and SCLC (Southern Christian Leadership 

Conference) never responding to their letters 

Letter to the Progressive, 18 Apr 1989, re possible article

3/8/2007 

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FMedia, “FM Industry News,” Sept 1989 

ACE, “Pirate Radio Directory-1990 Edition,” ca. Jan 1990 

Black Enterprise, “Broadcast News: Though FCC policies to encourage 

minority media ownership are under siege, these entrepreneurs are meeting 

the challenge of staying on the air,” Dec 1989 

New York Daily News Magazine, 17 Dec 1989, “Smokey and the Pirate” 

Note on minority radio information from NAB, nd 

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, “Clemency appeal gets no response,” 6 Feb 1990, 

(WTRA covered this case of Lee Otis Griffin who claimed he was wrongly 

convicted of murder and asking to be released from prison); stapled with 

Post-Dispatch, “Pickets Ask Governor To Free Man Convicted of 3 

Killings,” nd; letter to Readus from Griffin, 12 Feb 1990, re circumstances 

surrounding his trial; State Journal-Register, “Rally calls on 

governor for clemency decision,” 6 Feb 1990 

Letter to Campaign for Human Development from Readus, 28 June 1989, re 

never receiving forms for reapplying for funds from this Catholic charity 

(post-it note says, “How we lost $30,000…”; letter to CHD from Readus 

and Townsend, 28 June 1989, re Noam Chomsky’s support and legal help; 

letter to Readus from Springfield Catholic Charities, 11 July 1989, re CHD 

grant check and issues holding up that check; letter to CHD from Readus 

and Townsend, 14 July 1989, re how CHD funds were expended; letter to 

Springfield Catholic Charities from Readus, 25 July 1989, re WTRA, 

community support for Tenants Rights Association, and leadership 

training for TRA; letter to Readus from Sister Linda Hayes of Sacred 

Heart Convent, 2 Oct 1989, re reasons for cutoff of grant funds 

Note on Broadcast Services of Pawnee, IL, ns, nd 

USA Today, “How radio turns us on” bar graph, nd 

Dimension Cable FM Stereo List, ca. late 1980s, with black radio notations 

Chicago Tribune, :”WGN radio back to top of Arbitron ratings,” 10 Oct 

1987, with black radio notations 

Chicago Sun-Times, “Chicago Housing Authority weighs in-house radio,” 

12 Oct 1987 

Chicago Tribune, “Costly radio station swamps CHA in static,” 28 Sept 1987 

“Broadcast Media Positions in Southern States and California,” ns, nd 

Note from Ron Sakolsky on “cheap” radio equipment from Panaxis 

Productions, ca. late 1980s 

Copy of entry on Telecommunications Research and Action Center, ns, nd 

Petition for WTRA, 15 Nov 1989, re unfair FCC regulations 

Civil Disobedience (monograph), Paul Harris, ed. 

The Wire, 1990, advertising the national summit on genocide; stapled with 

letter to The Wire, ca. 1990, re Sidney Willhelm as speaker 

Note on WTRA issues, nd, re issues of day care, medical clinic, police 

brutality cases, critiquing NAACP and Urban League, Madison St., et al 

NLG-UDC Media Accountability Under International Law Symposium, 

14 June 1989

3/8/2007 

LPB (?) newsletter, nd, “Considerations in Educational FM Broadcast 

Equipment” 

LPB (?) newsletter, nd, “Campus Radio—AM or FM” 

NFCB News, Oct 1988, newsletter 

“Participant Membership in the NFCB,” ca. 1989, re representation, 

consultation, dues, et al 

“NFCB Associate Membership Program,” ca. 1989 

“Radio Activity” column, by Chris Merrick, ns, nd, re community radio 

AMARC newsletter, “Pirate (Readus) challenges FCC,” Jan 1990 

Draft of article AMARC newsletter, untitled, by Bruce Girard, re WTRA 

Letter from Bruce Girard, 1 Nov 1989, re AMARC article; stapled with 

AMARC “Who We Are” membership form, ca. 1989 

Letter to Readus from Girard, 31 Oct 1989, re AMARC membership 

UDC Democratic Communiqué, “Grassroots Communication with 

Community Radio,” Summer 1989 

Letter to BLR newsletter editor from Laurie Ouellette of Harper’s, re 

publicity for BLR 

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15. Correspondence A-G, 1990, 1994 (1 of 3 folders) (Alphabetically by surname of 

letter writer) (Includes other items such as cash donations list, videotapes mailing 

list, and grassroots people list) 

Unsigned hate letter, 27 Aug 1990, with photocopy 

Cash donations list, nd 

Memo to supporters of WTRA, 30 Aug 1990, re microradio update 

“NPR tapes sent to” list, nd 

“Videotapes sent to” list, 1990, stapled with cover letter to sendee 

“Grassroots People” list, nd 

(The following list shows the names of letter writers in rough alphabetical order. 

Generally, these letters request tapes and latest updates on Kantako and his 

station, as well as donating money for the cause. Some wish to start up a 

station. Responses are written by Townsend. Almost all letters date from 1990, 

with a few from 1994.) 

Adebule, Lemmy - Los Angeles, CA 

Alexander, Danny - Overland, KS 

Alden, Tom - San Francisco 

Allen, Dave - La Canada, CA 

Amos, Kevin - Pittsburgh, PA 

Anderson, Ray - Wichita, KS 

Askari, Iri - Los Angeles, CA 

Athearn, Steve - Jobstown, NJ 

Bennet, James - University of Arkansas 

Berg, Bernie - Easton, PA 

Bettencourt, Michael - Manchester, NH 

Bluestone, William - Woodbridge, NJ 

Bost, Walt - University of North Carolina

3/8/2007 

Bracken, Rob - Burlington, NC 

Branfman, Judy - Boston, MA 

Brian (?) - Warwick, RI 

Brockway, Sandi - Macrocosm USA, Cambria, CA 

Brooks, Shirley - Detroit, MI 

Brown, Bill - Stanford University 

Brundige, Akeeda - Lincoln, NE 

Butzon, Mark - Bradley University 

Shepp-Cardoza, Ana - Amherst, MA 

Carney, Brian - Athens, GA 

Colvin, Kenneth - Chicago, IL 

Cooper, Marty - Citrus Heights, CA 

DVS Communications, John Arthur, Belfast, NY 

Dacus, Wesley - Omaha, NE 

Dash, Mike - Seattle, WA 

Daima, Tumika (Joy Williams) - St. Louis, MO 

Danton, William - Landon, OH 

Doherty, Kaleigh - Framingham, MA 

Drassler, Leo - Kenosha, WI 

Eric ? - Madison, WI 

Forkner, Sue - Hazel Crest, IL 

Frezza, Joe - Detroit Metro Times, Berkley, MI, 

Franle, Dave - We the People, South Bend, IN 

Gee, Philip - ? 

George, Alexander - Amherst, GA 

Goodman, Charles - Grover Beach, CA 

Gorin, Zeev - Bradley University 

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16. Correspondence G-M, 1990, 1994 (2 of 3 folders) (Alphabetically by surname 

of letter writer Almost all letters request tapes and latest updates on Kantako 

and his station, as well as donating money for the cause. Some wish to start up a 

station. Responses are written by Townsend. Almost all letters date from 1990, 

with a few from 1994.) 

Gowens, Pat - Milwaukee, WI 

Gunther, James - Temple City, CA 

Haney, Michael - McLoud, OK 

Hargitai, Henrik - Hungary 

Harrison, Richard - Winter Park, FL 

Haypenny Press and Dawn Conti - West Paterson, NJ 

Hefter, Richard - Chicago, IL 

Herman, Ed - MA 

Herrada, Julie - Detroit, MI 

Hofeling, Keven - Taylorsville, UT 

International Music Workers Union - Tucson, AZ 

Jackson, Lee - Richmond, VA

3/8/2007 

Johnston, Dick & Mary - ? 

Jones, Brandon Astor - Jackson, GA 

Jordan, Val - Chicago, IL 

Kearney, Elizabeth - Gardiner, MT 

Kelly, Charles Rick - Dallas, TX 

Keul, Jim - Anaheim, CA 

Kogawa, Tetsuo - Tokyo, Japan (includes Japanese article on Kantako) 

Kubweza, Jahi - Richmond, VA 

Kuhl, Guillermo - Daly City, CA 

Laursen, Chris - Tofield, Alberta, Canada 

Le Count, Suzanne - Forest Knolls, CA 

Levi, Jamila - Pittsburgh, PA (of Free Mumia Abu-Jamal) 

Lewis, George - San Luis Obispo, CA 

Lindner, Ron - West Springfield, MA 

Marignay, Bisola - Chicago IL (of Flame Productions) 

Massa, Michael - Nederland, CO 

Maxwell, L.E. - St. Louis, MO 

McClellan, Cheryl - Detroit, MI (of Metroplex Records) 

McDonald, Tony - Detroit, MI 

McGuff, Luke - Seattle, WA 

Mendoza, Gloria - Los Angeles, CA 

Merdinian, Christine - Laramie, WY 

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17. Correspondence M-Y, 1989, 1990, 1994 (3 of 3 folders) (Alphabetically by 

surname of letter writer Almost all letters request tapes and latest updates on 

Kantako and his station, as well as donating money for the cause. Some wish to start 

up a station. Responses are written by Townsend. Almost all letters date from 1990, 

with a few from 1989 and 1994.) 

Merrill, Frank - Macomb, IL 

Mucha, Dan - Hudson, OH 

Muhammed, Halif - Chicago, IL 

Myers, J.P. - Long Beach, CA 

Nigro, Brian - Tempe, AZ (Alternative Voice) 

Pace, Christopher - Juneau, AK 

Pascucci, John - Sheridan, OR 

Peacott, Joe - Boston, MA 

Peterson, Brian - Elgin, IL 

Pierce, Mark - Sun Valley, CA 

Porter, Tyrone - Quincy, IL 

Potts, Bert - Chicago, IL 

Powell, Todd - Chicago, IL 

Power, Hilton - Lewiston, ME 

Prince, Tony - Oak Park, IL 

Pringle, Chris - Ft. Lauderdale, FL 

Ra, Amen - Chicago, IL

3/8/2007 

Radio Pirate-Woman - Galway City, Ireland 

Razzi, Cactus - Santa Barbara, CA 

Readus, Julius - Memphis, TN (Dewayne’s father) 

Rech, Mary Ellen - Livonia, MI 

Reveille, Tom - San Francisco, CA (Radio Free Venice) 

Revis, Lamar - Richmond, VA 

Rodman, Gil - Champaign, IL 

Ross, Clinton - Isla Vista, CA 

Ryan, Pat - Kirkwood, CA 

Sanders, Mike - Dallas, TX (Midnight Radio) 

Schoedel, Ronald - Maumee, OH (starting a small station) 

Schwing, Lee - Los Angeles, CA (addressed to Christian Slater!) 

Sellick, Matthew - Milwaukee, WI 

Sharif, A.K. - Omaha, NE (“Rockin’ Ronald Reagan Rap) 

Sheldon, Arroyo (“EXIA”) - Indiana, PA 

Shields, Steven - Whitewater, WI (Assistant Professor) 

Stewart, Clinton - Scooba, MS 

Stone, Ralph - Missoula, MT (former SSU professor) 

Strowig, Jim - West Bend, WI 

Students for Social Revolution at U. of CA Santa Barbara 

Swartz, Joel - Rochester, NY (radio broadcaster) 

Taylor, Nat - Oakland, CA 

Trummell, Kevin - Springfield, MO (1994 e-mail) 

Tucker, Jim - Arcata, CA (starting a radio station) 

Turner, Mary - ? 

Wilson, Ernie - CA (Panaxis) 

Verbeek, Christiaan - San Diego, CA (starting a station) 

Viera, Eric - West Barnstable, MA 

Watkins, Marlin - CA 

Wilson, Jo Ann - Washington, D.C. 

Wood, Robert - ? 

XYZ, Carlo - Comptche, CA (starting a station) 

Yarbray, Tony - Corpus Christi, TX 

Yoder, Andrew - Slanvesville, WV 

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18. Correspondence, 1991-1996 (Alphabetically by surname of addressee) (All 

letters written by Townsend) 

Adams, Nina (SSU/UIS professor), 10 Jan 1992 re academic legitimacy of 

BLR 

Bellecourt, Vernon, 13 Sept 1991, re his “radio adventure” 

Bennett, Dr., 18 Feb 1992, re “pioneering writing” 

Blackwell, Robert (Director of Springfield Housing Authority), 20 Feb 1991, 

re “letting Kantako do his thing” 

Cameron, Mr., 30 Jan 1992, re enclosed materials 

Chomsky, Noam, 22 Apr 1992, re article on micro-radio movement; 14 Dec

3/8/2007 

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1992, re interview on BLR; 18 Dec 1992, re enclosed tape; 6 Jan 1995, re 

spread of micro-radio, and possibility of Chomsky giving a speech at SSU 

(enc. of ACE subscription form) 

Coliver, Sandra (Article 19, London’s International Centre Against 

Censorship), 5 Nov 1991, re their support and NLG materials 

Cooper, Mary, 14 Dec 1992, re Bo Gritz, the U.S. governments 

involvement in the drug trade, and Chomsky interview 

Davis, Mike, 8 Oct 1992, re interview about weed and seed program 

Desai, Barney (Corresponding Secretary of Pan Africanist Congress), 1 Nov 

1991, re spreading micro-radio movement to Azania 

Fiske, John (U. of Wisconsin), 25 Mar 1994, re donation, and his book 

Power Plays 

Franck, Peter (NLG), 13 Dec 1991, re Tom Reveille and Japan micro-radio 

Herman, Ed (Manufacturing Consent), 16 Apr 1992, Tetsua Kogawa’s 

micro transmitter; 17 Nov 1993, re Stephen Dunifer (cc: Dunifer) 

Hunter-Gault, Charlene (PBS’ MacNeil/Lehrer News Hour), 27 July 1992, 

re interview with Kantako for her “Can We All Get Along?” series 

Jackson, Terrance, 14 Dec 1992, re his book 

Kogawa, Tetsua (Professor), 2 Nov 1992, re his work and Paper Tiger TV 

LeCount, Suzanne, 23 Aug 1991, re updates on BLR 

Leisner, Roger, 3 Jan 1992, re his Radio Free Maine and broadcasting his 

tapes; letter from Leisner, nd, re tapes of radical scholars; enc. lists of 

tapes 

Radio Free Loisaida, 22 Feb 1992, re their groundbreaking micro-radio efforts 

Lewis, George, 23 Aug 1991, re donation and updates 

Marable, Dr. Manning, 4 Sept 1991, re establishment of “Freedom Schools” 

and Marcus Garvey School 

Pan African Telecommunications Union, 17 Oct 1991, re BLR information 

Onslaught (white supremacist organization), 11 Feb 1992, re wanting to know 

more about their organization; enc. Onslaught propaganda; Townsend 

letter to Professor Judy Everson, 7 Feb 1992, re Onslaught “message” 

stuck in his office door 

Radio Free Detroit, 22 Feb 1992, re NLG, legal advice, and donation to RFD 

Rick ?, 19 Feb 1991, re BLR information 

Roach, Colleen (NLG), 13 Dec 1991, re micro-radio movement, Japan, 

Turkey and MacBride roundtable 

Sauda, Tykym, 29 Aug 1991, re building more African traditions in the 

freedom school 

Savage, Bryan, 24 Mar 1992, re “Kantako clause” in new lease 

Swartz, Joel, 2 Nov 1992, re his commitment to grassroots radio 

Tucker, Ben, 11 Dec 1991, copy of money order from him 

Willhelm, Sidney, 9 Apr 1992, re his speech at SSU in June on genocide 

against blacks, and Gov. Edgar eliminating the general assistance 

welfare program; 19 Apr 1992, re Shadows book; 3 Jan 1992, re 

Amos Wilson’s Black on Black Crime and Kantako co-hosting a

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radio talk show from Washington D.C. 

Wilkes, Jon, 21 Feb 1992, re photo art for poster 

Wilson, Ernie, 1 May 1991, re new transmitter that he could sell; on same 

letter, Wilson writes that FCC has been “troublesome” and cannot advise 

them on transmitter 

Wyatt, Tahir, 30 Jan 1992, re contact for him to meet in Philadelphia about 

information on BLR 

Yehoaddan, 30 Jan 1992, re tape of Yahweh Ben Yahweh interview on BLR 

19. Incoming Correspondence, 1991-1996 (Arranged chronologically) 

Haney, Nick, nd, Bothell, WA, re information on BLR 

Ongoren, Mahmut, 15 Nov 1991, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey, re 

establishment of micro-radio station in Ankara 

Alvarez, Max, 18 Jan 1992, independent filmmaker, re his suggestions on how 

to go about filming Kantako and his family 

Talbot, Larry of Radio Free Detroit, 7 Apr 1992, re updates on their station; 

RFD leaflet and Fifth Estate article 

Shabazz, Muhammad Al Akim, 21 May 1992, letter to Kantako re listening to 

his broadcasts on police brutality and the Weed and Seed program 

Chomsky, Noam, 28 Dec 1992, re interview with Kantako; 22 July 1993, re 

BLR T-shirt 

Smith, Joel, 23 Sept 1994, re London’s Illuminations Television doing a piece 

on Kantako 

Yoder, Andrew (ACE magazine), 27 Jan 1995, re his book Pirate Radio 

Stations: Tuning In To Underground Broadcasts and request for 

permission to use Ken Burnette’s photo of Kantako; stapled with order 

form from Welfare Warriors; Steve ? of Otisville, MI, nd, re starting a 

station; Keith Robb of Cuyahoga Falls, OH, nd, re Noisy Concept doing 

an article on Kantako; Geraldine Sopryeh of Chicago, IL, nd, needing 

information; Joseph Kouad of Korhogo, West Africa (to Ron Sakolsky), 

2 Nov 1993, re radio transmitter; B.J.B of Louisville, KY, 2 May 1994, 

re starting a station; Larry Stoley of Milwaukee, WI, 5 June 1996, re 

his book Free Radio Broadcasting and interview for a chapter on Kantako; 

Sundiata Acoli of White Deer, PA, 8 Feb 1995, re information on BLR; 

Milt Shaw of KDIA Oakland, CA, 8 Jan 1996, re information on BLR 

Swartz, Joel, 11 July 1996, sending back a repaired amp 

Kunz, Art and Vautrain, Will (UIS students), Nov 1996, re starting a station; 

stapled with 3 Nov 1996, re meeting with WUIS personnel on gaining 

student access on the station 

23. Periodical Articles on BLR and Kantako, nd, 1989, 1990 (1 of 8 folders) 

(Arranged chronologically) (Almost all articles have two copies) 

“Black Liberation Radio,” by Michael Townsend and Husayn Al-Kurdi, nd, 

written for unknown publication 

X Communicator, “Black Liberation Radio,” by Ron Sakolsky, nd

3/8/2007 

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Macrocosm USA: An Environmental, Political, and Social Solutions 

Handbook with Directories (monograph), “Radio Activist Mbanna 

Kantako: In His Own Words,” Sandi Brockway (ed.), nd 

“Mbanna Kantako and the Micro-Radio Movement,” by Townsend, ns, nd 

“Blind man telecasts defiance,” Associated Press release, unknown 

newspaper, nd 

Fifth Estate (Detroit, MI newspaper), “Pirate Radio,” nd 

Passion for Radio: Radio Waves and Community (press release for 

monograph), Bruce Girard, ed., nd, story by Ron Sakolsky; Spanish 

version: “El Regreso De La Comunidad A La Radio: El Nacimiento 

del Moviemiento Microradial en los Estados Unidos” (published by 

AMARC); English version: “Zoom Black Magic Liberation Radio: 

Birth of the micro-radio movement in the USA” 

State Journal-Register, “FCC turns off Hay Homes radio station, "12 Apr 

1989; 19 Apr 1989, “Readus promises to keep broadcasting until 

arrested” 

Illinois Issues, "Community Organizing Downstate: Conflicts and Coalitions," 

by Cheryl Frank, June 1989. Includes several paragraphs on conflicting 

approaches of Frank McNeil and Readus in tackling socio-political 

problems. 

Final Call, "Guerilla radio: Underground radio station operator uses 'sneak 

attacks' to educate community," 11 Sept 1989 

State Journal-Register, "Judgment sought against Readus for unlicensed radio 

broadcasting," 10 Nov 1989 

Kurier (alternative German magazine that focuses on low-watt radio), "Radio 

von Unten: WTRA Radio Springfield - Beginn einer Revolutionierung des 

Rundfunksystems der USA?" 1990 

Illinois Times, "United States vs. WTRA: From a Hay Homes apartment, 

Dewayne Readus and some kids operate a tiny radio station that can't be 

heard more than a mile away. Why does the federal government want to 

shut it down?" by Richard Shereikis (SSU professor), 11-17 Jan 1990 (3 

copies) 

24. Periodical Articles on BLR and Kantako, 1990 (2 of 8 folders) (Arranged 

chronologically) (Almost all articles have two copies) 

Artpaper, "WTRA-FM: One-Watt Radio," by Townsend, Jan 1990 

People's Tribune, "Zoom Black Magic is on the air: WTRA Radio won't 

be stopped," 12 Feb 1990 

Illinois State Fair Professional Art Exhibition pamphlet, 1990, includes 

entry of "Dewayne Readus Activist" photograph 

Rock & Roll Confidential, "Broadcast Confidential (column)," Feb 1990, re 

Zoom Black Magic link with Black Rose 

Chicago Tribune, "Rights vs. privilege: 'Pirate radio' operators charge the FCC 

with restricting free speech," 6 Feb 1990

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Fmedia, "Other Small-Print Happenings and the FM Industry News (column)," 

Apr 1990 

In These Times, "Dewayne Readus: radio rebel," 18-24 Apr 1990 

Democratic Communique, "WTRA Under Fire," by Townsend, Spring 1990 

Sound Choice, "Radio Activist Defies FCC," by David Ciafardini, Spring 1990 

Cultural Democracy, "Radio-Activity: Community Animation You Can Do" 

(interview with Sakolsky), "Radio Activist Dewayne Readus: In His Own 

Words" (remarks excerpted from the Chicago Guild meeting), Spring 1990 

Rock & Roll Confidential, "Kids, Do Try This At Home," May 1990; stapled with 

letter from editor Lee Ballinger to Townsend 

Mother Jones, "Radio Free Radio," by Rich Shereikis, June 1990 

Detroit Metro Times, "Liberation Radio: Who Says Your Community Can't Have 

Its Own Radio Station," by Thom Jurek, 20-26 June 1990 

Wireless (WEFT Champaign, IL newsletter), "Pirate Community Radio in 

Springfield," Summer 1990 

Columbia Journalism Review, "Making Radio Waves: A Pirate in the Projects," 

by Rich Shereikis, July/Aug 1990; included are negatives of the front cover of 

CJR 

Z Magazine, "Press Release" (Readus and the FCC), July/Aug 1990 

State Journal-Register, "Jacksonville station manager says he'd like to help 

Kantako," by Hilary Saperstein, 9 Aug 1990 

ACE, "WTRA Semi-Clandestine in Springfield, Illinois," Aug 1990 

State Journal-Register, "Making Waves: Radio renegade gets airplay of his own," 

by Saperstein, 8 Aug 1990 

Radio and Records, "Illinois Radio Pirate Defies FCC," Fall 1990; on back side 

of this photocopy is LA Weekly, "Free Christian Slater," 24-30 Aug 1990 

Playboy, "Newsbreaks" (one paragraph item comparing Christian Slater's 

movie to Readus, igniting a storm of mail), Sept 1990 

Daily Chronicle (DeKalb/Sycamore, IL), "Tiny station at odds with feds," AP 

release by Dennis Conrad, 23 Sept 1990 



St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Making Waves: Radio Pirate Snubs FCC," by Kathleen 

Best, 16 Sept 1990 

ACE, "WTRA Update," p. 20, Oct 1990 

SSU Weekly (official campus newsletter), "Faculty/staff activities" (re Shereikis 

writing for various publications on Readus), 4 Oct 1990 

Adult & Continuing Education Today, "Hidden Hits" column by John 

Ohliger, 22 Oct 1990, re Kantako vs. FCC 

Version 90 (journal), "Revolution Radio: Dewayne Readus and WTRA 

pump up the volume despite the FCC's fear of a black radio station," 

p. 16, by Steve LeBlanc, 1990 

26. Periodical Articles on BLR and Kantako, 1990-1991 (4 of 8 folders)

3/8/2007 

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Radio Von Unten (German periodical on clandestine radio), "WRTA Radio 

Springfield - Beginn einer Revolutionierung des Rundfunksystems der 

Vereinigten Staaten?" by Harald Kuhl, p. 29-31, Oct 1990 

Avven I Menti (Italian), "Neri Del Ghetto Una Radio Vi Ascolta," by Anna 

Maria Torriglia, p. 33, 5 Dec 1990 

Los Angeles Times, "Out of the Corner: From a corner of his living room, 

Mbanna Kantako broadcasts his version of the news. With less than one 

watt, he hopes to start a revolution," 19 Nov 1990 

ACE, "WTRA Changes Its Name to 'Zoom Black Magic,'" Nov 1990 

A Sign of the Times ("Kansas City's Only Rock and Politics Newsletter"), 

"Zoomin' Up the Volume," Nov 1990 

Overlords of RapaxC.I.A. (alternative newsletter), letter from Townsend, Nov 

1990 

Lies of Our Times, "Microwatt Revolution," Jan 1991 

Alternative, "Microwatt Revolution" (taken from Lies of Our Times article), 

Jan 1991 

ACE, "FCC 's Mansbach scuttles pirates" (article does not mention Kantako), 

Jan 1991 

Pittsburgh's Campaign Against Racism pamphlet, "Zoom Black Magic 

Liberation Radio," by Townsend, Jan 1991 

Utne Reader, "Radio Free America," Jan/Feb 1991 

Popular Communications, "That Was Then, This Is Now" (editorial on rise 

serious adult "pirate" broadcasters), Mar 1991 



ACE, (no specific article on Kantako), Mar 1991 

ACE, (no specific article on Kantako), Apr 1991 

Welfare Mothers Voice, "Family In Projects Starts Up Radio Station," p. 7, 

Spring 1991; also letter from Brenda Kantako 

Racine (Wisconsin) Courier, "'Pirate' Station Informs Springfield Listeners Of 

Its 'North Star'," 25 May 1991 

Unsound, "Mbanna Kantako" (interview), Late Summer 1991 

Nation, "Rebel Radio: Rappin' in The 'Hood" (recounts incident of police 

harassment after visiting the station), by Luis Rodriguez, 12/19 Aug 1991 

Prevailing Winds Research catalog (politically alternative books, video and 

audio tapes), (political issues related to those discussed by Kantako), 

Summer/Fall 1991 

Voice of the Black Community (Springfield, IL), "Mbanna Kantako and the 

Micro-Radio Movement," 23 Oct 1991 

Palm Beach (FL) Gazette, "Mbanna Kantako and the 'Micro-Radio 

Movement'," by Townsend, 24 Oct 1991 

28. Periodical Articles on BLR and Kantako, 1991 (6 of 8 folders) (Arranged

Box 2 

Folders: 

3/8/2007 

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New American Press ("Progressive Weekly Serving Northwest Florida and 

South Alabama"), "Mbanna Kantako and the Micro-Radio Movement," by 

Townsend, 31 Oct - 7 Nov 1991 

Minnesota Library Association Social Responsibilities Round Table 

Newsletter, "Dangerous Radio," Nov 1991 

Poesflesh ("postcontemporary palimpsest"), "Black Liberation Newsletter, 

1 Oct 1991, p.5 

Alternative (Springfield, IL), "Mbanna Kantako and the Micro-Radio 

Revolution," by Townsend, p. 3, Oct/Nov 1991 

Big Red News ("New York's Largest Circulated African American 

Newspaper"), "Mbanna Kantako and the Micro-Radio Revolution," p. 3, 14- 

20 Dec 1991 

Metro Times (Detroit, MI), "Detroit's Rebel Air Force" (includes mention of 

Kantako as father of micro-radio), 29 Jan - 4 Feb 1992 

Spin, "Pirate in the Projects: An outlaw radio station keeps a community 

awake and informed," Feb 1990 

Nation, "Pap Radio" (new FCC rules allowing consolidation under fewer 

corporations), by Ben Bagdikian, 13 Apr 1992 

Interadio (newsletter of AMARC), "Assassination Attempt Didn't Kill 

Radical Station," v.4:no.2, 1992 

Kick It Over (newsletter), "Black Liberation Radio," Spring 1992 

Conspiracy (NLG newsletter), "First Amendment: Sword or Shield?" speech 

delivered at a convention includes analysis of Kantako situation, pg.4, 

Spring 1992 

Bay Guardian (San Francisco, CA), "Pirate Radio," 13 May 1992 

Left Turn ("A Publication of Solidarity"), "Revolution Radio" (interview 

of Kantako with Tavis Barr, p.14, Summer 1992 

Utne Reader, "Radio Activity: Community radio ensures fresh airwaves," 

Sept/Oct 1992 

ACE, "What's News: Media Report" column (update on BLR), Dec 1992 

29. Periodical Articles on BLR and Kantako, 1992-1997 (7 of 8 folders) 


Social Anarchism, "Anarchy on the Airwaves: A Brief History of the 

Micro-Radio Movement in the USA," by Ron Sakolsky, p.5, no.17, 1992 

Mondo, "Pirate Media," by Wes Thomas, Nov 1993 

MEDIAforum (German), "Nachbarschaftsradio in den USA," by Harald Kuhl, 

Oct 1993 

Option ("Music Alternatives"), "Pirate Radio: The FCC's War on Free 

Speech," by Jason Fine, Mar/Apr 1994 

Afterimage ("publication of the visual studies workshop"), "The Revolution

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Will Be Microwaved: The FCC, Microwatt Radio, and 

Telecommunication Networks," by Greg Boozell (program director at 

Chicago Access Corporation), Summer 1994 

Nation, "Rebel Radio Versus the FCC" (Alexander Cockburn's Beat the 

Devil column), 20 Feb 1995 

High Performance, "Black Liberation Radio: Struggling For Air," Spring/ 

Summer 1995 

Z Magazine, "Challenging the Manufacture of Consent," by Steve Ongerth & 

Radio Free Berkeley, Oct 1995 

Rock & Rap Confidential, "Radio Wars" (re California pirates; mentions 

Napoleon Williams but not Kantako), June 1996 

Mediated Messages and African-American Culture (monograph), 

"(Chapter 13) Empowering Voices: KUCB and Black Liberation Radio," 

by Sharon Albert-Honore (includes section on Kantako), 1996 

“Pirate Radio Kills the Ruling Class Stars,” comic book, 1996, by Ken Wong?, 

Chicago, Illinois (photocopy). 

Transcript of interview of Kantako by Sue Gardner of CBC Radio, Toronto, 

Canada, Jan. 1997 (printout of e-mail). 

Newspaper clippings re eviction of Kantako from the Hay Homes, from the 

Illinois State Journal-Register and Illinois Times, Feb.-Mar. 1997 

(photocopies). 

“Kantako Raises Human Rights Issue as Hay Homes Slated for Demolition,” 

article by Sheila Nopper of Toronto, Canada, ca. 1997. 

The Bleeding Edge, “The People’s Choice: Afrikan Liberation Radio,” ca. 

1996. 

“Radio’s Renegade / Low-Watt ‘Pirate’ Fights F.C.C. Rules,” New York Times, 

8 Dec. 1997, re Stephen Dunifer of Berkeley, CA. 

30. Web and Periodical Articles on Human Rights Radio and Micro-Radio, 1998. 

Printouts from web sites: Radio Resistor’s Bulletin, Wired News, San 

Francisco Liberation Radio 93.7 FM, Soundprint Media Center, 

www.radio4all.org, Free Radio Berkeley Update, Microradio News— 

Grassroots News Network Report, Black Liberation Radio Update, Decatur- 

Herald and Review, NYFMA, SHADOW 38 STEAL THIS RADIO!, 

www.freeradio.com, Grassroots News & Media Conference & Culture Jam, 

Toward Freedom Notebook, San Francisco Chronicle News, Philadelphia 

Inquirer Online. 

Photocopies from books, newspapers and periodicals: Z Magazine, Seizing the 

Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook, Decatur Herald & Review, Utne 

Reader, Radio World, Vibe. 

31. Bibliography of WTRA Articles, 1989-1992. 

32. Micro-TV, 1992

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Letter from Steve Athern, Jobstown, NJ to Mbanna Kantako et al, 17 Oct 1992, 

re building a low-power TV station; includes photographs and diagrams. 

33. Web and Periodical Articles on Human Rights Radio and Micro-Radio, 1998 

(Roughly chronological) (1 of 3) 

Printouts from web sites: Radio Resistor’s Bulletin, Wired News, San 

Francisco Liberation Radio 93.7 FM, Soundprint Media Center, 

www.radio4all.org, Free Radio Berkeley Update, Microradio News – 

Grassroots News Network Report, Black Liberation Radio Update, Decatur- 

Herald and Review, NYFMA< SHADOW 38 STEAL THIS RADIO!, 

www.freeradio.com, Grassroots News & Media Conference & Culture Jam, 

Toward Freedom Notebook, San Francisco Chronicle News, Philadelphia 

Inquirer Online, Radio Free Allston, Free Radio Memphis, Asheville 

Citizen-Times, The Freedom Forum Online, Fairfield Co. Weekly, Sonoma 

County Independent, Deja News, Mining Co., The Oakland Tribune, The 

Beat Radio, The Contra Costa Times, San Jose Mercury News, Times- 

Union, Illinois Times 

Photocopies from books, newspapers, and periodicals: Z Magazine, Seizing the 

Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook, Decatur Herald & Review, Utne 

Reader, Radio World, Vibe 



Printouts from web sites: Forum, www.radio4all.org, Free Radio Memphis, Micro 

Radio Speech, Black Cat Radio, Rougecom, SHADOW 38 STEAL THIS 

RADIO!, Free Radio Berkeley 



Printouts from web sites: NYFMA, SHADOW 38 STEAL THIS RADIO!, 

www.radio4all.org, Pirate Radio, Fine Print, Memphis Flyer, San Francisco 

Liberation Radio, Micro-Watt Radio, Afrikan Frontline Network 



Printouts from web sites: www.radio4all.org, Committee on Democratic 

Communications, Homeless People’s Network, Rogue Radio Research, 

Emerging Micro Media, www.386haves.com, MetroActive Arts, www.we-2.com, 

Zone Blaster, New York Free Media Alliance, Radio Mutiny, 88.7 Lower 

East Side, Free Radio Gainesville, www.radfall.org, IWW International Radio 

Network 


(Roughly chronological) (2 of 2)

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Printouts from web sites: Cato Policy Analysis, Pirate Free Radio, Community 

Powered Radio, San Francisco Liberation Radio, Micro-Watt Radio, Hot 

Pirate Action, Free Radio Berkeley, Neighborhood Works; Community 

radio 

Photocopies from books, newspapers, and periodicals: The State Journal- 

Register 

38. Legal Materials, 1989 (1 of 2 folders) (Roughly chronological) 

FCC Notice to Dewayne Readus (Mbanna Kantako), April 16, 1989, re 

Warning: Unlicensed Radio Operation, The notice states that Readus is 

operating his radio station without license. 

Letter from U.S. Department of Justice: United States Attorney Central 

District of Illinois to Dewayne Readus, October 4, 1989, re Request to 

arrange discussion concerning alleged radio operation and payment of 

fee forfeitures 

Notice to Compel Discovery, filed by U.S. District Court, Central District of 

Illinois, Springfield Division, December 19, 1989, Civil No. 89-3289, 

Dewayne Readus, Defendant; Affidavit, James A. Lewis, Assistant U.S. 

Attorney, December 19, 1989, refusal of Readus to take oath to answer 

questions; Memorandum of Law In Support of Plaintiff, United States 

Assistant U.S. Attorney, James A. Lewis, asks for answer on whether 

United States is entitled to an order compelling discovery, December 

19, 1989 

Answer to Civil Action No. 89329, U.S. District Court, Central District of 

Illinois, Springfield Division, nd 


Memo from Peter Franck to Sally Harms, March 15, 1991, re Kantako case 

and NLG Convention 

Letter from Franck to Bob Perry, March 18, 1991, re Discussion of 

legislative approach to Kantako case 

Memo from Ralph W. Hoenle, Michelle Schwartz to National Lawyers 

Guild Committee on Democratic Communications, May 19, 1992, re 

Kantako case: International Human Rights 

40. Newsletters, Flyers, Brochures, Booklets, Pertaining to Micro-Radio 

Booklet, “The Complete Manual of Pirate Radio,” Zeke Teflon, nd 

Booklet, “So You Want to Apply for an Low Power FM Radio License…,” 

Amanda Huron and Peter TriDish, with a section by Cheryl Leanza, 

Esq., 2000 

Booklet, “You’ve Got A Right To Rock: Don’t Let Them Take it Away,” 

The editors of Rock and Roll Confidential, 1990 

Flyer, How to find your geographic coordinates – How to find your 

elevation above sea-level 

Flyer, Not Your Granny’s Recipe, Advertisement for WUIS, NPR Station

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Flyer, Government Threatens Community Radio Station with Raid 

Flyer, Prometheus Radio Project, Business Advertisement; Brochure, 

Freeing the Airwaves from Complete Control 

Flyer, Black Liberation Radio #2, Advertisement of a 2 nd Station with a 

concentration on youth 

Flyer, Mayday Premier, “Free Radio,” Announcement of a video 

documentary to be shown at UIS 

Brochure (2), East Coast Microbroadcasting Conference, April 3-5, 1998, 

Philadelphia, PA 

Brochure, A Radio Mutiny Hymnal of Sea Shanties, Lyrics of Hymnals 

handed out at East Coast Microbroadcasting Conference, April 3-5, 

1998, Philadelphia, PA 

Handout, Event and Schedules, Welcome to the First East Coast 

Microbroadcasting Conference 

Flyer, Kits and Accessories from Free Radio Berkley 

List of Microradio Resources (Internet and Otherwise), Compliments of 

Prometheus Radio Project 

Flyer, Peoples Radio, “Black Box,” Description of how to build and the 

parts necessary for acquiring a microradio; Article on “Free radio,” nd 

Photocopies of Articles pertaining to Microradio, ca 1996-97 

Newsletter, “Rebel Radio,” published by Friends of Radio Free Detroit, Vol. 

1, 1992 

Newsletter, “Maximum Rock and Roll: Pirate Radio Issue, June 1997 

Newsletter, “Graffiti Times,” Published by SE Jones, 1998 

Newsletter, Association of Micro-Power Broadcasters, January 1999 

41. Federal Communications Commission, Applications and Guides 

FCC Low Power FM Radio: Applicants Guide 

FCC Form 318: Application for Construction Permit for a Low Power FM 

Broadcast Station, with Instructions, March 1990 

FCC Form 318: Sample Initial Application wand Special Amended 

Application to Share Points 

Filling out the Non-Engineering Parts of FCC Form 318 or, How to Apply 

For a Low Power Radio Station. Directions for the First-Time 

Applicant, UCC, Office of Communication, Inc., Microradio 

Implementation Project, April 16, 2000 

Technical Requirements for LPFM Station Operations and Guide to Filling 

out FCC Form 318 Section V: Engineering Specifications, The General 

Board of Global Ministries, The United Methodist Church, ca 2000 

42. Photocopy of Mbanna Kantako Photograph 

43. Correspondence 1989 – 2000 (1 of 2 folders) (Roughly chronological)

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Letter from Richard M. Smith, Chief Field Operations Bureau, FCC, to 

Congressman Richard J. Durbin, March 29, 1990, re Reply to letter 

regarding low power radio station operating in the FM broadcast band 

Letter from Alex D. Felker, Chief Mass Media Bureau, FCC, to 

Congressman Richard J. Durbin, nd, re Reply to correspondence dated 

July 9, 1989, regarding operation of low power radio station 

Letter from Dewayne Readus (Mbanna Kantako), President, John Hay 

Tenant’s Rights Association to Phillip Bradford, FCC, May 9, 1989, re 

Reasons for forfeiture not to be imposed 

Letter from Readus, President, Mike Townsend, Advisor, John Hay 

Tenant’s Rights Association to Renee Brereton, Campaign for Human 

Development, July 14, 1989, re Confirmation that no funds have been 

used to operate radio station 

44. Correspondence 1989-2000 (2 of 2 folders) (Roughly chronological) 

Letter from Steve Leblanc to Mike Townsend, nd, re Submission of article 

Letter from Wesley G. Dacus to Dewayne Readus, September 10, 1989, re 

Desire to start low watt radio in his community 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Brandon, January 10, 1991, re compliments 

on radio story; Note at bottom of letter from unknown author to Mike 

Townsend, re Mrs. Kissel and Teddy Bear Project 

Letter from Peter Franck to Mike Townsend, August 15, 1990, re 

Discussion of planning and preliminary legal memo concerning 

Kantako case 

Letter from Virgil Howard to Black Liberation Radio, January 6, 1991, re 

requesting videotape on Private Radio Broadcasting 

Letter from Mike Townsend, for Mbanna Kantako to Virgil Howard, 

January 15, 1991, re Thanks for the interest and contribution, enclosure 

of videotape requested 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Armand and Michele Mattelart, January 22, 

1991, re Information in microradio 

Letter from Mark Pierce to Black Liberation Radio, ca 1991, re Request for 

information on starting microradio station; acknowledgement of 

information sent by Mike Townsend, January 23, 1991 

Letter from Henry Aitchison to Mike Townsend, January 15, 1991, re Praise 

for periodical article and request for more information 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Harry Aitchison, February 5, 1991, re 

Material on Mbanna 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Lee Ballinger, February 7, 1991, re 

Changing name of station to Black Liberation Radio 

Letter from Frank Merrill to Mike Townsend, February 7, 1991, re Request 

for tapes and possible submission of tapes 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Frank Merrill, February 8, 1991, re Request 

for tapes and mailing of tapes

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Letter from Mike Townsend to Howard Engelskirchen, February 12, 1991, 

re Acknowledgement of material arriving 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Jack Christensen, February 18, 1991, re 

Thanks for the material; stapled with letter to Townsend from 

Christensen, nd, re Request for information on low watt radio; stapled 

with letter from Christensen to Radio New York, November 6, 1990, re 

Request for equipment information 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Professor Siegel, February 19,1991, re Legal 

materials enclosed 

Letter from Howard Engelskirchen to Mike Townsend, February 27, 1991, 

re Thoughts on legal aspects of the movement 

Letter from Max Alvarez to Mike Townsend, January 18, 1992, re 

Discussion of documentary on Mbanna 

Letter from Mahmut Tali Ongoren, Human Rights Foundation of Turkey to 

Mike Townsend, April 4, 1992, re Information on microradio 

Letter from Tetsuo Kogana to Mbanna Kantako, June 22, 1992, re Interest 

in movement and attached article in Japanese on movement 

Photocopy of check from Noam Chomsky to Black Liberation Radio, 

February 20, 1993 

Letter from Lee Arte, Department of Communication, Loyola University to 

Mbanna, July 14, 1994, re Invitation to Loyola Radio Conference 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Noam Chomsky, March 10, 1994, re 

Fundraiser 

Letter from Noam Chomsky to Mike Townsend, February 14, 1995, re 

Acknowledgment of tape received 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Supporters of Human Rights Radio, March 

12, 1997, re New address for Mbanna and information on his apartment 

move 

Letter from Richard Edmonton, San Francisco Liberation Radio to Mike 

Townsend, April 7, 1998, re Acknowledgment of material and thoughts 

on the movement 

Various email correspondences to Ron Sakolsky on microradio, 1998-99, 5 

stapled sections 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Ron Sakolsky, September 20, 1999, re Contact 

information and free radio information; handwritten note on side of 

letter to Mike Townsend, re Keyser’s possible visit to Springfield 

Letter from Mike Townsend to Kevin Keyser, October 22, 1999, re Enjoyed 

visit and donation for video copies 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Mike Townsend, October 27, 1999, re 

Information on death of Gerald Clemons; stapled information, October 

27, 1999, from Linda Schmitz, State Journal Register to Kevin Keyser, 

re Info request on Gerald Clemons 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Mike Townsend, October 28, 1999, re Gerald 

Clemons info obtained

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Email from Feral Monkey to Ron Sakolsky, November 3, 1999, re Article 

from Baltimore City Paper, 1999, “Station Break,” by Lee Gardner 

Email Michael P to Ron Sakolsky, November 4, 1999, re Review of 

McChesney book on media 

Email from Jesse Walker to Ron Sakolsky, November 10, 1999, re “Station 

to Station” article in Reason, December 1999 

Email from Malaka Sanders to Mike Townsend, November 24, 1999, re 

Information on Mbanna 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Mike Townsend, November 26, 1999, re 

Mbanna update 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Barbara Larcher, January 11, 2000, re 

Comments on documentary 

Email from Unknown to microradio@lists.tao.ca, January 20, 2000, re 

Information from CMBE, Inc. Attorney David Oxenford, FCC 

information on low power radio 

Email from Pete TriDish to ahrensf@washpsot.com, January 20, 2000, re 

FCC creates low power radio service 

Email from Michael P to Mike Townsend, January 20, 2000, re Statement 

from FCC Chairman William E. Kennard 

Email from Jerry to Mbanna, January 25, 2000, re Human Rights Radio II 

Email from smwillhelm@interconnect.net to Jerry, February 2, 2000, re 

Article by Alexander Cockburn 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Jerry, February 24, 2000, re Sent copy of film 

Email from Mike Townsend to Leif Utne, February 28, 2000, re Grant 

permission to post article on website 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Jerry, March 22, 2000, re Review and future 

article on Mbanna 

Email from Kevin Keyser to Jerry, April 13, 2000, re Video request 

Letter to senator, nd, na, re Bill – Radio Broadcast Preservation Act 

45. Various writings on microradio 

“So you want to start a pirate radio station,” by Pete TriDish, nd. 

Information on how to setup micro-radio station 

Handwritten document by Mike Townsend on the attempts to stop Black 

Liberation Radio, nd 

“Putting the Community Back in Community Radio: The Birth of the 

Micro-Radio Movement in the USA,” by Ron Sakolsky, nd 

“Making Waves: Unlicensed Radio Broadcasting, Should it be Legal?” by 

Gwenael Engelskirchen, nd. This is a historical paper written by an 8 th 

grade student for a class project. 

“Low-Watt/Long Range Radio,” by Rich S., July 26, 1990. Article on 

Dwayne Readus and his low watt radio revolution 

“Black Radio,” by Michael Glick, May 1990. Paper written for Professor 

Townsend’s CFC513 class

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“Pirate Radio’s Challenge to the FCC: Direct Action and the Judiciary as 

tools for change,” by Andy Orel, School of Journalism & Mass 

Communication, University of North Carolina, August 1999. Paper 

presented in the Law Division: Association for Education in Journalism 

and Mass Communication Conference, New Orleans 

“Black Liberation Radio: Havana Update,” na, nd. Update on recent news 

concerning Black Liberation Radio 

“Human Rights Radio: Kantako’s Human Rights Radio Continues to Defy 

the Thought Police,” by Michael Townsend, November 25, 1999. 

Theories on why FCC won’t shut down Human Rights Radio 

“Report on Inter-Regional Communications Consultation, Quezon City, 

Philippines, January 8-15, 1992,” by Colleen Roach, Member of 

National Lawyers Guild 

“The Microradio Fix,” by Mike Townsend, nd. (4 Copies) 

“Your Dial Was Made for Revolution: An Introduction to Radio Mutiny,” 

na, nd. Stapled with a flyer for Eastern United States Microbroadcasters 

Conference, Philadelphia, PA, April 3-5, 1998 

“Radio Rebelde—Radio En La Mision,” na, nd. Article contains section on 

Mbanna Kantako and Black Liberation Radio 

“Zoom Black Magic Liberation Radio,” for Dewayne Readus, A poem 

entitled, “I had too much to dream last night,” by Andy Darlington. 

Stapled with letter from Exia to GI’s, March 13, 1990, re Submission of 

poem and biographical information for possible publication 

“Sisters of the Airwaves,” by Amanda Huron, Prometheus Radio Project, ca 

2000 

“Media Activists Gather on the Forbidden Island,” by Ron Sakolsky, nd. 

Notes from the Union for Democratic Communication (UDC) 

Conference held in Havana 

“University Fails to Diss B.L.R.,” by Mike Townsend, ca 1993. Comments 

on article, “SSU and Pirate Radio,” an editorial by a WMAY radio 

personality. 

46. Periodical Articles Pertaining to Mbanna Kantako 

“Zoom Black Magic Liberation Radio: The Birth of the Micro-radio 

movement in the USA,” by Ron Sakolsky 

“Radio with a Conscience: Community Radio in the 90’s,” by Paul 

Riismandel 

“An Introduction to Micropower Broadcasting,” by Free Radio Berkeley 

Critical Studies in Communication and the Cultural Industries, “Free 

Electronic Civil Radio Disobedience,” by Lawrence Soley, forwarded 

by Louis N. Hiken, Westview Press, 1999. Photocopy of chapter 6 only 

Lumpen Magazine, “Media Activism and Radical Democracy,” by Jesse 

Drew, nd 

InterRadio, “Pirates Challenge FCC,” by Bruce Giradi, 1989. Article on 

page 3

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Electronics and Radio Hobbyists Newsletter, January 1, 1990 Section on 

Mbanna, page 3 

State Journal Register, “Readus fails to appear in court for deposition on 

Radio Station,” by Jacqueline Price, January 24, 1990 

Illinois Times, “Black Students learn revolutionary ideology at Marcus 

Garvey School,” by Gordon Young, August 9-15, 1990 

National Lawyers Guild on Democratic Communications Newsletter, March 

– April 1992 

Illinois Times, “SSU forum finds little meeting of minds on race relations,” 

by Jeff Ostrowski, June 11-17, 1992 

Index on Censorship, “Black Liberation Radio: The micro-watt radio 

movement demands access to the airwaves and creates a revolution,” by 

Ron Sakolsky, February 1993 

“DX Clip Board,” by Andrew Yoder, February 1993, Update on Black 

Liberation Radio 

Illinois Times, “Stayed tuned for more news from Pirate Radio Station – on 

TV,” by Thomas Atkins, July 1-7, 1993 

Extra, “Micro Radio: Filling Gaps in the Commercial Broadcast Spectrum,” 

by Jesse Drew, Nov/Dec 1993 

The Nation, “Beat the Devil: Radio Rebel Versus the FCC” by Alexander 

Cockburn, February 20, 1995; “Low-Watt Sedition,” September 18, 

1995 

Rock and Rap Confidential, Oct/Nov 1995 Article mentions Black 

Liberation Radio 

The Octopus, “Micropower Radio Defends the First Amendment,” by Sheila 

Nopper, March 1996 

State Journal Register, “Testing, Testing: Micro-radio Challenge FCC, free 

speech rights,” by Elizabeth Bettendorf, March 9, 1998 

In These Times, “Beirut on the Pacific,” by Joel Bleifuss, May 13-19, 1992 

Anarchy, “Dangerous Radio,” na, Winter 1992 

Dollars and Sense, “Radio for People, Not Profit,” by Jeremy Smith & 

Howard Rosenfeld, May/June 1999 

Icon, Iowa City newspaper, “IC’s newest radio pirates broadcast free speech 

message,” by Andy Douglas, January 30, 1997 

The Neighborhood Works, “The Power of the Airwaves: Community Radio 

offers news and ideas by, for and about neighborhood residents,” by 

Cara Jepsen, March/April 1996 

Adbusters Quarterly, “Pirate Radio/TV,” by Bob Mackin, Summer 1995 

Radio Register Bulletin, “National Lawyers Guild: Defending the rights of 

micro broadcasters,” by Peter Franck, Summer 1995 

47. Periodical Articles on Microradio (Roughly chronological) 

Factsheet Five #59, “Things I’ve Learned from Zines: We don’t need no 

stinking license,” by Chris Becker, nd 

“Low Watt Sedition,” by Alexander Cockburn, nd, np

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Whole Earth Review, “The Covert Spectrum,” by Jim Hougan, Fall 1990 

Whole Earth Review, “Pirate TV in Eastern Europe,” by Evelyn Messinger, 

Fall 1990 

In These Times, “Lucia Chappelle: Airwave Rider,” by Carol Tice, June 26 

– July 9, 1991 

In These Times, “Revolution Radio: Salvador guerrillas tune in to people,” 

by Marcella T, July 24 – August 6, 1991 

Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, “Coast radio station is jewel to seniors,” 

by Frank King, August 1993 

New Yorker, “Radio Venceremos: Pirate Radio in El Salvador,” by Owen 

Smith, December 6, 1993 

Tranet, Bi-Monthly Digest for the Alternative and Transformational 

Movements, January 1994 

San Jose Mercury News, “Radio Active,” by Jason Fine, April 22, 1994 

Reclaiming the Airwaves, Free Radio Berkeley and the Free 

Communications Coalition, May/June 1994 

San Francisco Bay Guardian, “Zap Radio,” by Jonathan Franklin, July 20, 

1994 

Z Magazine, “Food Not Bombs,” by Alex Vitale & Keith McHenry, 

September 1994 

San Francisco Examiner, “Bay Area spawns new breed of populist, outlaw 

broadcasting,” by Susan Ferriss, January 15, 1995 

Los Angeles Times, “Rebel Radio Miniwatts Burn the FCC,” by Alexander 

Cockburn, February 2, 1995 

Emerge, “Eroding Support for Minority Broadcasters,” by Ernest 

Holsendolph, May 1995 

Washington Post National Weekly Edition, “Lets say goodbye to FCC,” na, 

May 22-28, 1995. This is an advertising supplement to the paper. 

Slingshot, “Exploding onto the Airwaves,” na, Summer 1995, Berkeley, 

California 

Forbes, “Moonshine Broadcasts,” by Jeffery Young, June 5, 1995 

Popular Communications, “Free Speech & Free Radio v/s FCC,” by Tom 

Kneitel, July 1995; stapled “The Legal Victory of Free Radio 

Berkeley,” na, nd 

Reason, “Don’t Touch that Dial: Free Radio Berkeley takes on the FCC and 

Official History,” by Jesse Walker, October 1995 

New York Times, “Defying Airwave Rules and Exporting the Way,” by 

Kenneth B. Noble, January 24, 1996 

Santa Cruz County Bay Window, “A Radio Revolution: Denied Access to 

the Airwaves, low power radio stations defy the FCC for a voice and 

the corporate medium monopoly,” by Michael Mechanic, February 1-7, 

1996 

New York Times, “A Radio Station for its Neighbors, Not the FCC,” by Neil 

Strauss, February 27, 1996

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Slingshot, “The Itch the FCC Can’t Scratch: Flea Radio Berkeley brings 

micro-powered, free radio to the community,” by Jason Justice, Harvest 

1996 

Express, “I was a Radio Pirate: An Unauthorized Social History of Free 

Radio Berkeley,” by Chris Thompson, January 31, 1997 

Rap Pages, ”Hotwire: Picking up Miami’s Pirate Radio,” by Susan 

Carpenter, May 1997 

The Defenestrator, “Radio Mutiny under attack by the FCC,” interview with 

Peter TriDish, na, December 1998 

Cleveland Free Times, “Seizing the Airwaves: Pirate Radio Heats Up,” by 

Brett Sokol, February 18-42, 1998 

Time, “Radio Free America: A merry band of broadcast buccaneers conspire 

to crank up the volume,” by Marget Hornblower, April 20, 1998 

Iron City Free Radio Newsletter, Spring 1998 

Village Voice, “Rebel Radio: The Lower East Side’s Pirate Station, Steal 

This Radio, Joins Fight Against Feds,” by Sarah Ferguson, May 19, 

1998 

Slingshot, “Free Radio Movement Confronts the Suits,” by Jennifer, 

Summer 1998 

Lip No. 11, “Pirate Radio vs. Corporate Piracy: Who owns the Air?,” by 

Greg Ruggiero, Jan/Feb 1999 

Alternative Press Review, “Frequencies of Resistance: The rise of the free 

radio movement,” by Ron Sakolsky, Winter 98-99 

Slingshot, “A New Chance for Microradio: FCC Considers Licensing Low 

Power Stations,” by PB Floyd, Spring 1999 

State Register Journal, “FCC Proposes New Low-Power FM Radio 

Stations,” by Kalpana Srinivasan, September 3, 1999 

Slingshot, “FCC Ruling Legalizes Micro Radio: But the Devils in the 

Details,” by PB Floyd, Spring 2000 

Illinois Times, “Low-Power to the People: Radio Activist Mobilize for 

Chance at FM Licenses,” by Ted Keylon 

The Ace, Copy of letter from Bill Dougan, KAPW to Low Power microradio 

enthusiasts, June 13, 1993, re explaining his radio station and research 

48. Web and Periodical Articles 1998 

Prinouts from web sites: The Information Subway, National Lawyers Guild 

Committee on Democratic Communications, Weekly Alibi, Black 

Liberation Solidarity Page, Afrikan Frontline Network, Radio4all.org, 

Institute for Economic Democracy, Cato Institute, Free Radio Press, NPR 

49. Web and Periodical Articles 1999 (1 of 2 folders) 

Printouts from web sites: www.radio4all.org, Micropower Radio News, 

Mike Townsend article, “The Trenches of Low-watt Radio,” Metro 

Active, San Francisco Liberation Radio, The Free Forum Online, 

National Lawyers Guild Committee on Democratic Communications,

Box 8 

folders: 

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Mojo Wire, Wall Street Journal, www.beatworld.com, www.sfbg.com, 

The Village Voice 

50. Web and Periodical Articles 1999 (2 of 2 folders) 

Printouts from web sites: “Free Radio vs. the FCC: A Case Study of Micro 

Broadcasting,” by Ted M. Coopman, Z Magazine, Znet, Free Radio 

Berkeley, Paper Tiger TV, Soundprint Media Center, National Lawyers 

Guild Committee on Democratic Communications, Jesse Drew, 

Macrocosm USA, Lake County Radio, Free Radio Network, 

freeradio.org, The Media and Democracy Congress, IWW International 

Radio Network, Alta Vista, Microradio Equipment Coalition, New York 

Free Media Alliance, Black Autonomy News Source, The A-infos Radio 

Project, Golden Gator Online, Community Radio 

51. Web and Periodical Articles 2000 

Printouts from web sites: San Francisco Liberation Radio, New York Times 

Online, The Nation.com, sfbg.com, National Lawyers Guild Committee 

on Democratic Communications, FCC, The Freedom Forum Online, The 

American Prospect Online, About.com, Common Dreams News Center, 

NPR 

52. Web documents from San Francisco Liberation Radio website (1998-2000) 

53. Vita for Mbanna Kantako 

54. Incoming Correspondence – General A-K 

Aitchison, Henry Allisonia, VA 11-01-91 

Akida Gary, IN 10-28-89 

Akins, John Raleigh, NC 

Alder, Tom 01-21-91 

Allen, Kenny Ecorse, MI 07-22-92 

Anelli, Victoria Springfield, IL 07-04-93 

Atwell, Matthew Hollywood, FL 

Aylmer, Kris 11-21-90 

Azuonye, Chukwuma Boston, MA 12-11-92 

Ball, Scott Middleville, MI 

Ballard, Barry Myrtle Beach, SC 06-12-91 

Banks, A. Atlanta, GA 11-06-92 

Baranowski, Clement Elgin, IL 07-27-91 

Belvill, Linda Eugene, OR 01-08-92 

Bennett, Bruce Fayetteville, AR 03-07-91 

Bennett, J.R. Fayetteville, AR 02-27-92

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Berrabba Tucson, AZ 11-16-90 

Berry, D.W. San Francisco, CA 05-23-93 

Binaca, Charles Miramar, FL 02-19-92 

Bilzi, Paul Wheat Ridge, CO 08-29-92 

Bivins, Lonnell Detroit, MI 

Blake, John Winston-Salem, NC 04-18-91 

Blüdstone Cincinnati, OH 02-03-92 

Bradford, Gary New York, NY 08-19-92 

Branfman, Judy Jamaica Plain, MA 

Brooks, George Oxford, WI 12-23-91 

Brough, T.G. Lexington, KY 02-19-91 

Brundige, Dkeeda Lincoln, NE 09-03, 10-28, 11-01, 

11-23, 12-01, 12-06, 

12-19-90 

Buckley, Sarah Riverside, FL 02-02-92 

Catalano, Nicola Italy 

Cato, Wade Vero Beach, FL 

Caughran, Keith Durham, NC 08-28-92 

Causey, Reginald Marion, IL 

Christian, Ken Dunedin, FL 02-28-92 

Claymore, Rick San Francisco, CA 02-14-91 

Clements, Bill Charleston, WV 07-23-91 

Comer, Tim, Independence, MO 

Conghliu, Joe Boston, MA 05-02-91 

Cook, Clarence San Francisco, CA 1-15-92 

Cooper, Marty Sacramento, CA 01-28-90, 12-07-92 

Cud, Peter Chicago, IL 10-23-91 

Curry, B.M. Washington, DC 02-06-91 

Dacus, Wesley Omaha, NE 09-10-89 

Davidson, John Nucla, CO 12-03-92 

DelSolar, Daniel Philadelphia, PA 11-16-92 

Dick and Mary Crestone, CO 08-10-91 

Dierking, Patrick St. Paul, MN 06-12-92 

Dinan, Bob Burlington, VT 04-15-92 

Dix, Tommie College Park, GA 01-25-91 

Duncan, Garrett Pomona, CA 01-03-92 

Encinas, Juan San Luis, AZ 11-06-92 

Engelskirchen, Howard Fullerton, CO 04-30-92 

Evans, Mark Los Angeles, CA 02-14-91 

F.R.E.D. Saco, ME 06-01-92 

Fife, E.C. Campbell, CA 12-09-90 

Fiske, John Stillwater, MN 12-30-92 

Forman, Murray Canada 09-04, 12-07-92 

Freddy and Walter Muscatine, IA 11-08-90 

Frezza, Jolz South Dartmouth, MA 11-08-91

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Friendly, Joe New York City, NY 01-15-92 

Gallaway, Kent Ripon, WI 08-24-92 

Gilliland, Jana Part Angeles, WA 08-30-93 

Goodell, Mark Dover, DE 11-04-91 

Gooden, Norman Tallahassee, FL 08-01-93 

Gray, Mamie Chicago, IL 04-30-91 

Grenon, Jon Chicago, CA 

Grey, Richard Davis, CA 12-01-90 

Haber, Michael East Windsor, NJ 01-26-91 

Hampton, Scott Brooklyn, NY 

Haraway, Zoli San Luis Obispo, CA 06-29-91 

Hauenstein, Nikk Loveland, OH 11-17-90 

Hauer, Glen L. Berkeley, CA 01-15-92 

Haverkamp, Jim Iowa City, IA 10-03-91 

Herranda, Julie Detroit, MI 06-21-90 

Jaffel, Mysime Oklahoma City, OK 10-21-91 

Jones, Brandon Astor Atlanta, GA 01-04-91 

Jones, Purnell Muncy, PA 08-29-91 

Kamerer, Joe Seattle, WA 02-04-91 

Kaser, Brain Kieth Springfield, IL 11-04-90 

Kelley, Bob Placida, FL 11-06-92 

Khalsa, Guru Singh Los Angeles, CA 11-20-92 

Kirby, Jane Ely, MN 03-22-91 

Kinzer, John Gainesville, FL 01-20-94 

Kogawa, Tetsuo Japan 06-22-92 

Krobel, Keith Springfield, IL 01-27-92 

Krux, Tucson, AZ 

Kuhl, Harald Germany 07-10-91 

Kupiec, Margaret Detroit, MI 01-18-92 

55. Incoming Correspondence – General L-Z 

Large, Bob Canada 02-09-91 

Lash, Russell Aurora, CO 03-20-91 

Lear, Rochy Berea, KY 12-14-92 

Lebow, Lisa Caspar, CA 12-01-91 

LeClair, Douglas SanDiego, CA 

Lee and Gwen West Palm Beach, FL 

Leffingwell, Ned Hackettstown, NJ 

Leo E. Maxwell St. Louis, MO 10-01-90 

Liiv, Mark Philadelphia, PA 05-26-93 

Lopez, Javier Houston, TX 08-14-91 

Luthran, Gary Philadelphia, PA 11-06-92 

Marisa Rolling Meadows, IL 

Masyga, Alan Winona, MN 12-14-92 

Matteson, Kimberly San Jose, CA 12-06-90 

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Max 10-26-92 

McBride, Ryan Olathe, KS 12-24-90 

McDonald, Tony Detroit, MI 12-31-90 

McMurray, Donald Harriman, TN 03-02-92 

McNallen, Steve Nevada City, CA 02-10-92 

Meersman, Andrew Moline, IL 

Merrill, Frank Macomb, IL 

Miller, D. Scot Dunbar, WV 

Miller, Donna Jamaica 12-06-90 

Mixon, Mitch San Diego, CA 

Moloi, Vusumuzi Canada 03-08-92 

Moore, Brian K. Independence, MO 10-22-91 

Mysime, Edmond, OK 

Nansel, Tracy LasVista, NE 07-10-93 

Nash, David Canada 03-10-92 

Nauarrette, Joe Hobbs, NM 03-04-91 

Newton, Stormy Houston, TX 02-10-92 

No Name 12-01-91 

No Name Atlanta, GA 12-18-90 

Padgett, David A. Gainsville, FL 11-16-91 

Pardee, Sherry Iowa City, IA 07-25, 10-04-91 

Parks, Horace Milwaukee, WI 11-30-91 

Patts, Berk Chicago, IL 12-10-90 

Peace, Gloria South Holland, IL 

Pete Culver City, CA 12-29-90 

Peterson, Leona New Haven, CT 04-01-92 

Petra Press Milwaukee, WI 05-22-93 

Porter, David K. Minneapolis, MN 01-08-91 

Power, Steve Gaithersburg, MD 12-31-92 

Ramos, Matthew S. Providence, RI 08-16-91 

Rashidi Los Angeles, CA 04-14-92 

Ritz, David Los Angeles, CA 02-15-90 

Roach, Colleen Flushing, NY 09-04, 12-24-91 

Roach, Jack L. Storrs, CT 03-31-92 

Robb, Keith Cuyahoga Falls, OH 10-21-93 

Robischon, Noah Yellow Springs, OH 06-17-92 

Rog, Rokkin Las Vegas, NV 

Saladin, N Chicago, IL 

Salaom, M.A. Littonia, GA 01-10-92 

Sanford, Arthur Rancho Cucamonga, CA 

Shabazz, Muhammad 05-21-92 

Sharif, A.K. 12-21-90 

Siding, 07-22, 9-11, 10-09-91 

01-27, 02-03, 04-02 

04-15, 04-16-92

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Sleeper, Harry A. Bedford, MA 08-11-92 

Smith, Alan Auburn, AL 10-29-91 

Smith, Jerome New Orleans, LA 

Stevens, Todd Altoona, PA 11-06-92 

Stone, Ralph Missoula, MT 12-01-91 

Stroman, John W. West Palm Beach, FL 

Swanson, Carolyn Paradise, CA 10-20, 11-12-91 

Swartz, Joel Rochester, NY 10-11, 10-17-91, 

11-14-92, 8-24-96, 

9-3-96 

SWL Tempe, AZ 01-01-93 

Terrar, Toby Encino, CA 12-10-91 

Todd, David Evergreen, CO 03-09-91 

Tonalack, John San Francisco, CA 11-06-92 

Trussell, Rodney Chicago, IL 04-07-91 

Van Wormer, Frankie Niagara Falls, NY 03-03-91 

Vasishta, Dheeraj Jacksonville, IL 12-24-90 

Vastine, Tom Villa Park, IL 06-18-91 

Vecozquez, Carlos Plermont, NY 08-02-92 

Villella, Rpuerto Columbus, OH 08-22-92 

Walton, Calvin Oklahoma City, OK 10-11-91 

Welsing, Frances Washington D.C. 11-11-92 

Wilkie, Lori Los Angeles, CA 12-28-90 

Wilson, Naomi New York, NY 06-02-93 

Wood, Robert Chicago, IL 11-26-90 

Woolley, Sabrina San Diego, CA 11-06-92 

X, David Houston, TX 12-19-91 

Yarbray, Tony Corpus Christi, TX 12-23-90 

Yockey, Eric Bloomington, IN 09-10-92 

56. Incoming Correspondence – Media and Professional Organizations 

The Black Scholar JoNina M. Abron 1989 

The Ohio State University Manning Marable 1989 

CIIR Overseas Program Anna Miles 1990 

Clandestine Calling Harald Kuhl 1990, 1991 

The Utopian Party 1991 

Chicago Religious Task Force Cinny Poppen 1991 

on Central America 

Knot Magazine Travis Barr 1991 

Coalition for Human Dignity Pat McGuire 1991 

Radio Free Hawaii Pat Ohta 1991 

Real Life Magazine Lane Relyea 1991 

Treme Community Randall J. Mitchell 1991 

Improvement Association 

Leonard J. Cirino Leonard J. Cirino 1991

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University of Wisconsin Steve Shields 1991 

- Whitewater 

Human Rights Foundation Manmut Tali Öngöoren 1991 

of Turkey 

United Front to Stop Black Rudy Mills 1991 

Genocide 

C.A.L. Ben Tucker 1991 

WMCR-AM Ron Scholdel 1991 

Colere-Unus Chris Laursen 1991 

Honorable Yahweh Biyrah Israel 1991 

Ben Yahwew 

National Lawyers Guild Sally Harms 1991 

National Lawyers Guild Howard Engelskirchen 1991 

AMARC Lisa Vinebohn 1991, 1992 

Eduardo Valenzuela 

Gomez Gallando 

Roger Baldwin Foundation Jane M. Whicher 1992 

Obelin College Lara Utian 1992 

Friends of Radio Free Detroit Larry Talbot 1992 

Town of Nulca 1992 

Pacifica Foundation Bill Thomas 1992 

PTTV Xav Leplae 1992 

Steve 

Kids Liberation Radio 1992 

Radio Free Loisadia Mike Alba 1992 

African American Student Stephen Yager 1993 

Organization at Holyoke CC 

Radio Resistor’s Bulletin Frank Haulgren 1993 

Writers and Scholars Intrntl. Greg Boozell 1993 

Journalist Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero 1993 

University of Wisconsin-Madison John Fiske 

1993 

KVMR 89.5 FM Richard T. Brown 1993 

San Francisco Liberation Radio Richard Edmondson 1994 

Kids Liberation Radio Mycall Sunanda 

Pan Africanist Congress of Azania 

Venice Radio Tom Reveille 

57. Incoming Correspondence – Legal 

Law Office of Peter Frank Peter Frank 1993 

Mass. Institute of Technology Noam Chomsky 89, 90, 91, 92 

Nicholson, McArthur & Carney Brian S. Carney 1991 

United States Copyright Office David Nieto 1992 

Springfield Housing Authority Kent Phillips 1992 

Illinois Dept. of Public Aid Phil Bradley 1992

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NAACP Benjamin Hooks 1989 

Dominican Sisters Linda Hayes 1989 

National Lawyers Guild Michael Bonanno 1994 

Comm. on Democratic Communications 

US Department of Justice US Attroney 1989 

Affidavit/Motion to Compel Discovery 1989 

Answer to the Complaint 1989 

John Hay Tenant’s Rights Association 1989 

Statement to the Press 

58. Misc. Letters written to various organizations by various authors 

59. E-mail correspondence 

60. Mailing Lists – Address Labels 

61. Flyers, Pamphlets, Memos, Press Releases 

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62. Newsletters from organizations and other pirate stations 

The KC Music Alliance News 

v. 1 Issue 2 December 1992 

World Association of Community Radio Broadcaster “InteRadio” 

Jan. 1990, v. 2 No. 1 1989, v. 2 No. 2 1989, v. 5 No. 3 1993 

Reclaiming the Airwaves 

Oct. 1993, May/June 1994 

RebelRadio 

No. 1 vol. 1 

The Ely Fire Fly 

March 1991 Issue 4 

Radio Resistor’s Bulletin 

Feb/March 1993, #3 May-June 1993, #4 Aug.-Oct., #5 Dec. 1993, #6 

March 1994 

63. WTRA Newsletters 

64. Web Articles 

Rodriguez, Luis J. “Private Media! Liberation Radio in America: Arresting 

the Airwaves” Rock Out Censorship, Decatur, IL pg. 1-3 

Burghardt, Tom. “Decatur Black Liberation Radio Under Attack! SWAT 

Team Raids Home of Micro-Radio Broadcaster” news15.htm at 

www.nyct.net, May 12, 1997, p. 1-7 

Black Liberation Solidarity Page, p. 1-4 

Black Liberation Radio Background and History, p. 1-6 

About Black Liberation Radio, p. 1-2

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AP, Decatur, IL “Rebellious rebel radio stations mean headaches for 

authorities,” Beloit Dailty News, 2-10-97, p. 1-2 

Newsclippings #442 

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65. Newspaper and Magazine Articles 

The Fifth Estate, “The Sound of Rebel Radio – Radio Free Detroit” v. 26, 

no. 3, winter 1992, pg. 7 

Detroit Free Press, “Howl on the Air”, 1992 

“ “FCC Tries to clear the air but can’t hook”, 1992 

“ “Outlaw radio station hits Detroit”, 1992 

Arkansas Democrat GazetteI, “Time running out for youth to save their 

future”, 1992 

“ “Private DJ Vows to Take Back Airwaves”, 

1993 

Metro Times “Rebel Radio Off the Air – For Now” 1992 

Atlanta Weekly Notice, “Community is Wherever Black People Are” 

The New Iowa Bystander, “KUCB Survives Adversity: Station Manager 

Discusses its problems and purpose”, 1985 

Los Angeles Times, “Reparations Sought for Black Americans”, 1990 

The Democratic Communique, “Grassroots Communication with 

Community Radio” 

The State Journal Register, “Timing by FCC is ‘highly suspect”, 1989 

“ “Judgment sought against Readus for unlicensed 

radio broadcasting”, 1989 

“ “Voting Rights Lawsuit Finally Over”, 1989 

“ “FCC Turns Off Hay Homes Radio Station” 

Venceremos, “Voices for Victory”, 1989 

Newsweek, “The Vision Thing”, 1989 

East Bay Phoenix Journal, “Free Radio Berkeley fined #20,000” 1993 

Berkeley Voice, “Berkeley Radio Transmitter will travel”, 1993 

“ “Do-It-Yourself Radio Broadcasts Over Pirate Station in 

Berkeley” 

“ “Making waves with radio,” 1993 

Illinois Times, “Letters to the Editor” 

“ “Redus joins other radio radicals in network of antimainstream 

stations”, 1990 

Chicago Tribune, “Rights v. Privilege” 

Metro Times, Detroit’s Rebel Air Force” 

Popular Communications, “Beaming In” 

New York Times, “Pirate battles to Keep the Airwaves Open” 

Spin, “Stephen Dunifer”, 1994 

Radio World, “Radio Rebels Claim the Airwaves” 

“ “Vessel to Broadcast Message of Peace”, 1996 

“ “High School Station Looks for Frequency” 

Marin Independent Journal, “Low-watt FM Stations defy FCC”, 1996

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Industrial Worker, “Flea Radio Berkeley: From Swapmeet to Demo” 

Spotlight, “Free Radio Idea Spreads but FCC Threatens Prosecuting” 

The Guardian, “Liberation Radio Shot Down” 

Fmedia, “Supermarkets to Hasten the Amization of FM?”, 1990 

Rock and Roll Confidential, “Broadcast Confidential” 

Monitoring Times, “Pirate Celebrates” 

Democratic Communique “Micro Radio” 

Industrial Worker, “Pirate Radio Perspectives”, 1993 

Left Turn, “Revolution Radio”, 1992 

Utne Reader, “Radio Activity” 

Anarchy, “Dangerous Road,” 1992 

Sub-Conscious, “Black Liberation Radio”, 1992 

Cultural Democracy, “Black Liberation Radio Update”, 1992 

Practical Anarchy, “Liberating the Airwaves”, 1993 

Impaction, “One Watt of Truth” (in Japanese), 1993 

Business Week, “Airwave Wars”, 1990 

Bay Guardian, 1992 

In These Times, “Two Tales of One City” 

The Nation, “Pap Radio”, 1992 

Wire, “Pirate Radio”, 1991 

Shadow, “Steal…This Radio”, 1996 

The Madison Edge, “Black Liberation Radio Escalates Battle with the 

Thought Police”, 1993 

Sound Choice, “Radio Activist Defies FCC” 

ACE “Black Liberation Radio Update”, 1993 

Los Angeles Times, “Reparations Sought for Black Americans”, 1990 

The Connection News, “Looking for Help”, 1990 

Atlanta News Weekly, “Open Letter, Do you ever wonder?” 

Mondo, “Pirate Media,” 1993 

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66. Shields, Stephen O. and Robert M. Ogles. “Black Liberation Radio: A Case 

Study of the Micro-Radio Movement” Presented at the 22 nd annual Meeting 

of the Popular Culture Association: Louisville, KY March 1992 

67. Swegle, Lisa. “Why an Alternate View is Needed in the Media” For SSU 

Public Affairs Reporting Program, Fall 1991 

68. Wingfield, Susan. “Two Republican Initiatives Toward Cultural Hegemony 

Through FCC Regulations” San Diego State University, 1991 

69. Williams, Patricia J. “Metro Broadcasting, Inc. v. FCC Regrouping in Singular 

Times: From: Howard Law Review [vol. 104:486] pg. 525-546

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70. Shields, Stephen O. and Robert M. Ogles “Black Liberation Radio: A Case 

Study of Free Radio Micro-Broadcasting” From: Howard Journal of 

Communications, vol. 5 no. 3 (Spring 1995) pg. 173-183 

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71. Fiske, John. “Testimony to World Commission on Culture and Development” 

Presented at the United Nations March 14 th and 15 th 1995 

72. Boozell, Greg. “Clearing the Air: Habermas, The Information Superhighway 

and the Free Radio Movement” 

73. Sakolsky, Ron. “Frequencies of Resistance: The Micropower Radio Movement 

Goes Global” Unpublished Manuscript 

74. Albert-Honore, Sharon. “Empowering Voices: KUCB and Black Liberation 

Radio” From: Mediated Messages and African-American Culture 

75. Some Perspectives on Civil Disobedience 

76. Bibliography of WTRA Articles 

77. Zeller, George. “The 1989 Pirate Radio Directory” 

78. Outgoing Correspondence 

79. Incoming Correspondence, Sept. 1994 

80. Mailing List and Equipment, 1994 

81. RE: In the Matter of Stephen P. Dunfer 

82. Mbanna Kantako Photographs 

83. Articles on Radio Activity, Tenant’s Rights, and Mass Communication 

84. Newspapers: Racine Courier and Free Radio Berkeley 

85. Magazines: Lies of Our Times and Covert Action Quarterly

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