Maynard high school students vs. California religious broadcaster

adamg — Wed, 26 Oct 2005 12:04:10 +0000

Maynard High School has long had a unique asset - a radio station (on the air since 1974). WAVM-FM let students practice community journalism long before anybody had coined that phrase - as well as get radio training.

Now it's under attack. The FCC has not only rejected the station's bid to increase its power (from 10 to 250 watts; WBZ-AM is 50,000 watts), it may let a religious broadcaster from California set up a station on the same frequency in Lunenburg. Scott Fybush details the issues and questions surrounding the case.

Jon, meanwhile, looks at the story as a case study in community journalism - will bloggers do a better job following the story than the mainstream media? He's finds bloggers (including Universal Hub) seriously wanting.