Stephen Dunifer (born 1951/1952) is an American radio engineer, author and anarchist socialist who founded Free Radio Berkeley in 1993 Berkeley, California.[1]

Stephen Dunifer
Born1951 or 1952 (age 72–73)
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Radio engineer, author
OrganizationFree Radio Berkeley
Websitewww.freeradio.org

Free Radio Berkeley, an unlicensed micropower pirate radio station, was an expression of Dunifer's socialist anarchist principles, and was inspired by Black Liberation Radio in Springfield, Illinois and by Japanese micropower radio stations. Free Radio Berkeley was involved in a protracted legal case with the Federal Communications Commission in the mid-1990s. At the time, it was illegal to broadcast on less than 100 watts.[2]

Selected works

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  • Seizing the Airwaves: A Free Radio Handbook, 1998, ISBN 978-1-873176-99-3

References

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  1. ^ Tarleton, John (June 2000). "Interview with Stephen Dunifer, Microradio Pioneer". johntarleton.net. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ Downing, John (John Derek Hall) (2001). Radical media : rebellious communication and social movements. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications. pp. 349–350. ISBN 9781452221090. OCLC 804845976.

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