Paul Riismandel at RadioSurvivor.com reports that four months after ending production, the independent and non-profit daily "Free Speech Radio News" program returns online with new reports February 11. The full half-hour newscast is not returning, yet, but Administrative Coordinator Nell Abram said that the new site will feature brief daily updates. "We had a major funder come forward to finance a period of transition while we diversify our funding streams,” Abram said, explaining the return. The show, which aired weekdays on WGXC, shut down at the end of September when it ran out of funds as a result of being owed $198,000 by the Pacifica Foundation, which, as the program’s syndicator was also its primary funder. This donor, according to RadioSurvivor.com, asked FSRN to determine if affiliate stations could pay for carriage directly, rather than through Pacifica. (WGXC may not be able to afford the new rates.) For now, former staff member and long-time correspondent Shannon Young will work on content coordination from Mexico, while Abram covers administrative duties. Read the full story at Radio Survivor.