First, "The RAIN Report," with a last-minute preview of the 2013 Hamvention coming to Dayton, OH., May 17-19 with Michael Kalter, W8CI. Then, on, "PiratesWeekm," the show about pirate FM and shortwave radio, check out the CIDX, NASWA, and MARE. Pirates in the news this week include The Big Q fiale. A pirate radio mocumentary "People Just Do Nothing" is coming to BBC3 this year, and we take a look at the FCC Activities. ‭Select postings from the Free Radio Network, HF Underground and note stations logged per the Free Radio Weekly. Off Air Recordings include the stations of: Black Cat Radio, Radio Cinco De Mayo, Shrimp Boat Radio, and the euro pirate Radio Mustang. Listen to the interview on the Low Power Hour (No. 11) with the Crow. President Obama has nominated telecom biggie Tom Wheeler to chair the Federal Communications Commission, and nervous commentaries are proliferating across the blogosphere.