Wave Farm Newsroom
The Wave Farm Newsroom includes news about all sorts of radio waves from around the world. The page also archives Wave Farm's organizational monthly email announcements. The WGXC Newsroom features extensive daily community news specific to New York's Upper Hudson Valley region.
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Tuesday
Jul
05
10:57 pm
Radio News: Apple wants to jam phones at concerts
Image from Apple's patent. 9-to-5 Mac reports that Apple just received approval for a patent on a technology that would disable locally a phone’s video and camera capabilities. A small sensor sends...
Thursday
Jun
30
11:10 pm
Radio News: Report shows ways FBI spies on journalists' phones
Cora Currier reports in The Intercept on the classified rules that allow the FBI to obtain journalists’ phone records with approval from two internal officials, less oversight than under normal judici...
Wednesday
Jun
29
11:11 pm
Radio News: Presidential candidates differ on encryption positions
Hillary Clinton's campaign for president announced a tech policy plan June 28 and Techdirt looks at Clinton's proposals on encryption. Techdirt's Karl Bode writes, "she intends to continue waging war...
Tuesday
Jun
28
12:02 am
Troy's Yes Men unveil gun parody
"Share the Safety" press conference at the Reagan Library from Troy's Yes Men. Claire Voon reported in Hyperallegeric that Troy-based art activist group The Yes Men have now started a website called...
Monday
Jun
27
10:45 pm
Radio News: Not a squeak or a roar from FCC's new 'tiger' enforcement teams
John Anderson reports in DIYMedia.net about current pirate radio action, one year after the Federal Communication Commission announced it was scaling back its enforcement bureau and creating so-called...
Sunday
Jun
26
11:11 pm
Radio News: Presidential candidates differ on net neutrality
Click here to download or play an audio version of this report. Techdirt reports that the ultimate fate of net neutrality probably rests with the results of the November presidential election. Congr...
Saturday
Jun
25
8:00 am
New music on WGXC this week
Christian Fennesz and Jim O'Rourke, "Wouldn't Wanna Be Swept Away" (Editions Mego)
Thursday
Jun
16
10:49 pm
Radio News: Chattanooga mesh network luring people, business
Techdirt reports that a recent Consumer Reports survey found the Chattanooga Electric Power Board and Google Fiber were the only two internet providers with positive consumer satisfaction ratings amon...
Wednesday
Jun
15
10:55 pm
Radio News: China reportedly closes 300 pirate radio stations
The South China Morning Post reports that, according to state-run China news agency Xinhua, police in northeast China have shut down over 300 illegal radio stations since 2015. “It was like harvesting...
Tuesday
Jun
14
10:57 pm
Radio News: Court rules for net neutrality
The New York Times reports that high-speed internet service is a utility, not a luxury, a federal court ruled June 14, allowing "net neutrality" to be the law of the land. The United States Court of A...
Monday
Jun
13
11:41 pm
Radio News: Computers now about to automate Foley sounds
MIT News reports that if there are any Foley artists left, they may soon lose their jobs to automation. A Foley artist is someone who makes sounds for radio, film, or other media. The name comes from...
Sunday
Jun
12
11:47 pm
Radio News: Canadians use Stingrays to surveil everyone nearby
Jordan Pearson at Motherboard reports that the Royal Canadian Mounted Police have been using "Stingrays," the mass surveillance devices that are International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catcher...
Friday
Jun
10
12:00 am
Radio Revolten, International Radio Art Festival coming to Halle, Germany in October
Radio Revolten - International Radio Art Festival 1st to 30th October 2016 Halle (Saale), Germany Radio as a multi-faceted art form will be presented at a four-week festival, which will take place in...
Thursday
Jun
09
10:57 pm
Radio News: 20 years after the 1996 Telecommunications Act
February marked 20 years since then-President Bill Clinton signed the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which deregulated several media industries, and has led to fewer media choices for consumers. Just...
Wednesday
Jun
08
11:21 pm
Radio News: Wi-Fi companies eye DSRC band
The Communications Law blog reports about the Federal Communications Commission's plan for Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) linking transmissions on automobiles with highways. Those broadca...
Tuesday
Jun
07
11:04 pm
Radio News: NOAA considers a plan for underwater noise
The New York Times reports that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is asking for public comment through July 1 for the Ocean Noise Strategy Roadmap draft, a 10-year plan to quiet man-...
Monday
Jun
06
10:56 pm
Radio News: Report indicates Israel behind cyber attacks
Israel seems to be worried about activists of the "Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions" movement, who are trying to put economic pressure on Israel to end human rights violations against Palestinians. O...
Sunday
Jun
05
10:25 pm
Radio News: Snowden alerted NSA before leaking surveillance information
Vice reports that combing through government records, it appears that Edward Snowden was telling the truth that he repeatedly raised concerns while at the National Security Agency, before leaking gove...
Wednesday
Jun
01
11:10 pm
Radio News: U.S. appeals courts now agree on warrantless cell phone data
Techdirt reports that until May 31 the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals was the only appeals courts to rule warrantless access to cell site location data violated the Fourth Amendment. It was a limited...
Tuesday
May
31
10:30 pm
Radio News: Holder says Snowden performed a “public service”
The Guardian reports that former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said the National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden performed a “public service” by leaking government surveillance docume...