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Low-Watt Radio Wields Its Power (Wired)
She was a pirate who wanted to go legit. In the late 1990s, Jane Carpenter joined a team that ran an illicit radio station in Salida, Colorado. It was, she said, broadcasting at its most basic,
featuring a $100, 6-watt transmitter, a bunch of volunteers and irregular scheduled programming. Two years ago, Carpenter's dream of running a legal community radio station came true. After a series
of government reversals, the FCC, in January 2000, decided to offer a limited number of licenses to low-watt radio stations.
