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Artist: Free103point9/31 Down Radio Theater

We propose creating a Conflux radio station. The content of the radio station would be both live calls from participants and attendees of the festival, and recordings of previous Conflux calls.

Telephones can be linked to a live radio broadcast in order to create a live dialogue between activist social groups during public demonstrations and events. Our project will be based on the concept of the 1966 work by Max Neuhaus titled, “Public Supply.” Neuhaus’s revolutionary telephone/radio work was sponsored by WBAI in New York City and has been recreated in other cities.

Communication in real time is essential to the relaying and coverage of live, current events during public demonstrations rallies and marches. It is important to be able to have immediate media coverage of such events in order to speed content delivery as well as eliminate any buffer or editing of information that may be imposed by competing corporate sponsored media.

This system is a communication device for participants in such social demonstrations as well as a way to inform the outside public of what is happening in real time for those involved.

Telephone calls (public phones, cell phones, home phones) to a main computer server are recorded and streamed in real time over the Internet. This live audio stream is also broadcast on a low power FM transmitter to the local area of the event for people to listen to via a wireless radio. The calls are archived and will repeat when no active calls are being broadcast.

free103point9 and 31 Down radio theater propose to host an opening for the Conflux festival, where the first calls are made, providing the beginning of the content for Conflux Radio.