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Box 8

 Container

Contains 53 Results:

Human Rights Violation Case 97 LM 3, 1997-02

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 105
Identifier: Folder 105
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Records, collected literature, and audio and videotapes concerning the unlicensed, low-power radio station of Mbanna Kantako of Springfield, Illinois, and the micro-radio movement in general. The efforts of the FCC to shut down Kantako's radio station attracted international press attention. This material was largely collected or created by Michael Townsend, an associate professor of Child, Family and Community Services at UIS. Its primary focus is Mbanna Kantako (originally...
Dates: Created: 1997-02

Human Rights Radio 25th Anniversary, November 2012

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 106
Identifier: Folder 106
Scope and Contents

Documents and printouts related to the 25th anniversary of Human Rights Radio.

Dates: Created: November 2012

Kantako, Mbanna - Pirate Radio Pioneer, April 25, 2013

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 107
Identifier: Folder 107
Scope and Contents

Article by Bruce Rushton in Illinois Times: "Pirate Radio Pioneer: Mbanna Kantake Won't Shut Up" Includes comments from Mike Townsend, former UIS professor who was involved in the happenings on the east side of Springfield and the Hay Homes. Material gathered for article from UIS Special Collection MC 86: Michael Townsend, Micro-Radio Collection.

Dates: Created: April 25, 2013