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40 Watts from Nowhere

(40 Watts from Nowhere)
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Original Title : 40 Watts from Nowhere
Time : 89 Min
Genre : Documentary
Project Type : Movie
Year of release : 2025
Director : Sue Carpenter
Writer : Sue Carpenter, Amanda Laws
Producer : Brandon Jay
Project State : completed
Origin Country/Region : Canada, United States
Original Language : English
About : Frustrated by what she was hearing on commercial radio, Sue Carpenter built a 40-watt FM station in 1995 and ran it out of her apartment in Los Angeles, exploiting a legal case that allowed hundreds of low-power illegal radio operators to ...See moreFrustrated by what she was hearing on commercial radio, Sue Carpenter built a 40-watt FM station in 1995 and ran it out of her apartment in Los Angeles, exploiting a legal case that allowed hundreds of low-power illegal radio operators to proliferate throughout the country and gave birth to the legal LPFM movement. Carpenter was 28 years old, a secretary and an aspiring journalist when she first set up KBLT and invited strangers into her house to spin whatever the hell they wanted. It soon took on a life of its own, drawing Mazzy Star to headline a benefit concert and the Red Hot Chili Peppers to play live in her living room. See less Read more: Plot summary

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