Unlicensed radio broadcasts, popularly referred to as pirate radio, come and go by necessity. Stations surface only to disappear without notice, generally because operators get information that the authorities are closing in or the Federal Communications Commission has physically pulled the plug and seized their equipment. Somehow, though, KBFR, a Boulder signal, has managed to remain a part of the landscape on and off for years -- and Rob Smoke, a 2007 Boulder City Council candidate who recentl
"The Digital Conversion Will Leave Some Coloradans in the Dark," and blogs like this one note that a percentage of locals who've been receiving free, over-the-air TV during the analog era will lose this service once stations switch to all-digital broadcasting. Concerns about problems like these contributed to the feds' decision to delay mandatory transition from mid-February until June. However, outlets are being given latitude to determine their own schedules, which explains why yesterday aft
