Radio Alice
Radio Alice was one of around 150 channels in Italy, who saw themselves as free, democratic and non-commercial radio and in the Association of Democratic transmitter ( FRED ) were organized. The station saw itself as a medium of autonomous movement in Bologna. After planning, which began in 1974, the send operation on 9 February 1976 was recorded.
With the abolition of the state monopoly originated in Italy a large number of independent channels, often with political self- understanding. Technology and editing of Alice was made by a collective of 40 to 50 people, no one was paid for his work. It was sent from 7:00 am until midnight. The program often arose spontaneously, few contributions have been prefabricated. Planned and organized festival was just a news broadcast of 45 minutes' duration by 1 clock noon. There was no fixed speaker, no departments, advertising for publishers. Different autonomous editors formed, sent a few months, for example, twice a week, and disappeared after a few months: student, students, workers groups, feminists. In addition to commercial music produced sessions were even sent.
Alice sent, until it was closed by the communist mayor of Bologna for " incitement to violence " and " ringleader " on 12 March 1977. Many employees were arrested. On this day in Bologna was the student Francesco Lorusso, which was organized in the organization Lotta Continua operaist, been killed by a carabinieri. Alice spread the message immediately, and after three hours there was a demonstration of several thousand people.