Big Weekend for WQLZ

STOP ACTA & TPP

Stop ACTA & TPP! - Never use trade agreements to mess with the Internet!

They tried to push internet censorship through Congress and we stopped them with our STOP SOPA/PIPA protests. But the companies behind SOPA & PIPA have a backup plan: secretive trade agreements like ACTA & TPP. If we can't stop these backroom deals, the internet's future belongs to SOPA's backers. DO EVERYTHING IN YOUR POWER TO SPREAD THE WORD, CALL YOUR REPRESENTATIVES, YELL FROM THE STREET CORNERS, ALL OF IT! You can start by using the form below to send a message. Get more detail from KILLACTA.org

I urge you to vote no on ACTA and to communicate its severe problems to your colleagues. ACTA's vague language locks us into obsolete copyright and patent laws, preventing democracies from updating their laws to unlock new economic and social opportunities.It criminalizes harmless remixes by ordinary users if they achieve 'a commercial scale' (art 2.14.1) which many amateur videos do on sites like Youtube. And it criminalizes legitimate websites by making them responsible for user behavior ('aiding and abetting' art 2.14.4).Worse, it permanently bypasses the democratic process by empowering the 'ACTA Committee' to 'propose amendments to [ACTA]' without your approval. (art 6.4) In other words, it's impossible to know what you're voting for.The global movement against the US law SOPA showed that internet freedom is a crucial issue which belongs in the legislative process of each country. You should view ACTA as an attempt by a handful of companies to circumvent the democratic process, and you should vote against it.Thank you. Please reply if you have any questions.

June 3, 2010

This weekend will be absolutely huge with WQLZ and you don't want to miss out on any of the exciting fun The Rock Station has in store for you!

Friday afternoon, The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning Show will be coming to town. They're here for the entire weekend! There's plenty of oprotunity for you to meet Free Beer, Hot Wings, Eric Zane and Producer Steve!

Friday Fundraiser Fun!

Friday night, it's Dumber than Zane Trivia Night! This is a very important evening to help out a fellow broadcaster, WQLZ's Bodine. Bo's son Joshua has a rare genetic disease, Faconi Anemia, and has been in a Cincinnati hospital. Joshua is ready to come home, but will have to make regular trips back to Cincinnati for treatments. The little guy will have to have an oxygen tank and a wheelchair. Dumber Than Zane Trivia Night will focus on raising funds to help Bo's family purchase a handicap accessible vehicle so Joshua can get to his treatment in Cincinnati. Get all the details online at WQLZ.com and get tickets, or make donations, by calling 217.629.7077!

Special Brodacast

At 10am on Saturday morning, The Free Beer and Hot Wings Morning show will do a show live from the WQLZ Studio! Hear the show live Saturday morning online at WQLZ.com. If you missed the last few years of the morning show's shenanigans, be sure to check out videos of The Forbidden Mattress Story, Producer Joe's Electric Fence Rodeo, & Producer Joe's Lincoln Truth Challenge.

Saturday's giveaway

Then, it's the 2010 Big Hog Giveaway. For the past 3 months, WQLZ listeners have been registering to be qualified to win a brand new Harley Davidson Dyna Wide Glide. See a video of the bike below!

Registration is closed now, but there will be a few chances to become qualified this Saturday at the Fieldhouse off Sangamon Ave. in Springfield. The party starts at 2pm with live music, food, drinks, Free Beer, Hot Wings, Eric Zane and you!!! Even if you aren't qualified, you're still invited to the party. Come on out and have a rockin', kick-ass time!

Again, don't miss out on this exciting weekend, Dumber Than Zane Trivia & The Big Hog Giveaway) with 92.7 WQLZ, The Rock Station!