Public access and small local radio were cheap or free to access, and common sources of fringe ideas. It wasn't until the spectrum ownership was consolidated th

Public access and small local radio were cheap or free to access, and common sources of fringe ideas. It wasn't until the spectrum ownership was consolidated that this access disipated; but by then, dial up BBSs were common and growing popular. Also, handing out and distributing hand-pressed folios was common; and a source of much of the zeitgeist for several political revolutions.