This is a story of an intriguing blend of old and new technologies, plus the journalistic and the political, in Ecuador.

An excerpt from the BBC story:

On Wednesday, Lucio Gutierrez became the third Ecuadorean head of state since 1997 to be deposed by massive street protests.

'Open microphones'

That revolutionary fervour was buoyed in part by a local radio station, La Luna.

It has had an open mike policy since it was founded 11 years ago, but in the past week this small outfit which works out of a tiny basement room, has become a catalyst for change.

The station's manager Ataulfo Tobar says it has given Quito's disgruntled people a unique opportunity of sharing their frustration with the political situation.

"Most forms of media in Ecuador don't do what we do; they keep the public uninformed.

Radio La Luna has played a pivotal role in the protests

"We are journalists, we are not political leaders. We are communicators, we are not social agitators," said Mr Tobar, as dozens of people crowded on the stairs outside La Luna waiting for their opportunity to talk.

"The people of Ecuador are sick of the acts of the former president and politicians in this country and what we have done is open our microphones so people know the reality of what is going on," he added.

Mr Tobar said the government of Mr Gutierrez cut the station's phone lines to try to prevent people communicating with it in mid-April.

People here in Ecuador need to know that there is punishment for this kind of governments Bernardo Canizares, film director

"So we gave out mobile phone numbers and because mobiles are so popular here in Ecuador, people turned into reporters on the street, calling and telling us what happened and sending text messages urging others to join the protests."

It worked, thousands of people surged onto the streets of Ecuador in protests buoyed by La Luna's irreverent and modern way of communication.

Following calls from the radio, they marched with balloons and even rolls of toilet paper, symbolising what Mr Gutierrez meant to the many of the people of Ecuador.