Community radio
WFMU, "Independent freeform radio broadcasting at 91.1 and 91.9 fm in New Jersey and New York City, and at 90.1 and 91.9 fm in the Hudson Valley, with gobs of online offerings." Est. 1958.
Cashmere Radio is a community experimental radio station based in Wedding, Berlin. Broadcasting underground music, talk shows and live performative arts. Est. 2015.
Resonance is "a 24/7 radio station which broadcasts on 104.4 FM to central London, DAB to Greater London, nationally on Radioplayer and live streamed to the rest of the world. Realised by a dedicated community of volunteer engineers and programme-makers, Resonance offers over 105 creative broadcast series every week." Founded in 2002.
Radio Nopal, a "collective internet radio station, located in the San Rafael neighborhood of Mexico City. We broadcast using free technology, a device called Mensajito, which allows us to create an internet radio station without the use of conventional computers."
Noods Radio is "an independent radio station broadcasting from Bristol's Stokes Croft. Founded in 2015 and born from Sunday morning music sessions, the station has grown to become the home of faces from around the globe."
∏-node is "an experimental platform for the development of an hybrid web/FM/DAB+ radio format. Through the interlinking of different approaches, tools, technologies and networks a decentralised broadcast structure is established where each of the network’s nodes serves to both receive and transmit information."
Rádio Quântica is "a Lisbon-based community radio station established in 2015, and developed with a diverse group of artists and crews – a safe haven where the voices of underground artists and activists can be heard."
Kiosk Radio is "an online community radio streaming 24/7 from a wooden shack in the heart of Brussels’ historic “Parc Royal”. A meeting point for music freaks from Brussels and beyond. A tiny kiosk bar serving eclectic music and drinks." Est. 2017.
Dublab, non-profit, radio station based in Los Angeles, with affiliate stations internationally. Est. 1999.
NTS Radio "provides curious minds with a home for music discovery. Broadcasting music from over 50 cities around the globe, NTS platforms artists through radio and creative projects." Est. 2011.
Radio Punctum is "Prague based community radio station. Broadcasting 24/7."
20ft Radio "broadcasts music from the container based in former ribbon-weaving factory “Strichka” in Kyiv." Est. 2017.
Gasoline Radio is "a non-commercial media platform, based in Kyiv. Its main goal is to disseminate Ukrainian culture and bring together artists, DJ's and activists in Kyiv and beyond."
Radio Plato is an independent internet radio based in Minsk. It has been fiery dedicated, musically diverse, community-focused and what really matters: independent. Est. 2018.
Radio Helsinki. Freies Radio Graz. Starting out as a pirate radio station in 1992, Radio Helsinki became the first free radio station in Austria to broadcast legally in 1995. Based in Graz.
Lahmacun Radio is "an online music & more radio from Budapest." Est. 2019.
"After nearly a decade’s absence, Radio WORM (Mark 2) came back into existence during 2019. Based in WORM, Rotterdam." Listen.
Vers Libre is "a community radio station based in Bergen and run by volunteers."
Radio Multe 93.8fm is a community and experimental FM + online radio station broadcasting from various locations in Bergen, Norway. Est. 2021. Listen. [1]
Radio Kapitał is "a community-based, Internet radio station that broadcasts 24/7. It is a platform for social and artistic dialogue, presenting programs on culture, society, history, literature, art and music in a wide variety of genres." Est. 2019 in Warsaw.
Lumpen Radio is "a non-profit, community radio station located in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago. Broadcasting throughout throughout Chicago at 105.5FM and anywhere online. WLPN-LP is operated by a community of volunteers: DJs, curators, producers, writers and organizers." Est. 2015.
kchung is an artist run co-operative and community radio station based in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Since 2011, kchung has pursued a distributed, affinity-based structure that promotes open participation and curatorial collaboration."
Mutant Radio is "a media platform that focuses on various directions: mixes, interviews, educational shows, live performances and discusssion broadcasts that are either live-streamed or filmed and streamed later on. The physical station is a fully-equipped caravan-wagon that is based in Tbilisi yet also streams from other regions and special locations around Georgia." Est. 2019.
Tilos Radio FM 90.3 is "• interactive • commercial-free • independent, diversified • non-profit, public and transparent • caters for all musical audiences • socially aware, and in touch with listeners • a forum of the past, present and future generations." Est. 1991 in Budapest.
Palanga Street Radio is "an independent DIY community radio based in Vilnius, Lithuania. Our mission is to create a networking-arts platform for music lovers locally and online. We foster a colourful & garshful cultural environment, making sound splashes on the oceans of internet since 2017."
Tīrkultūra / Unexpected Sources Audio Gallery is "a global broadcasting platform streaming 24/7 sound and radio art, weird and wonderful, innovative, experimental music." Est. 2014 in Riga.
KUNSTRADIO -- "every sunday - Ö1 - 11:03 pm - 11:59 pm (CEST) - & Online -- RADIOKUNST." Since 1987.
Varia Narrowcast is "an orbiting broadcasting channel for the physical public events at Varia, Rotterdam." Est. 2021.
Western Front Media Archive of various programming streams of Western Front, Vancouver, including the Media Artist in Residence program, New Music, Exhibitions and Performance Art.
Formerly: Red Light Radio (Amsterdam, 2010-2020), Rádio Ragtime (Bratislava, 1993-1999).
Networks[edit]
24/3 Radio Netzwerk Berlin : Reboot.fm, Cashmere Radio, SavvyZaar, WEAREBORNFREE! EMPOWERMENT RADIO, BLN.FM, RadioMobil – airing every Friday to Sunday on 88.4 Berlin and 90.7 Potsdam.
Independent Community Radio Network (ICRN) is "a recently formed initiative connecting and supporting like-minded radios to establish more sustainable and long-term futures.
Publications[edit]
- Varia BroadCats team, Narrowcast, Rotterdam: Varia, 2023, [40] pp, PDF. [2]
See also[edit]
- Radio Garden, broadcasts from local radios around the globe, WP
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