Community radio

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  20ft Radio "broadcasts music from the container based in former ribbon-weaving factory “Strichka” in Kyiv." Est. 2017.

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  Radio 80000 "A non-commercial community radio, streaming live every day from 8am till midnight from ZIRKA in the north of Munich, Germany. Founded in 2015, it has evolved to a platform promoting collaboration and cultural expression through music, dialogue and events throughout Germany."

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  Radio AlHara, broadcasting out of Bethlehem, Palestine. Est. 2020.

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  Radio Aparat, "24/7 online radio station based in an adapted garage of an old private house in Belgrade, Serbia." Est. 2016.

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  Black Rhino Radio, "project promoting artists, music, and the culture behind the sound." Based in Bucharest.

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  Radio Campus "was founded in 1980 on the campus of the Université Libre de Bruxelles. With around fifty programmes, it brings together more than 100 presenters, technicians and collaborators around shared values: free, constructive expression, a strong attachment to the social fabric of Brussels and a boundless love of musical and cultural diversity."

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  Radio Carbono, 24-hour web radio, Argentina. Since 2019.

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  Cashmere Radio is a community experimental radio station based in Wedding, Berlin. Broadcasting underground music, talk shows and live performative arts. Est. 2015.

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  Radio Centraal, community radio in Antwerp. Est. 1980.

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  Radio Corax "is a free non-commercial radio station in Halle and has been available since 2000 between Leipzig and Magdeburg via VHF on 95.9 MHz and worldwide via Internet livestream. The programme is produced by around 300 people in their spare time or during their internships."

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  DFM RTV INT "is an Independent Internet FreeForm Radio Station whereof it's members broadcast live from their Home Studios and/or the DFM Studio in Amsterdam. Also live broadcasts from locations like alternative bars, parties, concerts and events.

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  Dublab, non-profit, radio station based in Los Angeles, with affiliate stations internationally. Est. 1999.

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  Fango Radio, community radio based in Tuscany, Italy. Est. 2019.

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  Rukh, non-commercial DIY community radio that focuses on alternative and experimental music, subcultures and countercultures. Broadcasting from Odesa, Ukraine.

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  Radio Galère, community radio in Marseille. Est. 1978. [1]

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  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."

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  Good Times Bad Times, community radio in Rotterdam. Est. 2020. Archived shows.

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  Radio Grenouille, "Marseille's cultural and campus radio station. Since 1981 on 88.8 FM."

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  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.

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  "Founded in 2016, Hong Kong Community Radio (HKCR) is a community platform and independent radio station comprised of creators, musicians, artists and fans with aims to broadcast and support independent works as an open platform."

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  IDA is "an online community radio based in Tallinn & Helsinki." Est. 2018.

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  Kanal 103, independent community radio station based in Skopje. Est. 1991.

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  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.

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  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."

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  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.

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  KUNSTRADIO -- "every sunday - Ö1 - 11:03 pm - 11:59 pm (CEST) - & Online -- RADIOKUNST." Since 1987.

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  Lahmacun Radio is "an online music & more radio from Budapest." Est. 2018.

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  The Lake Radio, non-profit online and international focused radio station, driven by artists and musicians. Based in Copenhagen.

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  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.

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  LYL Radio is "an independent web radio. LYL is a cultural project that has elected music as its main ethic, or paradigm. LYL has been operating in Lyon since 2015, and has opened a second outlet in Paris in 2016, then Brussels in 2020 and Marseille in 2021."

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  Manila Community Radio (MCR) is "an independent platform empowering underrepresented voices to experiment with self-publishing and radio broadcasting." Est. 2020.

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  Montez Press Radio is an experimental broadcasting and performance platform. Est. 2018.

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  Radio Multe 93.8fm is a community and experimental FM + online radio station broadcasting from various locations in Bergen, Norway. Est. 2021. Listen. [2]

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  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.

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  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."

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  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."

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  norrm, online radio broadcasting from Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Est. 2017.

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  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.

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  Ola Radio, "Marseille-based cultural online radio specializing in electronic music and avant-garde aesthetics." Est. 2019.

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  radiOrakel, "the world's oldest women's radio." Est. 1982, Oslo.

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  ORANGE 94.0, "non-profit community radio station rooted in Vienna, important in fostering media plurality throughout Austria since its inception in 1998."

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  Paddygrooves Radio, broadcasting every Tuesday from Bali, Indonesia

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  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."

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  Pan African Space Station (PASS) is "a periodic, pop-up live radio studio; a performance and exhibition space; a research platform and living archive, as well as an ongoing, internet based radio station." Est. 2008 in South Africa.

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  Radio Panik "is a free radio station that defines itself as an associative radio station for expression and creation and as a multi- and intercultural radio station. It was founded in 1983 by a group of people campaigning against racism and for human rights." Brussels.

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  Radio Papesse, "art and radio on demandl; an online audio archive devoted to contemporary art; a place for the documentation and the articulation of a critical discourse around the visual arts and at the same time a radio project dedicated to sound art production and distribution." Est. 2006 in Firenze.

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  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.

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  ∏-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."

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  Radio Punctum is "Prague based community radio station. Broadcasting 24/7."

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  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."

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  reboot.fm. "Free artist radio from Berlin - art, discourse & electronic music. Live from ACUD - FM 88.4 MHz in Berlin & 90.7 MHz in Potsdam. Saturdays: 16:00-09:00. Sundays: 11:00-13:00 & 18:00-06:00." Est. 2004.

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  Radio Relativa, Madrid experimental radio. Est. 2018.

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  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." Est. 2002.

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  Sphere Radio "is a non-commercial, interdisciplinary and free radio platform from the east of Leipzig."

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  Radio Študent "was founded in 1969 to give a voice to students and under-represented groups in society." Ljubljana.

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  radio.syg.ma, "community platform for mixes, podcasts, live recordings and releases by independent musicians, sound artists and collectives."

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  Systems Radio is a studio-free, nomadic online radio that broadcasts a range of sonic encounters, branching through music, podcasts, interviews, audio documentaries and concept pieces. Every Monday evening from London, Vienna and more, *2020.

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  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.

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  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.

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  Radio Tsonami, radio station focused on soundscape and experimental radio broadcasting 24 hours a day. Valparaíso, Chile.

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  Varia Narrowcast is "an orbiting broadcasting channel for the physical public events at Varia, Rotterdam." Est. 2021.

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  Vers Libre is "a community radio station based in Bergen and run by volunteers."

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  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.

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  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.

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  Radio WORM "is an online radio platform at the heart of WORM Rotterdam. Our studio hosts audio production of all descriptions, with over 80 resident shows as well as a shifting schedule of one-off events, mini-series and special guests." Restarted in 2019. [3]

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  radio x, "the city radio station in Frankfurt am Main. Around 400 citizens from Frankfurt, Offenbach and the surrounding area, united in around 90 independent editorial teams, create a varied programme away from the mainstream." Est. 1997.

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  yamakan.place, independent broadcasters from Beirut, Tunis, Palestine and other locations across North Africa and the Middle East.

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  Radio Zinzine Aix, radio libre d'Aix en Provence. Est. 1998. [4]

• Formerly: Red Light Radio (Amsterdam, 2010-2020), Lemurie (Prague, 2004-?), Radio Jeleni (Prague, 2000-2004), Xchange (Riga, 1997-2007), Rádio Ragtime (Bratislava, 1993-1999), Radio Home Run (Tokyo, 1983-1996, [5]).
• See also Net radio.

Networks

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  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.

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  Freie Radios – Berlin Brandenburg, collaboration between Col-Abo-Radio, Frrapo (Potsdam), Pi-Radio and Studio Ansage.

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  Independent Community Radio Network (ICRN) "connects and supports like-minded community radios with the shared goal of establishing a more sustainable and long-term future for the field." Est. 2022.

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  Radia, an international informal network of community radio stations that have a common interest in producing and sharing art works for the radio. Est. 2005, with 22 stations as of 2024. WP.

Events

• Auditive Social Network Week Experiments with Radio: Onsite, Online & On Air, Berlin, 26-30 Sep 2018.

• Easterndaze x Berlin On Air - Community Radio special, Berlin and online, 19-23 Apr 2021. Organised by Easterndaze.

• lumbung Radio, inter-local online community radio part of documenta fifteen, 2022.

• Easterndaze On Air: Community Radio Special, live broadcast event, Berlin and online, 9 Dec 2022. Hosted by Cashmere Radio. [6]

• On Air – On Site, experimental community radio festival, The Hague and online, 14-16 Apr 2023.

• On Air – On Site, experimental community radio festival, The Hague and online, 24-26 May 2024.

• Signals2Noise (S2N), 24-hour public event and broadcast produced by 15 community radios from continental Europe, Berlin-Wedding, 4 Oct 2024. Recordings.

Publications

• Relating Radio. Communities, Aesthetics, Access. Beiträge zur Zukunft des Radios, eds. Sven Thiermann and Golo Föllmer, Leipzig: Spector Books, 2006, 336 pp. Publisher. Review: Karstens (media/rep/). (German)/(English)

• "Lost Notes S1 Ep. 2: Outlaws of the Airwaves: The Rise of Pirate Radio Station WBAD", KCRW, Apr 2018, 26 min. Podcast.

• "Radio Activity", special section in The Wire 449, London, July 2021, pp 32-51. A global survey tracking online, FM and other radio developments; with a 100-strong directory of stations, sites and broadcasters. Features: Radio Alhara, NTS, WGXC, South East Asian community radios, TOR Radio, Radio Art Zone, Resonance FM's Framework, Easterndaze, Brooklyn Pirate Radio Map.

• Radical Radio. Freeform Radio Archive, website, Center for the New Northwest, 2022 ff.

• Vinod Pavarala, Kanchan K. Malik, Aniruddha Jena, "Community Radio as Development Radio: A Critical Analysis of Third-Sector Radio in South Asia", in The Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcast Studies, eds. Mia Lindgren and Jason Loviglio, Routledge, 2022.

• Bridget Backhaus, Jo Tacchi, "Uneasy Allies: Community Radio and Communication for Social Change", in The Routledge Companion to Radio and Podcast Studies, eds. Mia Lindgren and Jason Loviglio, Routledge, 2022.

• Varia BroadCats team, Narrowcast, Rotterdam: Varia, 2023, [40] pp, PDF. [7]

• Elena Razlogova, "Freeform Radio and the History of Music Streaming", in The Oxford Handbook of Radio Studies, eds. Michele Hilmes and Andrew Bottomley, Oxford University Press, 2023. About WFMU’s early experiments in “streaming” music via telephone, gopher, and web. [8]

• Urszula Doliwa, "Community Radio in Central and Eastern Europe: Poland Takes Two Steps Forward, One Step Back", in The Oxford Handbook of Radio and Podcasting, eds. Michele Hilmes and Andrew J. Bottomley, Oxford University Press, 2024, pp 501-524. DOI.

• Nora Sternfeld, Gregoire Rousseau (eds.), Radio as Radical Education, Helsinki: Station of Commons, Oct 2024, 108 pp. Project. Book launch.

• Waves: Radio as Collective Imagination, eds. Juan Fortun, Silvia Maglioni, Pascale Obolo, Nikolay Oleynikov, Essi Pelikka, Michalis Pichler, Gregoire Rousseau, and Graeme Thomson, Berlin: Miss Read, Oct 2024. Excerpt. Publisher. Book launch.

See also

• Underground Radio Directory (archived 2023)

• Radio Garden, broadcasts from local radios around the globe, WP

• Brooklyn Pirate Radio Sound Map, traces the lingering connections between unlicensed radio broadcasting and Brooklyn's local neighborhood culture in the digital age. Map.

• Radio art, Sound art, Net radio, Pirate radio, Community servers, Community television

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