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TWiRT 186 - Prometheus Radio - LPFM (Click on the link to watch the interview)

The Prometheus Radio Project builds participatory radio as a tool for social justice organizing and a voice for community expression. Sanjay Jolly and Will Floyd join us on TWiRT this week. They work to demystify media policy and technology. Sanjay is Policy Director while Will is very much a Technical Guru.

Posted by Carolyn Silveira
June 27, 2013

I haven't been hearing much about this from the good ol' mainstream media. Have you? Shocking! But now, thanks to a historic FCC decision, a chunk of our media is being delivered back into the hands of the citizens. The question is: what are we going to do with it, folks?

In this video you're going to find out:

1:05 — exactly who is going to benefit from this change

At the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference in Urbana, Illinois, Prometheus hosted a series of discussions with prospective LPFM applicants about how to get their new community stations on the air. These videos contain information about applying for an FCC license, understanding and using radio technology, and many more important topics in station-building!

 

Videos of sessions from the "Wiring Change" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference. More to come!

Video of sessions in the "Policy for People" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference. More to come!

Video of sessions in the "Participation & Engagement" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference. More to come!

Community radio is 90% about community and 10% about radio.” -Zane Ibrahim, founder, Bush Radio (Cape Town).  While new stations are about to be born, many community radio stations across the country are struggling to stay alive. This track focuses on engaging the community in community radio. How can our radio stations represent and engage the communities they serve?

Video from the "Composing for Radio" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference.

Videos of sessions in the "Future of Community Radio" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference. More to come!

Videos of sessions in the "Nurturing the Organization" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference. More to come!

Videos of sessions in the "Composing for Radio" track at the 2012 Grassroots Radio Conference. More to come!

In July, the FCC released a proposal to save channels for community radio, and they are asking for the public to comment.

Brandy Doyle speaks with Democracy Now! about the appeals court reversal of the FCC attempt to further deregulate U.S. media.

 Radio Summer Sizzles in Detroit

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We made it!

 

Jeff introduces the concept of Radio Summer to hundreds of excited AMCers!