radio
Jazz Has Endured Despite the Odds, Can Public Media?
Public media is critical to filling the void left by commercial broadcasters. But several structural changes have threatened the ability of public media to thrive and provide local content.
Resistance is in the Airwaves: By Any Media Necessary
As I wind down my adventures at the South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas this week, I reflect on the fact that the most powerful and poignant moments didn’t actually take place in halls of the Convention Center. The Media Action Grassroots Network (MAG-Net), Brown Paper Tickets and Prometheus Radio Project co-hosted a Sunday brunch with a half a dozen local groups located in and around Austin who were interested in taking advantage of a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to start a low-power radio station thanks to the Local Community Radio Act that was passed back in December 2010.
One-Question Q&A: Vanessa Graber, Prometheus Radio Project
"If community radio geeks could have a holiday, it would certainly be celebrated with a barnraising."
What Are the Transmission Arts?
What are the transmission arts? If you go to www.free103point9.com , you’ll discover a 24/7 stream of audio programming in this emerging genre, where sound artists explore transmission mediums and refresh them as forms for creative expression. Transmission artists work through and perform with AM/FM radio, Citizens Band, walkie-talkie, generative sound, and other broadcasting and microcasting technologies.
