community radio

Native Radio Building Community

Stevie Converse — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:30:52 -0700

Local Community Radio Act Would Increase Public Independent Media

Stevie Converse — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 05:57:33 -0700

Strong Signal for Local Music

Stevie Converse — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:15:55 -0700

Local music is what KZME (91.1 FM) is all about – or rather, will be all about when it begins broadcasting some time in 2009.

Based in Gresham, the venture will be a full power, noncommercial station, dedicated to local music on local airwaves. The station is the result of a coalition of music and media activists seizing a rare opportunity.

Signal Interference: Tuning into the definition of 'Corporate Media'

Stevie Converse — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 07:21:51 -0700

There was an awkward moment at the end of “Minnesota Model: Countering Corporate Media,” a panel discussion at this weekend’s National Conference on Media Reform.

Alas, I must admit that I was the one who caused it.

Civic Engagement, Empowerment & Respect for Diversity (CEERD)

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:54:11 -0700

The Program to Develop New Bank Practices in Civic Engagement, Empowerment and Respect for Diversity (CEERD) is a coalition effort involving all of the World Bank's technical networks and regions, for which the secretariat resides in the World Bank Institute (WBI).

XM-Sirius Merger An Opportunity for Openness and Access? LPFM for Satellite?

Stevie Converse — Mon, 05 May 2008 05:26:08 -0700

Matthew Lasar continues his excellent reporting for Ars Technica with an article on a recent letter from House Energy and Commerce Chair John Dingell (D-MI) and Internet subcommittee Chair Edward J. Markey (D-MA) to the FCC urging an open platform for satellite radio if the Commission approves the Sirius/XM deal.

Boise Community Radio Gets Its License

Stevie Converse — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:39:45 -0700

"Things are really exciting right now," said Jeff Abrams, the executive director of Boise Community Radio. "This is the news that we've been waiting for. Now we know that this is going to go forward."

New Community Radio Station Speaks Out for Peace

Stevie Converse — Sun, 13 Apr 2008 19:04:01 -0700

Peace FM, a radio station committed to promoting peace and community cohesion in Manchester, has received one of a limited number of full-time community radio licences from the broadcasting regulator Ofcom.

Community Radio Activists Murdered in Oaxaca

Stevie Converse — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 04:57:50 -0700

Two indigenous triqui women who worked at the community radio station La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (The Voice that Breaks the Silence), in the autonomous municipality of San Juan Copala (Mixteca region), were shot and murdered while on their way to Oaxaca city to participate in the State Forum for the Defense of the Rights of the Peoples of Oaxaca. Three other people were injured.

Two Young Women Journalists Working for Indigenous Community Radio Station in Mexico Ambushed and Shot

Holiday Shapiro — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:12:39 -0700

Reporters Without Borders is deeply shocked by the fatal shooting on 7 April in Putla de Guerrero, in the southern state of Oaxaca, of Teresa Bautista Flores, 24, and Felicitas Martínez, 20, two women journalists working for La Voz que Rompe el Silencio (“The Voice that Breaks the Silence”), a community radio station serving the Trique indigenous community.

The Government of Canada Supports Community Radio Stations

Stevie Converse — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 08:29:27 -0700

Community radio stations will continue contributing to the visibility and vitality of Canada's minority official-language communities thanks to an investment by the Government of Canada.

Brad Will -- Presente!

Stevie Converse — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:02:35 -0700

This October 27th marks the first anniversary of the assassination of New York-based Indymedia photojournalist Brad Will by Oaxaca Mexico police under the thumb of a corrupt and tyrannical governor.