Engagement
How a community radio station got help from listeners in covering what matters to Mainers
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WERU’s “Maine: The Way Life Could Be” built on a Zoom conversation to explore climate change, affordable housing and other topics.
System/Policy
For leaders of small radio stations, the job is varied and so are the challenges
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Running a small station requires broad knowledge, a knack for learning and a willingness to be a public figure in the community.
System/Policy
How a Phoenix low-power community radio station provides ‘an institution for the institution-less’
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“Hearing people like us on the radio when you walk into a restaurant or an auto shop makes you feel like South Phoenix is yours, too.”
System/Policy
Rare donation of license awards freedom to Vermont community station
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Goddard College has transferred operation of WGDR/WGDH to a new independent nonprofit.
System/Policy
Why the survival of community stations depends on staying live and local
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“Success can be defined in so many ways and is not limited just to ratings and weekly cumes.”
System/Policy
Solar panels in parking lot power studios of Maine’s WERU-FM
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The community radio station in East Orland has entered into a power-purchase agreement to convert to sustainable energy.
Development
Rock station documentary provides support for community radio stations during pandemic
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The film “WBCN and the American Revolution” is available for listeners to rent online, giving them a way to support local community radio stations while learning about their role in history.
System/Policy
Staff and volunteers at Twin Cities community station protect studios, valuable archive amid protests
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Though no one knew exactly what a “block watch” was, “we knew it would be necessary.”
Rewind: The Roots of Public Media
Looking back on the lesser-known histories of ‘Chicano Public Radio’
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A group of bilingual radio stations founded in the late 1970s “helped distinguish Spanish-language and bilingual broadcasting as a form of advocacy.”