The community Radio Journal is not dead yet, but I am trying to figure out a focus that makes sense and will attract some readers and will not take up all of my time. Look for new material coming soon!
Entries from May 2006
May 11, 2006
Driftless Radio
In this case Driftless refers to the section of Wisconsin that was not glaciated and that their frequency will never drift…because they are not actually on the air. Driftless Radio actually illustrates the reverse case of most community radio stations.
The “theory” of LPFM stations is that lowering the power and engineering requirements will make [...]
May 9, 2006
Another Big List
I came across this non-commercial list of non-commercial radio stations in the US and around the world. He has bitten off such a huge chunk, there is no way the list is comprehensive, but wow, what a wonderful list. Chuck Taggart is the talent behind this and it is fabulous!
If that is not enough for [...]
May 7, 2006
More Cool Tools
The Berklee College of Music has provided, through the Creative Commons license, series of online music lessons. The ones of most interest to community radio people are probably the ones on music production.
The lessons focus on the use of Pro Tools as the editing software, but certainly the concepts are adaptable to Audacity or [...]
May 5, 2006
Striking Back at the Empire
It has been a long time since I listened to a commercial radio station. But back when I was a kid, one station or another was always reading (in the driest monotone voice possible) the information about the public right to comment on the license renewal of said radio station and their service to the [...]
May 5, 2006
A Bit Further Afield This Time
I have been trying to keep things pretty close to my backyard with this blog, but with the internet, I suppose the entire world can be my backyard if I so choose. I was looking for interesting LPFM sites, preferably a forum, and came across an interesting example of what LPFM looks like elsewhere in [...]
May 3, 2006
WWSP — University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point
WWSP is not an LPFM station, but it is certainly one of the most dynamic and interesting student/community stations, perhaps in the entire country.
In many places the college student station is a low power affair, sometimes even a closed circuit being piped into a student union or dorm. But not WWSP. They put out a [...]
