Yay! The community radio I've been heavily involved in building up from 2013 to 2016 will finally get their FM broadcasting license and be on air in a week. That's 6 years of hard work (99% volunteering), lobbying, learning and teaching and dealing with bureaucracy finally bringing a positive result.
They've been streaming since may, but the date for the FM license came on very short notice.
I'm so increadibly happy!
No fediverse account so far, but you can find them here:
Also congratulations to @[email protected] who've been fighting alongside us and had their FM broadcasting start this Monday.
And of course the amazing umbrella association of community radio the #BFR and the radios organized therein. You've been very helpful!
@cavaliertusky well, they'll be broadcasting 24/7 so there's a lot of room for different programms.
The web radio stream has been dominated by music of all kinds, but there's a lot more content planned.
From my experience with established community radios there will be a lot of room for discussing local events and politics and providing a platfirm for local groups. Than there's the urge to also present the day to day news and otherwise unheard interpretations of the events.
@cavaliertusky in general the concept of these radios is more about giving people the possibility and tools to talk for themselves instead of talking about them, so a lot will depend on how the group grows and who will become a part of the community radio.
And also the leftist/community-oriented/inclusive character of those radios is important. Instead of just offering air time to everybody who wants to broadcast something, it's curated and peer-reviewed.
dwagenk
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