Listening to an archival recording from radio station KDNA "was a reminder of the power of sound to transport listeners to a historical moment when Chicanas were carving spaces for themselves within public broadcasting," writes Monica De La Torre for our "Rewind" series. https://current.org/2023/04/how-a-chicana-run-community-radio-station-changed-the-cultural-soundscape-of-public-broadcasting/
How a Chicana-run community radio station changed the ‘cultural soundscape’ of public broadcasting

Washington's KDNA became a tool for community-building, advocacy and entertainment that was especially leveraged by the women who led it.

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