On January 4, the staff of WUMD 89.3, a college radio station in coastal Massachusetts with 45 years of history, were informed of U Mass Dartmouth’s intention to sell the Continue Reading →
On January 20, 2017 all eyes and ears were on Washington DC and the inauguration of the 45th president. The Washington DC Pacifica station WPFW was there, broadcasting the live Continue Reading →
One day in 1999, media lawyer Peter Franck found himself on a rather surreal phone call. After years of fighting the FCC in court over so-called “pirate” radio stations, he Continue Reading →
Sharon Scott of Louisville, KY was a devoted alum of Vanderbilt radio station WRVU when the Nashville-based University decided to sell its asset. She attended the 2011 Grassroots Radio Conference Continue Reading →
On November 25 Fidel Castro died at the age of 90. One of the world’s most well-recognized and controversial leaders, he led Cuba for 47 years, from 1959 to 1976 as Prime Continue Reading →
Perhaps no electronic media more closely identifies with its neighborhood than does low-power FM. Its city of license is not geography; it’s home. So, when the fledgling LPFM station WIOF Continue Reading →
Listeners of Pacifica Network stations that carry Peter Bochan’s All Mixed Up have been treated to an exquisite run of inspired mixes in recent weeks, featuring clips from the presidential campaigns embedded in a Continue Reading →