Archived Presentations
Over the coming months Prometheus will be offering trainings and support to groups preparing to start stations. If you miss one of our upcoming webinars or events you can find many of them archived below.
Webinars
5/3/12 LGBTQ Community Radio
Presenters:
Danielle Chynoweth, Planning Director at Prometheus Radio Project
Denise Spivak, Director of Membership, Centrelink
Emily Cherin, Host of All Things Gay
Danielle Mkali, Program Director, Main Street Project
This webinar explains the opportunity to start a community radio station, the process to apply, and the experiences and benefits of community radio for the LGBTQ community.
2/12/12 Put Your Hands on the Radio
Presenters: Vanessa Maria Graber & Jeff Rousset, Prometheus Radio Project
This how-to-webinar will teach participants to lay the groundwork needed to get a license and get on the air. Participants will learn about the process of submitting an FCC application, how to organize a group for station governance, learn about the equipment and engineering involved, and raise money for equipment and general operations. We will give a short overview of the power of low power FM radio stations (LPFM) and identify effective strategies to apply today.
4/26/2012 Grassroots Fundraising for Community Radio
Presenters:
Stephanie Thaw & Vanessa Maria Graber, Prometheus Radio Project
Sabrina Roach, Brown Paper Tickets
With the LPFM application window approaching in the next year, many groups who are considering applying are looking for ways to pay for equipment and engineering work. In this workshop, we'll examine the costs of associated with building a station and how to apply effective grassroots fundraising strategies to community engagement, publicity, and event planning. Sabrina Roach, from Brown Paper tickets, will be a guest presenter and impart wisdom gained from her work doing development in community radio. We'll also talk about designing a fundraising plan, making a budget, and organizing a team to implement various fundraising methods.
3/7/2012 Finding a Viable Tower Site
Presenters: Maggie Avener & Ana Martina Rivas, Prometheus Radio Project
One of the best ways Low Power radio applicants can prepare to apply is to start to look for viable transmitter sites. (The transmitter site is where the transmitter and antenna live, and it may or may not be at the same location as the studio.) There are a lot of things to consider when finding sites, from terrain to FCC regulations to local ordinances. This webinar will cover strategies for finding and evaluating potential sites.
Social Networking for Community Radio
View recorded webinar here
Presenter: Vanessa Maria Graber, Prometheus Radio Project
Social networks have the ability to reach millions of new supporters across the US. For this reason, community radio stations have the potential to use this tool to expand their listening base, gain support from the community, announce events, post shows, fundraise, and more. This workshop will teach participants how to use tools such as social networks, online videos, podcasts, blogs, and other new media to effectively launch a variety of social media for their stations/groups and maximize their reach in the community.
4/4/2012 - Live Question & Answer Sessions with Prometheus Staff
View Recorded Webinar Online
Presenters: Vanessa Maria Graber and Jeff Rousset, Promethues Radio Project
Community radio friends chat live with Prometheus staff about all things community radio in this Q/A session. Staff members Jeff Rousset and Vanessa Maria Graber answer questions about the community radio application process and other aspects involved with building a station. They also present some radio news, take questions from the audience, and have discussions about radio policy, operations, and community building.
Webinar Slideshows:
May 2011 "How to Start a Low Power Radio Station" Presented by Vanessa Maria Graber and Maggie Avener: Download the PDF here
October 2011 "How to Find Viable Transmitter Sites" Presented in October, 2011 by Maggie Avener: Download the PDF here. For the version with Audio voice-over, click here.
Audio
- Audio recording of the Put Your Hands on the Radio workshop at the National Conference for Media Reform in April, 2011. Presenters were Vanessa Graber and Maggie Avener of Prometheus, Gavin Dahl of Common Frequency, and Paul Billings of 103.7 The Beat:
