Resources for Community Radio
Allied Media Projects
AMP grew out of the annual Allied Media Conference, which began in 1999 as a celebration of independent publishing and do-it-yourself culture. The AMC has expanded to a large and diverse gathering, offering hands-on trainings in a wide-range of media practices, from break dancing to video-blogging to building radio transmitters and wireless mesh networks. The AMC fosters strategies for how these practices can support and inspire grassroots organizing for social justice. Their 14th annual conference will be held in Detroit June 28 – July 1, 2012.
Center for Media Engagement
CME supports public media by providing resources for stations and producers to engage citizens across multiple platforms (on air, online, and in person), build sustainable community relationships, and stimulate citizen participation. They have many great webinars on their website featuring experts from the field on a variety of topics including community engagement.
Common Frequency
CF is nonprofit dedicated to innovative new community and college radio. By providing free and low-cost aid to regular people educating themselves to be the media, Common Frequency has been supporting the launch of grassroots stations since 2006. CF actively searches for frequency openings, finds community-minded local groups to apply for licenses, and then assists with challenges from other applicants during the permitting process. They are based in Davis, CA and often work with groups in the Pacific Northwest.
Comunica
Comunica's network researches and supports the use of new information and communication technologies by local and independent media in less developed countries to reinforce local initiatives for development and democracy. They have two really great blogs,Radio 2.0 which features posts on local & community broadcasting and new ICTs and Community Media Management Resources which includes links to a large collection of free and online resources for community media managers.
Future of Music
Future of Music Coalition is a national nonprofit organization that works to ensure a diverse musical culture where artists flourish, are compensated fairly for their work, and where fans can find the music they want. FOM organizes events that bring hundreds of musicians, technologists, attorneys, policymakers and industry representatives together for cutting-edge discussions about the changing music landscape, making sure to include a variety of voices in the conversation. They also submit testimony, publish articles and speak on panels to make sure the creators’ experience is heard. FOM distills and translates information for musicians, and keeps musicians informed about the changing music landscape. Finally, FOM generates original research to more completely illuminate the mechanics of the music industry.
Grassroots Radio Conference
Media Access Project
National Federation of Community Broadcasters
National Hispanic Media Coalition
The National Hispanic Media Coalition (NHMC) is a non-partisan, non-profit, media advocacy and civil rights organization created to advance American Latino employment and programming equity throughout the entertainment industry and to advocate for telecommunications policies that benefit Latinos and other people of color.
Native Public Media
Native Public Media grew out of the strong commitment of leaders within Native public radio to expand the voice of Native America. While retaining close connection to Native public radio, the leaders of the initiative quickly recognized that the key goal – expanding the voice of Native America – requires a long-term strategy that includes, but also transcends, radio. The name reflects the organization’s explicit decision to empower Native people across the United States to participate actively in all forms of media, and to do it on their own terms. Native Public Media is committed to advancing policies and strategies that enable Native people to utilize technologies – whether traditional or new – that offer the best opportunities to develop healthy, engaged and independent Native communities
Pacifica Radio Archives
The archives appraises, collects, organizes, describes, and preserves work produced by and with Pacifica Radio and makes these recordings available for research and reference.
Radio 4 All/ A-Infos Radio Project
Radio Survivor
Radio Survivor in an online publication that attempts to shed light on the ongoing importance of radio: from the airwaves (FM, AM, Short-wave, HD, satellite) to online. They are proponents for the relevance of radio as a participatory communications medium. As both fans and producers, they write about the problems and prospects of radio.
Rec Networks
REC Networks provides information that educates and informs the public on media justice, telecommunications and the citizen's right to access the public airwaves. RecNet also provides news and updates regarding FCC filings and proceedings. RecNet’s LPFM Channel Finder is especially useful for location potential radio frequencies across the US.
UNESCO Community Radio Handbook
World Association of Community Broadcasters (AMARC)
Through service to members, networking and project implementation, the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters AMARC, brings together a network of more than 4,000 community radios, Federations and community media stakeholders in more than 115 countries. The main global impact of AMARC since its creation in 1983, has been to accompany and support the establishment of a world wide community radio sector that has democratized the media sector. AMARC advocates for the right to communicate at the international, national, local and neighborhood levels and defends and promotes the interests of the community radio movement through solidarity, networking and Cooperation.
