community radio

In the fall of 2013 community groups and non profit organizations will have an opportunity to apply for thousands of new non-commercial FM radio licenses! These "Low Power" FM licenses will be available in both rural and urban communities.

One of my favorite moments at this year’s AMC was my radio interview with three bright kids from Detroit who participated in the DiscoTech workshop.  It was their first time on the radio and with great enthusiasm they shared their experiences teaching others about science and technology and how the opportunity for leadership at the AMC instilled confidence in them.

By Steven Renderos, Center for Media Justice

We now have the opportunity of a lifetime to empower our communities through radio. The Federal Communications Commission has just voted to clear the airwaves and expand community radio across the U.S.! This is our chance to own media that reflects our voices, culture, and stories.

The time is now to take back our the airwaves, SIGN UP NOW to start your own radio station!

I remember when Malkia (Executive Director of Center for Media Justice) took the stage of the National Conference for Media Reform ten years ago to insist that a national media policy network needs to work for justice - that our work must address material needs, engage marginalized populations as leaders, and help redistribute power. This was an important, early intervention to ensure that this generation's media policy work is centered on people not merely technology issues.