Community radio KBOO-FM is hosting this year’s Grassroots Radio Conference on the occasion of the station’s 50th anniversary. The conference is happening October 5 – 7, 2018 and registration is open now.
Founded in 1996, the GRC is intended to be a space where broadcasters, producers and supporters can share skills, discuss important issues and learn together. The Grassroots Radio Coalition which started the conference is not a membership organization, so anyone is invited to participate. This includes folks involved in full-power and low-power FM community stations, college radio, internet radio, podcasting or other community media.
The GRC’s theme for 2018 is “The Future is Community Radio.” The organizers are now accepting proposals for sessions at the conference. It’s an opportunity to share skills and knowledge, hold a workshop or host a discussion. Some suggested topics include: technical workshops on things like automation and engineering; volunteer coordination; building networks and collaboration between stations in a region; community podcasting; and social media and digital strategy.
Personally, I’m hoping to see a diversity of attendees, with podcasters, independent producers, college radio volunteers, high school station broadcasters, and maybe even legal unlicensed Part 15 broadcasters joining the core group of people from full-power and low-power community stations.
You can submit your proposal online. Then, make your plans to be in Portland this October.
