A few weeks ago we reported on complaints being made by a commercial radio group against Tampa, Florida-area low power FM (LPFM) station WVVF-LP in reference to its choice in programming. The Beasley Media Group (BMG), which operates a 50,000 watt commercial radio station in the area (WYUU), argued that Hispanic Arts of Tampa (WVVF) […]
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Touring Future LPFM Radio Station ARTxFM in Louisville
By Jennifer Waits on April 16, 2015 in Community Radio, LPFM, Noncommercial Radio, Spinning Indie Radio Station Field Trip, Streaming Radio
One of my most eagerly anticipated radio station tours this year was to see ARTxFM in Louisville, Kentucky. I’ve been friends with its founder, Sharon Scott, for several years and have been closely monitoring the station’s progress as a streaming radio station (it launched in 2012). In October 2014, ARTxFM was granted a construction permit […]
College Radio Survivor: Remembering Film “A Matter of Degrees” and More News
By Jennifer Waits on February 27, 2015 in College Radio, College Radio Survivor, LPFM, Noncommercial Radio, Pop Culture
This week I finally got caught up on my radio station tour reports from 2013 and posted a piece about my visit to San Francisco Art Institute’s streaming radio station The Tower. Although it’s in a tiny space, the station presents an inspiring array of programming that’s often linked to the adventurous artistic endeavors of […]