Every week we share dozens of interesting radio and community media stories from all over the web on Twitter. Because we don’t want you to miss them, here’s some of the best, for the week ending June 10, 2018:
"Fifty years ago this spring, a small, unlicensed radio station signed on in the Chestnut Hill area neighborhood in Midland as a voice for neighborhood teens. The pirate station was named WSJS-AM, 1610, named for the three teens who ran the station…" https://t.co/VQE9mxkl5Z
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 5, 2018
"…the Africtivists set up a pirate radio station which works only in moments of crisis…Launched in The Gambia in 2016, the…content is produced by staff members of temporarily shut down radio stations. It broadcasts on the web and on the darknet." https://t.co/qlQiZ8B2yZ
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 5, 2018
"On June 27, the 26-year-old Charleston native will be among a group being honored by the Alliance for Women in Media with a Gracie Award." https://t.co/cpBe6vafe4
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 5, 2018
"In 2015, Schubert pitched a concept for a feminist radio show that strived to empower local, female artists to Downtown Radio. The idea was a hit and Schubert lived her dream of being on the radio as the regular host of Ladytowne." https://t.co/bBv8ki2XFv
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 5, 2018
"…it is evident that agencies and the noncommercial broadcast space must give greater attention to the growth and expansion of LPFM." https://t.co/91Feuu8ftZ
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 5, 2018
"…Wisconsin Public Radio’s Earplay, a nationally syndicated series, came to be a pioneer of post-network radio drama when it first began airing in 1971." https://t.co/4XptLiNBbz
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 5, 2018
BBC Media Action: How radio drama is helping change attitudes in South Sudan https://t.co/G4WJjdni85 via @SWLingDotCom
— SWLing Post (@SWLingDotCom) June 5, 2018
"The KHSU Community Advisory Board held its monthly open meeting…to address community concerns over…the sudden firing of longtime program and operations director Katie Whiteside by KHSU [GM] Peter Fretwell." #PublicRadio https://t.co/ngSNA5TnMe
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 6, 2018
FCC Emails Show Agency Spread Lies to Bolster Dubious DDoS Attack Claims https://t.co/8cz59QvwnI pic.twitter.com/YP3osz90QH
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 6, 2018
"It’s the best thing I’ve done in college so far and I hope to keep doing it until I graduate (hopefully) next year." #CollegeRadio #WRFL https://t.co/kXkAGklrfY
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 7, 2018
"Every June, more than 40,000 amateur radio groups throughout North America set up temporary transmitting stations in public places to demonstrate ham radio’s science, skill and service to local communities…" https://t.co/YHChOsMRHK
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 7, 2018
As mentioned on this week's Radio Survivor podcast, the mighty KDAY from Los Angeles and its role in hip hop history. https://t.co/6epgWanun0
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 7, 2018
"The Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI) has today…announced details of the Archiving Scheme 2, which aims to contribute to the safeguarding of Irish heritage by encouraging the development of an archiving culture in the Irish broadcasting sector." https://t.co/tWwn62eChM
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 7, 2018
"Her Eastern Daze radio show has slowly been uncovering the teeming experimental undergrounds of Eastern Europe—from Budapest to Bratislava and the Ukraine. In her most recent episode, she puts the Czech capital of Prague under the microscope." https://t.co/E5FgEGi6Iv
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 7, 2018
The FM Chip: a potential life saver in troubled times #radio #disasters https://t.co/h4YR9Y9MDw
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 7, 2018
"A Pioneer Valley radio station that provides newspaper reading and accessible programming for the blind and visually impaired is at risk of having its funding cut off for the second year in a row…" https://t.co/Evd3OJ78LL
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 8, 2018
"FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn has exited the building, leaving a legacy that included being the first African-American woman to lead the agency." https://t.co/7criezGjny
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 8, 2018
"I love listening to radio, but sometimes I don’t want to listen to a particular station, genre, or category. Sometimes I want to listen to a time of day.” | On The Radio, It’s Always Midnight https://t.co/kT3axrzHKi
— Radio Survivor (@RadioSurvivor) June 10, 2018
