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WELCOME TO GRC!!!! Grassroots radio stations are more than audio outlets; they actually help create community in their listening areas   Civic participation fosters community and identity.  There are magic and power in the concept of community radio.  In exercising their First Amendment rights, people are bringing issues to the airwaves that are often misrepresented, if represented at all. Listeners are educated, uplifted, activated, enlightened, frustrated, surprised or empowered by grassroots radio programming.  These grassroots stations become a lifeline in a community. You can recognize a grassroots community station anywhere in the country   There is a freshness you'll not hear elsewhere due largely to the variety of voices and connections the station has with its community.  The non-commercial nature of these stations allows us independence uncommon in media controlled by commercial or corporate interests. We strive for an engaging, professional air sound without sacrificing individual programmer's eccentricities.  Sometimes the performances of inexperienced programmers are rough at first, but the beauty of the very idea of community radio comes across with each new voice you hear: people from the community, ordinary citizens, on the radio.  And those new voices become competent and creative broadcasters before our very ears. - Cathy Melio of WERU & Marty Durlin of KGNU on the foundation of the GRC.

THANK YOU WHIV-LP FOR A WONDERFUL GRASSROOTS RADIO CONFERFENCE 2024 And thank you to all the sponosrs, presenters, performers, and attendees!!!! Scenes from GRC 2024 hosted by WHIV New Orleans Crowd enjoys GRC 2023 hosted by WTSQ Charleston DJ Tia Marie interviews Chuck D during the 2020 Virtual GRC hosted by WXOX Louisville.       Exploring WOOC Troy / GRC '17 @ WCAA Albany           GRC'18: WXIR, WEPL,& WAYO Rochester co-hosts The GRASSROOTS RADIO CONFERENCE is unlike any other event in the world!  It is an annual gathering where members of college and community radio stations can come together in comaradarie to share ideas, technology, and resources. Traditionally, each Grassroots Radio Conference is hosted by a different college or community radio station in a new part of the country.  This allows the community radio world to travel to a unique destination and get a peak behind the scenes of a different radio set up each year.  Decidedly freeform and anti-authoritarian each year's conference takes on an identity that reflects the unique character of the hosting station. The call for a 2025 GRC host station is NOW OPEN! Any noncommercial station, full power or LPFM, wishing to apply should complete the form below by Febuary 20, 2025.  Prospecitve host stations are invited to make a presentation to the Grassroots Community during the monhtly online meet-up on the following Tuesday, Feburary 24th at 8 PM ET. GRC HOST APPLICATION https://forms.gle/AZqH6JuydmfJhafG7             The hosting the GRC is a big job and collective effort.  Anyone not with a conference host station that is wishing to assist with the event planning and development should please let us know using the form below.  We know you have a lot of experience out there and we'd love to have your help ~ even from afar! GRC Advisory Committee Sign-Up ***************** CONGRATS TO EVERYONE WHO APPLIED FOR A NEW FM RADIO FREQUENCY during the 2023 !!!  Grants are being issued quickly by the FCC and the Grassroots Radio Community has compiled some LPFM Resources to help you along the way!  CLICK HERE to learn more! NOW AVAILABLE! Low Power FM for Dummies made it's debut at the Grassroots Radio Conference in October 2023.  It features articles from community radio engineers, practicioners, activists, and advoactes.  It contains advice for FM and online stations of all sizes.                         LPFM ADVOCATES & ENGINEERS Common Frequency Nonprofit Engineering and Advocacy for LPFM Stations Prometheus Radio Project Nonprofit Engineering, Advocacy, and Online LPFM Resources REC Networks FCC Consulting, Engineering, Advocacy, and Online LFPM Resources Brown Broadcast Services, Inc. Engineering Services for LPFM Stations International Media Action Nonprofit Engineering Services and Station Building and Policy Training C-MAP: Community Assistance Media Project LPFM Station Application and Construction Assistance Services Broadcast Tool & Die Audio Chain and Software Services for Broadcast & Podcast ******************** THANK YOU WTSQ for hosting the 2023 Grassroots Radio conference in Charleston, West Virgina. Such an Amazing event and we were all so grateful to be together again after the isolation of the pandemic.  You can learn all about in this article in Radio World Magazine: Grassroots Radio Conference Ignites the LPFM Movement ************************************************************************************************ Videos from the Virtual GRC are now available online: YouTube.com/virtualgrc ************************************************************************************************ PHOTOS FROM PREVIOUS GRC CONFERENCES                                                 This website is hosted by WXOX Louisville

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