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Encyclopedia > Freeform (radio format)

Freeform, or freeform radio, is a radio station programming format in which the disc jockey is given total control over what music to play, regardless of music genre or commercial interests. Freeform radio stands in contrast to most commercial radio stations, in which DJs have little or no influence over programming structure or playlists. In the United States, freeform DJs are still bound by Federal Communications Commission regulations. A radio station is an audio (sound) broadcasting service, traditionally broadcast through the air as radio waves (a form of electromagnetic radiation) from a transmitter to an antenna and a thus to a receiving device. ... Radio broadcasts have been a popular entertainment since the 1910s, though popularity has declined a little in some countries since television became widespread. ... A radio format or programming format describes the overall content broadcast on a radio station. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other meanings of DJ, see DJ (disambiguation). ... In its most general form, a playlist is simply a list of songs. ... The FCCs official seal. ...


The first freeform radio program was Nightsounds on KPFA-FM in Berkeley, California, DJ'd by John Leonard. KPFA KPFA (94. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ...


The freeform ethos tends to disdain playlists confined to a single music genre. However, DJs may opt to play selections according to an arbitrary theme (e.g., Bob Dylan's "Subterranean Homesick Blues" followed by Radiohead's "Subterranean Homesick Alien"). Freeform-ish stations that played only or almost only rock music were known as progressive rock stations. Ethos (ἦθος) (plurals: ethe, ethea) is a Greek word originally meaning the place of living that can be translated into English in different ways. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, musician, and poet who has been a major figure in popular music for five decades. ... Subterranean Homesick Blues is a song written by Bob Dylan originally released on the album Bringing It All Back Home in 1965. ... Radiohead are an English rock band that formed in Oxfordshire in 1986. ... Progressive rock is a radio station programming format that prospered in the late 1960s and 1970s, in which the disc jockeys are given wide lattitude in what they may play, similar to the freeform format but with the proviso that some kind of rock music is almost always what is...


Although ordinarily the freeform radio format is incompatible with commercial radio, an exceptional case is Indie 103.1 FM of Santa Monica and Newport Beach, California. Indie 103.1 broadcasts radio programs in which famous musicians from the world of popular music host radio programs and choose the playlist. Indie 103. ... In most of the world, the FM broadcast band, used for broadcasting FM radio stations, goes from 87. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... Location of Newport Beach within Orange County, California. ... Popular music is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more of the mass media. ...


One commercial freeform radio station still broadcasts in the United States. KHUM "radio without the rules" at 104.3 and 104.7 FM broadcasts from Ferndale, California with all selections chosen by the air personalities. KHUM has broadcasted since 1996 and is the most popular station in Humboldt County, California KHUM is a commercial adult album alternative music radio station in Garberville, California, broadcasting to the Eureka, California area on 104. ... Humboldt County is a county located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of California, on the Pacific Ocean. ...


Amateur radio, college radio, and Internet radio are sanctuaries of the freeform format. NeverEndingWonder Radio, Radio Paradise, Radio Free Phoenix, and Hollow_Earth_Radio are four examples of freeform Internet radio streams. Amateur radio station with modern solid-state transceiver featuring LCD display and DSP capabilities Amateur radio, often called ham radio, is a hobby that uses various types of radio broadcasting equipment to communicate with other radio amateurs for public service, recreation and self-training. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... Radio Paradise is a popular Internet radio station that defines itself as eclectic online rock radio. The channel differs from most FM channels and other Internet stations in that the music played is not limited to any specific genre but instead represents great variety. ... Hollow Earth Radio is an online FreeForm radio station founded by Amber Kai Morgan and Garrett Kelly in Seattle, Washington at the beginning of 2007. ... Streaming media is multimedia that is continuously received by, and normally displayed to, the end-user while it is being delivered by the provider. ...


FreeFall on KUSF is an example of a freeform radio program. Many freeform stations are small and lack corporate backing, and therefore have relatively weak radio transmitters (especially around metropolitan areas where corporate radio signals dominate), a problem that has caused numerous broadcasters to transition to Internet radio, pirate radio or both such as FRSC (Free Radio Santa Cruz). Antenna tower of Crystal Palace transmitter, London A transmitter (sometimes abbreviated XMTR) is an electronic device which with the aid of an antenna propagates an electromagnetic signal such as radio, television, or other telecommunications. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Internet radio (aka e-Radio) is an audio broadcasting service transmitted via the Internet. ... The term Pirate Radio usually refers to illegal or unregulated radio transmission. ... Free Radio Santa Cruz (FRSC) is a pirate radio station in Santa Cruz, California. ...

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Freeform stations

Freeform radio stations in the United States:

Freeform radio stations in Canada: KAOS 89. ... Coordinates: , County Thurston County Incorporated January 28, 1859 Government  - Mayor Mark Foutch Area  - City 48. ... 89. ... State capitol building in Saint Paul Saint Paul is the capital and second-largest city of the state of Minnesota in the United States of America. ... KDVS is a freeform, 9,200 watt, community radio station in Davis, California. ... The University of California, Davis, commonly abbreviated to UC Davis or UCD is one of the ten University of California campuses. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Davis is a city in Yolo County, California, United States. ... KFJC (89. ... Entrance to Foothill College Example of Foothills unique campus architecture Foothill College is a community college located in Los Altos Hills, California and is part of the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Los Altos Hills (IPA: ) is a town in Santa Clara County, California, United States. ... KHUM is a commercial adult album alternative music radio station in Garberville, California, broadcasting to the Eureka, California area on 104. ... KMNR is a non-commercial, educational, FM stereo broadcast station licensed to the Board of Curators of the University of Missouri. ... The University of Missouri–Rolla (abbreviated UMR) is an institution of higher learning located in Rolla, Missouri and part of the University of Missouri System. ... The old Phelps County Courthouse, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, in Rolla Rolla is a city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States. ... KPSU-AM is a freeform noncommercial student-operated radio station at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. ... Portland State University Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon. ... Nickname: Location in Multnomah County and the state of Oregon Coordinates: , Country United States State Oregon County Multnomah County Incorporated February 8, 1851 Government  - Mayor Tom Potter Area  - City 376. ... KRUI is a college radio station broadcasting at 89. ... The University of Iowa, also commonly called Iowa or U of I, is a major national research university located on a 1,900-acre campus in Iowa City, Iowa, USA, on the banks of the Iowa River in East Central Iowa. ... Iowa City is a city in Johnson County, Iowa, USA. It is the principal city of the Iowa City, Iowa Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of both Johnson and Washington counties. ... KUOI-FM is a freeform, student-run radio station at the University of Idaho. ... The University of Idaho is the states most prominent land-grant and primary research university, located in the city of Moscow in Latah County. ... Motto: Heart of the Arts Coordinates: Country United States State Idaho County Latah Settled 1871 Incorporated (town) 1887 Government  - Type Council-Mayor  - Mayor Nancy Chaney  - City Supervisor Gary J. Reidner Area  - City  6. ... KWRP is a radio station in Pecos, New Mexico, broadcasting to the Santa Fe, New Mexico area on 101. ... Pecos is a village located in San Miguel County, New Mexico. ... KWUR is a radio station in St. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Missouri Coordinates: , Country United States State Missouri County Independent City Government  - Mayor Francis G. Slay (D) Area  - City  66. ... WCBN-FM is the student-run radio station of the University of Michigan. ... The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (U of M, U-M or simply Michigan) is a coeducational public research university in the state of Michigan, and one of the foremost universities in the United States. ... Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. ... Official language(s) None (English, de-facto) Capital Lansing Largest city Detroit Area  Ranked 11th  - Total 97,990 sq mi (253,793 km²)  - Width 239 miles (385 km)  - Length 491 miles (790 km)  - % water 41. ... WESU is the second oldest college radio station in the United States. ... Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. ... Nickname: Forest City Coordinates: NECTA Hartford Region Midstate Region Incorporated (town) 1651 Incorporated (city) 1784 Consolidated 1923 Government type Mayor-council Mayor Sebastian N. Giuliano Area    - City 42. ... Map showing the location of the Tri-Cities. ... WEXP is a Philadelphia college radio station with a freeform format. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... WFMU is a listener supported, noncommercial radio station in Jersey City, New Jersey, broadcasting at 91. ... Location of Jersey City within New Jersey. ... Established in 1973, WGDR is a unique college-based community radio station serving the Central Vermont region -- including the state capital, Montpelier -- from the campus of Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont. ... WHRW-FM is the non-profit, student run, free format radio station of Binghamton University. ... Overlooking center of campus. ... “NY” redirects here. ... WKDU is a non-commercial college radio station located in Philadelphia, USA, broadcasting on 91. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... WMFO is a freeform radio station at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, broadcasting on the 91. ... Tufts University is a private research university in Medford/Somerville, Massachusetts, suburbs of Boston. ... Location in Massachusetts Coordinates: , Country United States State Massachusetts County Middlesex County Settled 1630 Incorporated 1630 Government  - Type Mayor-council city  - Mayor Michael J. McGlynn Area  - City  8. ... WMSC is Montclair States underground radio station. ... Montclair State University is a public university located in Montclair, Little Falls, and Clifton, New Jersey. ... Montclair is a a township and a Census Designated Place located in Essex County, New Jersey. ... WMUC 88. ... The University of Maryland, College Park (also known as UM, UMD, or UMCP) is a public university located in the city of College Park, in Prince Georges County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C., in the United States. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... College Park is a city in Prince Georges County, Maryland, USA, United States. ... WOBC is the student operated radio station of Oberlin College, located in Oberlin, Ohio. ... Oberlin College is a small, selective liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, in the United States. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Oberlin is a city in Lorain County, Ohio, to the south and west of Cleveland. ... This article reads like an advertisement. ... Nickname: Location in Connecticut Coordinates: , NECTA Bridgeport-Stamford Region Greater Bridgeport Incorporated (town) 1821 Incorporated (city) 1836 Government  - Type Mayor-council  - Mayor John M. Fabrizi Area  - City 19. ... WPRK 91. ... Rollins College is an institution of higher learning located in Winter Park, Florida. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... WRCT is a non-commercial freeform radio station based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... WSUM 91. ... The University of Wisconsin–Madison (also known as UW–Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, or UW) is a highly selective public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. ... Wisconsin State Capitol Madison is the capital of Wisconsin, a state of the United States of America. ... WUSB is the State University of New York at Stony Brooks radio station. ... WXBC Bard College Radio is a student run radio station, broadcasting out of Annandale-on-Hudson, New York, and is Bard Colleges only official radio station. ... For other meanings of the word Bard, see Bard (disambiguation). ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Annandale-on-Hudson is a hamlet in Dutchess County, New York, USA, in the Hudson Valley in the Town of Red Hook, across the Hudson River from Kingston. ... WXYC is the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ... The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is the eleventh-oldest institution of higher education and the oldest public university in the United States. ... College radio (also known as university radio, campus radio or student radio) is a type of radio station that is run by the students of a college or university. ... Nickname: Location in North Carolina Coordinates: , Country United States State North Carolina Counties Orange, Durham, and Chatham Founded 1793 Government  - Mayor Kevin C. Foy Area  - City  19. ... WZRD-Chicago 88. ... Northeastern Illinois University (NEIU) is a public state university located in the North Park community area of Chicago, Illinois. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ...

CKUT is the official campus/community radio station of McGill University. ... This article needs cleanup. ...

Freeform radio vs. eclectic radio

Eclectic radio describes radio programming encompassing diverse music genres. Unlike freeform radio, the eclectic radio format involves prescribed playlists. While freeform radio stands in contrast to commercial radio formats, a number of commercial radio stations offer programs showcasing an eclectic variety of music.


Some eclectic radio stations in the United States are:

KALX is a freeform FM radio station that broadcasts from the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. ... Berkeley is a city on the east shore of San Francisco Bay in northern California, in the United States. ... KCRW (89. ... For other uses, see Santa Monica (disambiguation). ... KEXP (formerly KCMU) is a public radio station based in Seattle, Washington, that specializes in independent and alternative rock programmed by its disc jockeys. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... Bozeman is a city in southwestern Montana, USA. It is the county seat of Gallatin County. ... KNYE is an American radio station located in Pahrump, Nye county, Nevada. ... An aerial view from March 2005 shows development scattered across the valley floor. ... 770 Radio K (KUOM), Real College Radio, is a college radio station operated by the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. ... Washington Avenue Bridge at night The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, almost always abbreviated U of M, and sometimes referred to as The U by locals, is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system. ... “Minneapolis” redirects here. ... KUSF 90. ... Nickname: Location of the City and County of San Francisco, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California City-County San Francisco Founded 1776 Government  - Mayor Gavin Newsom Area  - City  47 sq mi (122 km²)  - Land  46. ... KÅ«t (كوت; also known as Kut-Al-Imara and Kut El Amara) is a city in eastern Iraq, on the left bank of the Tigris River, about 100 miles south east of Baghdad, at 32. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: , Country United States State Texas Counties Travis County Government  - Mayor Will Wynn Area  - City  296. ... KXUA is the student-run radio station at the University of Arkansas. ... Fayetteville is a college town in Washington County, Arkansas, USA and home to the University of Arkansas. ... WJCU is a non-commercial FM radio station at John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio broadcasting at 88. ... University Heights is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. ... WUSM is a 3000-watt public radio station owned and operated by the University of Southern Mississippi. ... Hattiesburg is a city in Forrest County in Mississippi, a state of the United States of America. ... WXPN (88. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ...

See also

Progressive rock is a radio station programming format that prospered in the late 1960s and 1970s, in which the disc jockeys are given wide lattitude in what they may play, similar to the freeform format but with the proviso that some kind of rock music is almost always what is... Album-oriented rock (sometimes referred to as Adult-oriented rock or as West Coast Rock), abbreviated AOR and originally called album-oriented radio, was originally an American FM radio format focusing on album tracks by rock artists. ... Adult Album Alternative (also Triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format broadcast mostly on FM. A spin off of the Album-oriented rock format, its roots may have been established sometime during the 60s from what was called underground music and later progressive. ... In radio broadcasting, a deep cut or deep track is a song that is rarely played on the air. ... Public broadcasting is a form of public service broadcasting (PSB) intended to serve the diverse needs of the listening public. ... Categories: Wikipedia cleanup | Stub ... Tom “Big Daddy” Donahue (May 21, 1928 - April 28, 1975) has been called the father of progressive radio. ...

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