The Grassroots Radio Coalition is a loose coalition of community media activists. the GRC has a listserv and holds a conference every year, but has so far not incorporated. There are no dues, no hierarchy and no bylaws.
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Mission statement
"More than audio outlets, volunteer-based community radio stations are cultural institutions in their communities, reflecting the unique concerns and passions of the people who live there. With a system of governance based on openness and collaboration, and diverse programming produced by volunteers and funded by listeners, these stations are cornerstones of participatory democracy, offering ordinary citizens the chance to exercise First Amendment rights in a mass medium and audiences the opportunity to directly support the programming that is of importance to them."
History
The Grassroots Radio Coalition was born in 1996, as a reaction against increasing commercialization of public radio and lack of support for volunteer-based stations. The first annual Grassroots Radio Conference was held in Boulder CO that summer, presented by community radio stations KGNU Boulder and WERU Blue Hill ME. Conferences have been held in Boulder CO, Bar Harbor ME, Madison, Moab UT, and Jeffersonville NY KGNU logo KGNU is an independent, noncommercial, community radio station for Boulder and Denver, Colorado, USA. It broadcasts at 88. ... WERU-FM 89. ...
GRC7 was hosted by WJFF Catskills, DE in August 2002
GRC8 was hosted by KZMU in Moab, UT on Jun 12-15 2003.
GRC9 was hosted by KCSB in Santa Barbara, CA on June 24 to June 27, 2004.
The GrassrootsRadioCoalition was born in 1996, as a reaction against increasing commercialization of public radio and lack of support for volunteer-based stations.
Grassroots stations have their problems, and challenges are many, but if the structures and systems are in place to keep fostering open, collaborative governance, it can be heartening to watch the changes occur in these organizations.
GRC is an organizing tool for grassrootsradio and we will continue to explore the potential of collective action in dealing with some of the challenges, as well as sharing creativity, information, and resources.
The GrassrootsRadio Conference is an annual gathering of folks from grassroots, volunteer-powered, community radio stations to connect, learn new skills, discuss critical issues, and do some partying.
This year's conference is the latest gathering of the GrassrootsRadioCoalition, a loose group of many stations and people that has no bylaws, no dues, no staff, and no standing structure except a listserv.
But what the coalition does have is a history and a set of ideas...
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