Celebrating World Radio Day 2014 on Sourcefabric Radio
Every year on February 13, Sourcefabric celebrates World Radio Day. The annual event seeks to improve international cooperation between broadcasters, and encourage major networks and community radio alike to promote access to information, freedom of expression and gender equality over the airwaves.
This year Sourcefabric is planning something extra special. Aside from getting together at live events to share our love of radio, we are dedicating 24 hours of Sourcefabric Radio to #WRD2014, with special programming from the Airtime community.
We have the opportunity to work closely with these diverse groups sharing tips about how to better Airtime's functionality all year round. But for World Radio Day we wanted to celebrate with them and share the amazing programming of these stations in a 24 hour marathon on Sourcefabric radio. We've put together a schedule so you know when to tune in throughout the day. But we'd also like to take the opportunity to share a bit more about each of them. So without further ado, please let me introduce you to some of the amazing Airtime radio stations!
Check out our map of Airtime World Radio Day events for 2014!
00:00-02:00 CET - Avalaf Radio, Bristol, UK
A multi-genre music radio station focusing on underground electronic music, reggae & hip hop, with a sprinkling of anything and everything else.
02:00-04:00 CET -Trance-Energy Radio
Trance-Energy Radio is a worldwide station. Through the power of the internet and the love of music, they have brought over 90 DJs together to share the best trance music and build a community they call an online home. Using Sourcefabric's Airtime to power the station, the radio automation software becomes an important tool for scheduling broadcasts and managing multiple DJ shows.
04:00-6:00 CET - The Movement Radio, India and the world
The Movement, is a unique platform formed by professional musicians, producers and broadcast professionals. Their vision is to spread music and passion to promote artists, musicians and to provide them with a free platform to showcase their creative talents. What started as a project in the summer of 2011 became a full-time online radio station in India and globally.
06:00-7:00 CET - The Airtime Archive
Artists from around the world, conference keynotes and mixtapes from our guest shows. This growing archive of content gives you a sample of our community.
07:00-9:00 CET - Resonance FM Radio, London
Resonance104.4 fm is the world's first radio art station, established by the London Musicians' Collective. It started broadcasting on May 1, 2002. It provides a radical alternative to the universal formulae of mainstream broadcasting. Resonance 104.4 fm features programmes made by musicians, artists and critics who represent the diversity of London's arts scenes, with regular weekly contributions from nearly 200 musicians, artists, thinkers, critics, activists and instigators; plus numerous unique broadcasts by artists on the weekday "Clear Spot".
09:00-11:00 CET - Radyoon Radio, Tunisia
Radyoon is a noncommercial channel and a resolutely independent radio voice of urban culture, social phenomena, promoting unknown talent and freedoms of expression from Tunisia.
11:00-13:00 CET - Ness Radio, Morocco
Ness Radio is an independent station from Morocco focusing on diverse world music and conversations.
13:00-15:00 CET - WGOT-LP Radio, Gainesville, United States
Gainesville Community Radio is part of the larger fight for independent, locally-produced, community-owned media. Just call us the Robin Hoods of Radio — we're taking the media back!
15:00-17:00 CET - Guest Show: Noise Abates
Music reviews and more! Henrie and Helen review the latest music releases and look ahead to gigs, festivals as well as chat about their favourite records in times gone by ... and with any luck, some interviews with their favourite artists too!
16:00-18:00 CET - Jupiter Broadcasting
If it's nerdy, and it's awesome, then it's here. Jupiter Broadcasting brings you talk radio on all things tech.
18:00-20:00 CET - Guest Show: Kenji Run
Kenji Run creates retro-futuristic electronic mixtapes. Tune in for the 2-hour set. Created in 2010 from various influences from the modern to the past, most notably The Human League, Kraftwerk and the musical genres of Italo-Disco and modern French electro.
20:00-21:00 CET - Guest Show: CSI with Josh, Toronto, Canada
Our very own Josh McLain goes out into the field to interview up and comers from the Centre for Social Innovation in Toronto.
21:00-23:00 CET - ds106 Radio
ds106 Radio is a free-form live streaming station set up for the Digital Storytelling course at the University of Mary Washington. It is being used as a platform to broadcast the work being created in the class, and a space for live broadcasts as well as for programming shows.
23:00-00:00 CET -The Airtime Archive
Artists from around the world, conference keynotes and mixtapes from our guest shows. This growing archive of content gives you a sample of our community.
- Take Airtime Pro for a test spin. This month we are offering one month free with streaming. Just use the promo code wrd2014 for World Radio Day.
- Join the discussion on our forums