Archived Presentations

Over the coming months Prometheus will be offering trainings and support to groups preparing to start stations. If you miss one of our upcoming webinars or events you can find many of them archived below.

 

Audio

  • Audio recording of the Put Your Hands on the Radio workshop at the National Conference for Media Reform in April, 2011. Presenters were Vanessa Graber and Maggie Avener of Prometheus, Gavin Dahl of Common Frequency, and Paul Billings of 103.7 The Beat:

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Videos

  • Radio remains relevant in our communities, yet people of color own only 7 percent of radio stations. Commercial media consolidation and unfair restrictions on community radio have narrowed already limited access to the airwaves for communities of color. Unable to get an FCC license, Albert Knighten was recently arrested and charged with running an unlicensed station serving the black community of Dunbar, Florida with gospel music and local public affairs programs. (New America Foundation)
  • Video from the Radio Summer Event in San Francisco on LPFM.  Includes Prometheus Radio Project's Community Radio Director, Vanessa Maria Graber, Common Frequency's Technical Director, Todd Urick, and Executive Director or Media Alliance, Tracy Rosenberg.  They'll tell you all about how to start an LPFM.

Radio Summer Bay Area from Media Alliance on Vimeo.

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Webinars

2/12/12 Put Your Hands on the Radio Click here to listen online!
 
Presenters: Vanessa Maria Graber, Prometheus Radio Project
                       Jeff Rousset, Prometheus Radio Project
Description:
This how-to-webinar will teach participants to lay the groundwork needed to get a license and get on the air. Participants will learn about the process of submitting an FCC application, how to organize a group for station governance, learn about the equipment and engineering involved, and raise money for equipment and general operations. We will give a short overview of the power of low power FM radio stations (LPFM) and identify effective strategies to apply today.
Click here to listen online!

 

Social Networking for Community Radio

Social networks have the ability to reach millions of new supporters across the US. For this reason, community radio stations have the potential to use this tool to expand their listening base, gain support from the community, announce events, post shows, fundraise, and more. This workshop will teach participants how to use tools such as social networks, online videos, podcasts, blogs, and other new media to effectively launch a variety of social media for their stations/groups and maximize their reach in the community. 
View the archived webinar here.

 

Webinar Slideshows:

May 2011 "How to Start a Low Power Radio Station" Presented by Vanessa Maria Graber and Maggie Avener:  Download the PDF here

October 2011 "How to Find Viable Transmitter Sites" Presented in October, 2011 by Maggie Avener: Download the PDF here.  For the version with Audio voice-over, click here.
 

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