2012 Grassroots Radio Conference

Submitted by Tom Crane on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:52

Last August, Friends of Community Radio and KKFI FM hosted the national Grassroots Radio Conference in Kansas City. KKFI and FCM won by rafffle, the travelling quilt for the GRC last year, and it is shown in the picture above hanging in the KKFI studios.

This year the conference will be held in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois. For more info:

http://www.grassrootsradioconference.org/

Corporate FM Showing this weekend!

Submitted by Tom Crane on Fri, 05/18/2012 - 16:28
Corporate FM poster

Kansas City film maker, Kevin McKinney will show his new documentary on how the take-over of commercial stations by large corporations in a similar way they took over the housing industry, is affecting all radio including public and community-radio. Crown Center theater - Friday 8:30PM, Saturday 8:30PM, Sunday 2:30PM. Director will attend all screenings for intro and Q&A afterward. Tickets at http://www.screenland.com/​crowncenter Trailer at http://fmfilm.com/

FCC and community stations 2012

Submitted by Tom Crane on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 18:19

Taken from an email to Friends of Community Media 5/12

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There is an important movement underfoot to FREE THE AIRWAVES &
make space for community broadcasting across the United States. The
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is currently writing the rules
that will bring hundreds, if not thousands, of new local radio stations
to America's FM dial.

FCM annual meeting

Submitted by Tom Crane on Mon, 05/07/2012 - 14:11

FRIENDS OF COMMUNITY MEDIA ANNUAL MEETING

The annual meeting of Friends of Community Media is now scheduled for Monday 5/7/12 at All-Souls Meeting Room, 4501 Walnut Street Kansas City, MO at 7:00 PM.
Notices have been sent out via mail and email.

Board and officers elections

Agenda items are welcome

Some things to discuss:

2012 Grassroots Radio Conference

Submitted by Tom Crane on Wed, 03/28/2012 - 18:43

Last year's Grassroots Radio Conference was hosted in Kansas City by Friends of Community Media, and commuity radio station KKFI 90.1 FM http://www.kkfi.org/ A link to an archive of last year's events will be posted on this site.

This year, the GRC is being hosted by the Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center in Illinois from July 26-29, 2012 and registration information, scheduled speakers, and workshop schedule may be found at:

http://grassrootsradioconference.org/

Mission

Submitted by Administrator on Tue, 03/27/2012 - 12:00

Friends of Community Media is a non-profit corporation serving the Kansas City area devoted to citizen participation in the media. FCM encourages media to be responsive to the community and promotes diverse racial, ethnic, gender, and minority group participation in all media. FCM also promotes programming and media coverage which is often under-covered or ignored and supports democratization and diversity in the media.

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GRC Fact Sheet

Submitted by Tom Crane on Wed, 08/17/2011 - 18:14

Grassroots Radio Conference
2011 Fact Sheet

What is a Grassroots Radio Conference? (GRC)

There are about 200 community radio stations around the U.S. and many more around the world. In 2011
they came together to share information to make their stations better and improve radio shows. Last
year, Kansas City was chosen to be the conference city. KKFI FM 90.1 and Friends of Community Media were sponsors. Over 120 radio people came to the conference that was held held in 2011 from August 18th to 21st. at All-Souls Unitarian Church.

Grassroots Radio in Kansas City 8/18/11

Submitted by Tom Crane on Tue, 08/16/2011 - 13:46

For Immediate Release
Contact: Tom Crane, (816) 561-6288

NATIONAL GRASSROOTS RADIO CONFERENCE
IN KANSAS CITY THIS WEEK

August 15, 2011, Kansas City, Missouri. – Hosted by community radio station KKFI 90.1 FM and Friends of Community Media, a media-reform group, the 15th annual Grassroots Radio Conference will take place from August 18-21, 2011 at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, 4501 Walnut Street, Kansas City, Missouri.

FCM Joins KKFI to host Grassroots Radio Conference 2011

Submitted by Administrator on Wed, 08/10/2011 - 09:07
Grassroots Radio Conference of 2011

FCM has enlisted 90.1 FM KKFI, Kansas City's 100,000 watt Community Radio Station, to join us in hosting the 2011 national Grass Roots Radio Conference in Kansas City August 18 - 21. You can find much more information on that at http://www.grassrootsradioconference.org/.

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Jim Hightower KKFI Event

Submitted by Administrator on Fri, 03/11/2011 - 00:00

In March of 2011, Jim Hightower spoke to a crowd at the All-Souls Unitarian Universalist Church sponsored by KKFI community radio and supported by Friends of Community Media. Remarks from FCM, follow:

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Hi, I'm the Chair of Friends of Community Media.

Something is wrong with the media!

The information from media is controlled by fewer and fewer people.

The public airways (unpaid for) have been turned into propaganda arms for the agenda of the corporate state.

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