Boston Free Radio - Call for DJs and a Station Launch Party!

[dashford.livejournal.com]

BostonFreeRadio.com is a three-month-old volunteer-run Internet radio station operating out of the studios of Somerville Community Access TV (SCATV) in Union Square.  BFR has a couple of events happening next week and you are welcome to take part in them.

On Monday at 8PM there is an orientation and training session for people interested in hosting a radio show on BFR.  It's at the station's studios at SCATV (90 Union Square).  Any Mass. resident is welcome to host a show -- you would have to become a member of SCATV ($40 annual membership) and BFR ($20 annual membership to cover royalty payments for music played).  Of course, the video resources of SCATV are also available to Somerville residents who become members.
 
Also, the station is having a launch party on Friday at Club Choices (379 Somerville Ave.).  It starts at 10PM -- there'll be giveaways, there'll be lots of staff there, and station DJs will be spinning tunes.  There is a $10 cover, but if you're a BFR member (see above) you and a guest can get in for free!

For more info, call 617-628-8826, email manager@bostonfreeradio.com, or go to http://www.bostonfreeradio.com

[Full disclosure: I am a volunteer at BFR and currently serve as Program Director]

Comments

[ron_newman]

You should call it Somerville Community Access Radio .... but then again maybe SCAR isn't such a great acronym ;-)

[dashford.livejournal.com]

:) Right! But since people can listen in from just about anywhere, "community access" didn't seem to fit anyway.

[vonelftinhaus.livejournal.com]

what kind of music does this station broadcast and what are the hours?

[dashford.livejournal.com]

There's a wide variety of music and talk shows. (The station also carries "Democracy Now!" and several old-time radio programs on weekday afternoons.) It's a "block" programming schedule so each show is on at the same day and time each week. It's probably best to look at the weekly schedule at bostonfreeradio.com and see what shows might interest you.

But for some examples, there are shows for techno/electronica, 50s & 60s pop music, folk & jazz, sound collage creations, and themed music shows (like Bob Dylan's satellite radio show). There are talk shows on philosophy, "working man" issues, spiritual exploration, and the experiences of widowhood. There's even a talk show hosted by stuffed animals!

The station is on the air 24/7 with most of the live programming in the evenings and Saturday -- we're hoping to have an even broader range of shows with your help! There's an eclectic music playlist that runs when there isn't live programming.