Shared Frequencies: How to build community through radio
Radio transcends its form, continuing to hold presence in modern digital era. It’s a form of communication method we still hold on to, one we still “tune-in” to support communities and share resources through sound waves. In this program, we invited community radios across different cities, to share their ways of distributing resources, within both commercial and non-commercial models. We explore how radio can serve as a tool for collective care and imagine new ways of resourcing amidst the challenges of uncertainty.
Arthur Bray from FM Belowground (Hong Kong)
Chris from Res Radio (Vienna)
Dana from The Nifty Radio(Jakarta) @mortarwithpestle
James from Eaton Radio (Hong Kong)
FM Belowground (HK)
FM Belowground is a community radio station located in the basement of Landmark Building with a varied programme ranging from local dance and indie bands to podcasts to DJing workshops connecting people from different backgrounds and creative practices.
Res.Radio (Vienna)
Res.Radio is a non-commercial community webradio based in Vienna to strengthen and display subcultural genres. From its founding in 2019, the radio grew into a multicultural community/platform featuring artists with many different backgrounds. Within this platform people connect, exchange ideas and create content around music across all genres and talks, which addresses topics like contemporary culture, social injustice and other phenomena. Res.Radio is a space of diverse artistic freedom and is made from people for people.
The Nifty Radio (Jakarta)
The Nifty Radio (Nifty) is an alternative music radio and archiving platform community-based in Bogor, notably in the electronic music scene. Providing a place for DJs, musicians, and music geeks from all over the world to promote, distribute, and create new connections, in line with the growth of the music ecosystem surrounds them. Presenting various types of music, and the sub-genres in it, also come with the artistic and visuals that represent the circumstances of the city.
Eaton Radio (HK)
Eaton Radio empowers grassroots storytelling and supports emerging, contemporary, and historic underground music. We’ve produced over 2000+ shows of talk radio and music through a rich and varied rotation of DJ mixes, interviews, and regular shows.