Jennifer Waits brings us the voices of three programmers at a mysterious and chaotic community station with deep connections to the Los Angeles art scene. KCHUNG is an unlicensed part 15 AM radio station with about 40 station managers and extremely eclectic programming. Paul Riismandel wrote a series of articles, offering strongly worded advice for […]


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Jennifer Waits brings us the voices of three programmers at a mysterious and chaotic community station with deep connections to the Los Angeles art scene. KCHUNG is an unlicensed part 15 AM radio station with about 40 station managers and extremely eclectic programming.


Paul Riismandel wrote a series of articles, offering strongly worded advice for struggling community radio stations. He lays out his arguments in detail on the podcast and discusses the ideas and issues with his co-hosts. Read what all the fuss is about in the show notes links below.


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Show Notes

KCHUNG
LA’s KCHUNG Radio Demonstrates the Power of Part 15 Broadcasting from 2014
“Riffin” a KCHUNG talk show hosted by Max Maslansky
Trapped in the Grid: Why Community Radio Risks Irrelevance
Public Access vs. Public Service – Addressing the Biggest Hidden Tension in Community Radio

Editor’s note: This episode was originally titled “Radio Anarchy vs Order” but then we decided that it was a bit misleading. Learn why on episode #75.


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