Pepper Thomas Opens Up on Austin Radio Legacy The Roots of a Musical Healer I recently had the privilege of sitting down with a true broadcasting powerhouse, Pepper Thomas, in her Austin-area studio. As the longtime voice of community radio station KAZI 88.7 and host of The Hot Pepper Show TV on YouTube, Pepper has built a legendary career spanning nearly four decades. While I usually stay behind the camera, I wanted to step into her world to better understand the inside-out makeup of a woman who seems to know everyone in the city. You can watch our full conversation below this recap. What became clear almost immediately … #LiveSessions #Austinradio #communitybroadcasting #KAZI88.7 #PepperThomas #TheHotPepperShowTV
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Step-by-Step Guide to Applying for a CRS License in India
You’ve confirmed your eligibility and are ready to set up your Community Radio Station (CRS). Congratulations! Now comes the application process, which can feel overwhelming if you’re unprepared. This step-by-step guide will help you navigate everything, from gathering documents to understanding how your application is reviewed.
By following this guide, you’ll be well on your way to giving your…
Eligibility Requirements for Community Radio Stations in India
Thinking of launching a Community Radio Station (CRS) to give your community a voice that matters? Before diving into the application process, it’s crucial to understand whether your organization qualifies. Let’s explore the detailed eligibility criteria and what they mean for you.
Community Radio Stations (CRS) are all about serving and uplifting local communities, and the eligibility…
The Essentials of Setting Up a Community Radio Station in India: A Quick Guide
Ever thought about starting a radio station that gives your community a real voice? If so, you’re in the right place. A Community Radio Station (CRS) could be your chance to bring local stories, educational programs, and cultural content to life—all while empowering the people around you in a truly meaningful way.
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Station to Station - Casino’s Own Wireless & Three Rivers FM
Published in CBX Magazine, May 2014
The community spirit is alive and well in stations across New South Wales. Though separated by land stretching across 700km, two community broadcasters have found a way to help each other out.
Casino’s COW FM have teamed up with Three Rivers Radio in Dunedoo to exchange advice and information on not only technical issues but also accounting and reporting methods.
President of COW FM, Myrna Walters, explains how this all came about.
“The secretary at the time of Three Rivers FM, Charlie Rush and I met through mutual friends. On discovering that we both worked in community radio, Charlie told me that their technical person, Ken Westerman, was born in Casino. We have since kept in contact over time and discussed the upcoming rollover of digital and how the stations are being run.”
Currently focussed predominantly on upgrading COW FM to an automated radio system using Raduga and Zara software, Walters says that this exchange of ideas “is of paramount benefit to all.”
“We can look at better ways to enhance community radio, presenters’ programs and everything that goes with running a station.”
There is also a certain element of comfort to be taken in discovering they’re not alone when something goes awry.
“From my point of view it is nice to know that the other community radio stations experience similar problems to us and having them as backup support is fantastic.”
COW FM’s ‘open door policy’ of sorts seems to already work in their favour, with other stations regularly turning to them for guidance, as Walters says,
“We quite often exchange ideas and have presenters and technical people from other community radios dropping in to COW FM to see how we run our station and we also find this really helpful.”
Based on the success of this collaboration, Walters is enthusiastic about the possibility of expanding it further in the future, and not only with her friends in Dunedoo.
“We are looking at collaboration with other community radio stations around and outside of our area. Hopefully we can all exchange ideas and suggestions regarding the operation of community radio.”
If you’re ever in the area, you can listen to COW FM on 107.9FM and Three Rivers Radio on 101.5FM and hear their success for yourself.
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This week the community broadcasting sector was one of the lucky few community groups that was spared in the 2014 Federal Budget. Community broadcasting is about so much more than just broadcasting – I really believe it changes lives and has a huge impact on people’s participation in our democracy. I’ve seen first hand people from a wide range of under represented backgrounds become more…
Commission of Audit puts media diversity at risk #auspol #commissionofaudit #media
The Federal Government’s Commission of Audit report has revealed bad news for media diversity with Australia’s community broadcasting sector set to take the biggest hit if the report’s recommendations are adopted.
The report has recommended the abolition of $17.7 million in funding support for over 350+ community broadcasting organisations, approximately 20,000 volunteers and a weekly audience…
Why you should join or support your local community broadcaster
Why you should join or support your local community broadcaster
Community broadcasting has been a huge part of my life. When I was only about ten years old my grandpa took me into his local station as a special guest on his program “Jazz with Jim” and ever since I’ve been obsessed. I’ve volunteered for a number of radio stations across the country, become a board member at the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia and I currently work for SYN Media
