Latest from RadioDriftless

By borges, Section Radio Tower
Posted on Mon Jan 16, 2006 at 03:08:43 PM CST

RadioDriftless continues broadcasting over the web. Listen in at their website.

This is a listener-sponsored, non-commercial, free speech internet community radio. Your local source for alternative music, news, and intelligent resistance to corporate-controlled media. Check here for the full schedule of programs.

Radiodriftless, much like KickTime.Org is people powered, but given the medium they have a need for financial support. Their goal is to raise $2400.00 which would keep the station sustainable for one year. So far 17 donors have contributed $788.00 towards that goal.

If you want to give they have secure online payment via paypal, or mail your payment...details here

See Full Story for the costs of doing webradio...

Expenses are few, but real to broadcast over the web. They maintain an office at the Landmark Center and so have that studio rental. They also pay Frontier $90 per month for DSL and phone service (when might we expect a decrease in these rates I'm wondering...happening everywhere else.) So with these re-occurring expenses, and a yearly $25 fee to renew their Wisconsin State Corporation status, and $7.25 to renew their web address, they need to cultivate a membership base.

All the programmers are unpaid. Jim Hallberg is the main weaver of context for the station. David Klann is their technical/geek support. They currently have six volunteer programmers doing live shows or creating content. Valley Stewardship Network provides use of their 501c3 status to offer a tax write off for donations that exceed $50.

They are currently seeking to support the move towards attaining an LPFM license should one become available. The formation of a board of directors for that endeavor is needed while the money raised in the past for the creation of a live non-commercial FM station sits in a savings account in the Westby Credit Union in Viroqua.

If you have any more questions, don't hesitate to contact Jim Hallberg headphones@radiodriftless.org --your help in the constant struggle for media democracy and world peace.