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#2The listener-funded radio station that runs the archive, WFMU, is the single greatest radio station in the world.
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#3The listener-funded radio station that runs the archive, WFMU, is the single greatest radio station in the world.
by definition public radio is in the public interest, not many ad supported stations can claim that.
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#4The listener-funded radio station that runs the archive, WFMU, is the single greatest radio station in the world.
by definition public radio is in the public interest, not many ad supported stations can claim that.
While true in general, public radio has quite a quantity of paid-third-party-ads these days. And they don't just say "supported by [corporation, tag line]", they are full ads, just read by the public radio hosts.
There's one radio station group that has consistently been fully public interest with neither ads nor corporate nor government conflicts-of-interest: the Pacifica network which has affiliates around the country http://pacificanetwork.org
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#5The listener-funded radio station that runs the archive, WFMU, is the single greatest radio station in the world.
by definition public radio is in the public interest, not many ad supported stations can claim that.
WFMU is a community radio station. That's distinctly different from what "Public Radio" usually means in US discussions. Public radio stations don't usually do projects like this.
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#6I love this archive. The choice of music is excellent and also the design of the site is really pleasant. I've spent hours in different genres.
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#7I'm proud to say I worked with WFMU and Cuban Council on the initial release of this project.
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#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
by definition public radio is in the public interest, not many ad supported stations can claim that.
While true in general, public radio has quite a quantity of paid-third-party-ads these days. And they don't just say "supported by [corporation, tag line]", they are full ads, just read by the public radio hosts. There's one radio station group that has consistently been fully public interest with neither ads nor corporate nor government conflicts-of-interest: the Pacifica network which has affiliates around the coun…
Thanks for the link.
WFMU also runs no ads and has no corporate sponsors.
"WFMU’s primary source of support comes from listener contributions made during our annual on-air fundraising marathonand revenue generated from our annual Record Fair. WFMU does not accept underwriting or corporate sponsorships. We receive some support from foundations and government grants, as long as they do not contain conditions that determine our programming content or restrict our independence."
from: https://wfmu.org/about/
I donate every year. It's a great cause to support.
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#9The listener-funded radio station that runs the archive, WFMU, is the single greatest radio station in the world.
> The listener-funded radio station that runs the archive, WFMU, is the single greatest radio station in the world.
Little known fact: the Go gopher mascot was originally a WFMU commission [1].
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#10It should try to use Flac / Opus, not mp3.