With the advent of digital broadcasting, free and open communication became available to communities world wide. Commercial and public broadcasting stations have always been prohibitively expensive to start and maintain, and by their nature, most programming is produced and purchased outside of the listening area. While commercial and public radio play important roles in news, information and entertainment, they can't provide access for everyone's voices. That is the role of community broadband radio.
We provide the platform and the process for any group or individual to produce and broadcast programming directly to their community and to the world-wide internet. But programming and broadband broadcasting is not easy or intuitive. To that end, the Community Broadband Radio Association is a 501 (c) (3) not for profit organization dedicated to encouraging, training, promoting and assisting in the development of community radio. KDWR is our first experiment in digital community radio.
What we are learning from the development and operation of KDWR is being collected into a manual of how to apply digital broadband to community radio. From that knowledge and experience, we will assist other communities in how to develop their own digital voices. If you think that Community Radio is a good idea, and you'd like to participate in that process, contact us and join us in the growing community of broadband radio.
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