"Unbuckling the Bible Belt With Progressive News and Music"
In April 2005, Prometheus was honored to hold our seventh "barnraising" with WRFN in Nashville, TN. This video is a great peak into how our barnraising method gets put into practice - There's a lot mud, sweat and tears!
WRFN has been a strong presence in the community for almost nine years, and they are in the process of applying for a translator to boost their Low Power signal so that people outside of Nashville can get an earful of their truly progressive programming.
"We believe that since the airwaves belong by law to the public, the public should have access to them. We believe that we have as basic a right to speak on the radio as to listen. And we have a unique opportunity.
WRFN is the only outlet in middle Tennessee area offering broad-based media education and training to the community at large. And it's all free-of-charge. Money or lack thereof should never dictate who has access to the media. Through WRFN, everyone can find their voice, and use it.
Radio Free Nashville programs a mix of news, information, talk and call-ins shows, and music. Though each day has some consistent elements, no two days are exactly alike. Some of the programming is of national origin: Radio Free Nashville is a Pacifica network affiliate, and broadcasts Democracy Now, Free Speech Radio News, Counterspin and other network shows, as well as Progressive Magazine Radio, Voices of our World and other independently produced programming from around the world. But the bulk of programming is locally produced.
Each programmer comes to Radio Free Nashville with a different skill level. Radio Free Nashville teaches programmers how to do their job, as well as the other jobs required to run a radio station. Over 140 community programmers have been trained, with over 90 currently on the air."
WRFN had to fight for years to finally get on the air, even after they had been awarded a construction permit. Prometheus was able to support the team behind WRFN, and with your help today we'll be able to do the same for many other communities nationwide.
Please donate today and support the next wave of community radio stations. Thank you!