Free Radio Kassel
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| Radio station ( non-commercial broadcasting ) | |
| reception | analog terrestrial , DAB + , streaming audio |
| Reception area | kassel |
| Start of transmission | May 1, 1997 |
| owner | Free Radio Kassel e. V. |
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The Free Radio Kassel (CRC) is a Free Radio is a non-commercial local radio stations , which in Kassel can be received and the surrounding area. Since the beginning of August 2011, the station has also been broadcasting its program as streaming audio , see #Weblinks .
The transmission frequencies are: FM 105.8 MHz (antenna) and DAB + on channel 6, block A in band III (short: channel 6A). Until September 2012, the broadcasting studio was located in the historic, listed cultural factory Salzmann in the Kassel district of Bettenhausen . The new studio is located in close proximity to Opernplatz at Opernstrasse 2 in downtown Kassel , as the FRK had to move out of the building due to plans to convert the Salzmann factory into a technical town hall.
history
The history of Freie Radios Kassel begins with the establishment of the Radio Initiative Kassel e. V. in June 1994. One year later, the first broadcasting operation was started as part of the Federal Congress of Free Radios, which took place in the Schlachthof cultural center in Kassel. However, the radio has only been on the air regularly since May 1, 1997 - the granting of licenses and the search for a suitable broadcast frequency took longer than originally planned. Since June 29, 2018, Freie Radio Kassel can also be received via DAB + .
As part of the move from the Salzmann factory to the Kassel city center in autumn / winter 2012, for the first time in the history of the FRK, “broadcasting operations were shut down” . H. only an emergency program could be broadcast from the computer.
organization structure
The Free Radio Kassel eV association is largely organized on a voluntary basis and offers those interested the opportunity to independently produce and broadcast radio reports. The FRK is a member of the Federal Association of Free Radios .
financing
The station is largely financed by funds from the Hessian State Authority for Private Broadcasting and New Media (LPR Hessen). This state media authority uses part of the portion of the license fee that it receives to support non-commercial media projects. The association members also pay a minimum contribution of 25 euros per year.
Broadcast times
The Free Radio Kassel broadcasts 24 hours a day. Live broadcasts are eight to ten hours of new program every day from 4 p.m., which is repeated on the following morning from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The night program with themed programs runs between the daily program and 6 a.m. B. via indie, pop, alternative rock bands, and much more, sometimes live . The program “Maharishi Gandharva Ved” with classical Indian music will be broadcast from 6 am until it is repeated at 8 am.
In the course of the eventful history of the station there have been - in addition to regular broadcasting operations - numerous projects and special campaigns; including public events, live broadcasts, special programs on various topics and cooperation with various partners.
program
The Free Radio Kassel has, unlike many other citizen media through a fixed program schedule with recurring broadcasts. The FRK sees itself as a “ switch-on radio”, ie listeners switch on specifically in order to follow certain programs. The tasks of Free Radio also include imparting media skills . This is done through a variety of media educational projects, which are often carried out in cooperation with schools, universities, youth centers and other educational institutions.
Care is taken to ensure that the program differs significantly from the mainstream offerings of commercial and public broadcasters. The individual programs are created by associations, groups or individuals. The makers are largely autonomous in terms of content and design. The programs can be roughly divided into music, information and entertainment programs.
Music broadcasts
Many programs on Freie Radio Kassel play subcultural and avant-garde music. There are also programs with a broader range of music that focus thematically (e.g. "hand-played"). This includes the following programs:
oldies
- Dance floor (10er / 20s / 30s / 40s cabaret and dance music, swing, jazz)
- 60 plus / minus (50s / 60s rock and hits, operetta melodies)
- Magic Moments ("Evergreens and Nevergreens of the 50s / 60s / 70s", music history)
Jazz, blues, country
- Jazz Cafe (Jazz from 1940)
- Long Distance Call (Blues)
- Long groove (blues, rock, jazz, swing)
- Lonesome Traveler (Blues, Rock, Jazz, Country, Folk, Rockabilly, Doo-wop)
- Country Classics (Traditional Country, Americana, Country Rock)
Rock, punk, folk
- Aoxomoxoa (60 / 70s rock, punk rock )
- Almost forward ("indie rock and related things")
- Song people (60 / 70s songwriter, chansons, folk, German rock, "political songs")
- Traveling circus Weltklang (Folk, Ethnogroove, Worldbeat , Klezmer)
Metal
- Devil's Kitchen (hard rock, metal)
- Welcome To Hell (Metal, Death Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu-Metal)
rap
- MonkeyMusicMovement - One hour of rap music (German rap, US rap)
Experimental music
- Excentric Radio (experimental music)
- Borderline - music for border crossers (experimental music)
- Borderline extra (experimental music)
- Forum Experimental (experimental music)
- FangSCHALLtung (New Jazz, Improvised Music)
Electric
- Minimalcityradio (Minimal, Techno)
- Make rave, not war
- Melomania (electronic music)
Wide range of music
- Finally Monday
- Thomas Hellmann Show
- Night studio ("all musical styles can happen")
- Ear Catcher (music cross-section, bastard pop, film screenings)
- free² or "Free to the power of two" ( GEMA-free music )
- Handmade ("hand-played music", event information)
- Tonkost (German-language music, "topics with musical nutritional value")
- Crosswise ("Music from Switzerland")
- Memories ("hits from east and west")
- German - My new hobby (German-language songs and radio plays on various topics)
- Andres radio
- Record store (music from the 50s to 90s)
- Vinyl only
- Tom`s Rock And Pop Specials
Others
- Irie Ites (Reggae, Dub, NeoDub)
- Musica Latina (Latin, German and Spanish)
- Word games (philosophical reflections)
- Campus radio (broadcast by students at the University of Kassel)
- Input is the same as output
- Life is not a parking lot (interviews with guests)
- City laboratory (discussions with guests)
- Song people (the magazine for music and politics)
Information and policy broadcasts
In addition to music programs, the FRK also shows programs with a high proportion of speech. Here committed citizens, NGOs and left-wing groups offer information and discussions. The topics are environmental protection, capitalism, cultural, local and social policy and much more. There are also foreign-language programs such as the "Radyo Kassel" with Turkish-language news. This includes the following programs:
Political broadcasts
- Attac Radio (criticism of globalization)
- LiLi (" Libertarian information from local initiatives")
Discussion broadcasts
- Change of topic (discussion groups & lectures, politics)
- Hands-free system (discussion, media analysis, psychology)
Cultural programs
- Toiletry bag ("information from the local and regional cultural scene")
- Change of cultural themes (cultural themes)
- The Charlie Grünhorn Show. (Talk with guests from culture, society and politics)
- KLM culture magazine
- Resonance (news from music and culture)
Foreign language broadcasts
- Radyo Kassel (Turkish-language news and music)
- ILF Eritrea (broadcast in Tigrinya )
- Hello Somalia (broadcast in Somali )
- Viaje Radial (Tour of Latin America in Spanish )
Entertainment programs
In addition to pure music programs and information programs, there are broadcast concepts that offer entertainment programs. They too have a high proportion of language.
Radio plays
- Children's radio (radio plays, interviews, etc. from children)
- Dreamlands (radio plays, "role plays and fantastic things")
Comedy
- Mikro auf! / Only vinyl (pop, comedy, radio plays, "radio oldies on air")
- Andres Radio (Comedy, Pop)
- Cabaret live (cabaret, comedy, comic literature)
- Einheizradio (satirical)
Sports
- Match plan (football, "analyzes all about round leather")
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Collection of articles on the topic of the Salzmann factory in Kassel. HNA ( Hessische / Niedersächsische Allgemeine ), February 16, 2012, accessed on February 12, 2017 .
- ^ Radiowoche - DAB +: Nordhessen-Mux starts on June 29th. June 28, 2018, accessed July 10, 2018 .
- ^ "FRK eV" - transmission scheme
Web links
Coordinates: 51 ° 18 ′ 50.8 " N , 9 ° 29 ′ 37.2" E