Interested in using media to transform your community? The Grassroots Radio Conference (GRC) celebrates the vibrant and democratic medium of local community-driven radio. We bring together radio operators, media artists, community activists, engineers and ordinary citizens from across the nation to learn, discuss, brainstorm and build.

GRC 2012 will focus on the Future of Community Radio.  Hundreds of new community radio stations are being built right now and 1000+ new stations will be going on air in the next few years.  With digital technology, local community radio stations have the opportunity to engage global audiences, deploy mobile studios, share community wireless internet, and become multi-media community centers.  Together we will chart a vision for community radio as a dynamic community-building tool for decades to come!

GRC 2012 will feature:

Get On Air Clinic - providing groups hands-on help with the process of applying for a community radio license. Due to last year’s historic Local Community Radio Act, soon the government will be issuing thousands of brand new community radio station licenses to groups all across the country, including for the first time in major cities! (with help from the Prometheus Radio Project)

Community Wireless Builds - walking groups through the process of building and deploying community wireless technology. (supported by New America's Open Technology Initiative)

This year’s GRC will celebrate RFU (Radio Free Urbana) raising its new radio tower and the UC-IMC becoming an anchor institution in Urbana-Champaign’s new public broadband system.  Stay tuned to grassrootsradioconference.org for more information as the conference approaches.

To get involved, contact Austin at austinmccann@ucimc.org.

This event is co-sponsored by Cosponsored by Prometheus Radio Project, Media Action Grassroots Network, Free Press, New America Foundation's Open Technology Initiative, and Radio Free Urbana.