The Chicago Independent Radio Project
Encyclopedia
The Chicago Independent Radio Project (CHIRP) is a non-profit organization that operates a community radio
station (CHIRP Radio) currently accessible via its Web site.
The organization's stated goal is "to provide Chicago
residents with a community radio station focused on the representation of local people, events, and issues alongside a wide array of local and independent music."
CHIRP is also working to convince the Federal Communications Commission
to remove existing barriers to the granting of low power FM radio licenses in urban areas.
In June 2011, CHIRP Radio was named "Best Overall Radio Station" by the Chicago Reader in its annual Best of Chicago issue.
Community radio
Community radio is a type of radio service, that offers a third model of radio broadcasting beyond commercial broadcasting and public broadcasting. Community stations can serve geographic communities and communities of interest...
station (CHIRP Radio) currently accessible via its Web site.
The organization's stated goal is "to provide Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
residents with a community radio station focused on the representation of local people, events, and issues alongside a wide array of local and independent music."
CHIRP is also working to convince the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
to remove existing barriers to the granting of low power FM radio licenses in urban areas.
In June 2011, CHIRP Radio was named "Best Overall Radio Station" by the Chicago Reader in its annual Best of Chicago issue.
External links
- Chirpradio.org http://www.chirpradio.org
- chicagoinderadio.org http://www.chicagoindieradio.org