The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #151480   Message #3535917
Posted By: Bettynh
10-Jul-13 - 12:37 PM
Thread Name: Remember 'underground' radio?
Subject: RE: Remember 'underground' radio?
That's what I'm talking about Phil. There was real excitement both in the broadcasting world and the music world. It was invisible to corporate and much of adult America, making it even more attractive (to me, at least). Those stations seem to have joined the Public Broadcasting System (the original legislation was passed in 1967) or struggled mightily once the money men noticed them. A few have emerged as "community radio" - low power (thus limited range) very local and very community-involved. WCUW fits that category. In Worcester, WICN (Worcester Intercollegiate Network, originally run jointly by Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Holy Cross College) became the NPR outlet.