SUPER VARIETY FOR A SUPER COMMUNITY

"True community radio. Every town should have one."  -Trish Nelson

We've just had a number of writeups from some great blogs that we wanted to share with you. "A Tale of Two Cities" talks about a random encounter that brought two past acquaintances into the future right here.

I first bumped into KRUU via their website, where I learned not only did the station run off solar power, but they were using open-source software and doing an amazing job at serving the community (better than some low power FM stations in larger cities).

Thanks for the coverage: Trish Nelson from Blog for Iowa, Morgan Flores from MUM Sustainable Living Department, Corey Hickenbottom for Peacetown USA, & Mirjam Stueken on her website. [To read all the blogs, click "Read more" below.]

"True community radio.  Every town should have one." http://www.blogforiowa.com/2011/11/30/kruu-talks-with-blog-for-iowa/

"If you are at all interested in local radio, I encourage you to check out the station, and get involved!" http://sustainableliving.mum.edu/kruu-sustainable-local-media/

"Show hosts come from all different walks of Fairfield life, giving their time to share the music and the information they care about, week after week." http://peacetownusa.org/2011/11/kruu-a-look-back-a-look-forward/

“This is Mirjam Stueken and you are listening to KRUU-LP 100.1 FM, home of the first solar-powered radio station in the Midwest." http://www.memirjam.com/985-2/

And here's a recent piece on LPFM in Madison, WI: http://www.prometheusradio.org/http%3A/%252Fwww.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php%3Farticle%3D35233