For five weeks, from May 16 to June 22, 2025, the Free Radio of the Republic will be broadcasting live on ORANGE 94.0. Directly from the festival headquarters at Funkhaus, we will take over the airwaves, bringing events and discussions from the House of the Republic and across Vienna on air. Expect a diverse program: Conversations with artists and activists, fascinating segments from the Revolutionary Love series, weekly recaps of the Caravan of LUV, workshop productions from Funkhaus, and regular updates on the Free Republic presented by Milo Rau. Live on ORANGE 94.0 and available online after the broadcast. Tune in, think along, feel along!
Radio remains an important medium for bringing music to the people. The music programming on community radios is characterized by the search for new sounds, diversity, and the goal of making niches more audible. Community radios aim to provide a platform for music and musicians who receive little or no airplay on commercial and public broadcasters.
A radio station's music database is a powerful tool for implementing these objectives. Its design plays a key role in determining what is ultimately heard on the radio. The study provides an overview of who decides which tracks are added to a radio's music archive, who is involved in the selection process, and how radio producers gain access to it. This is the first time these perspectives have been presented in an overview. The situation at the Vienna-based community radio ORANGE 94.0 was analyzed in comparison with other examples in Austria and abroad.
Die Studie gibt es zum Download auf Deutsch / The study can be downloaded here in English