What is so special about open-radio.nl?

Since you know indymedia you will certainly understand the new platform quickly, because it works similar, except specifically for audio material. It has been started in the Netherlands and currently has members in the Netherlands and in Germany but we also accept content in English.

Open-radio.nl allows radioactivists, audio artists and basically everyone interested to upload their shows, newsflashes and jingles to share with the world. All content is under a creative commons license and times without content are filled up with creative commons/copyleft music, so that we provide a 24-hour stream.

The uploader chooses her/himself when the show should be played. Our hope is to make non-commercial radio heard more widely. Rebroadcasting archive material is welcome, if the content has no commercial copyright. You can also use open-radio.nl as an archive and download shows to rebroadcast or, upon request, take over the whole stream for a specific action or live event. We usually only allow content in languages that we can moderate, so at the moment we allow Dutch, English and German. Exceptions are being made for French and Italian if we have the capacities. The moderation group is open for new members. Discrimination or fanatically religious content won´t be accepted in any language.


How can you get involved?

There are various ways.
First of all, you can just listen.
If you are involved in radio making already, you can upload shows that you make if you
think they are of international interest.
You can give us feedback and wishlists for improvements.
You can upload copyleft music.
You can become a member of the moderation group.
You can join the hacking/tech team.
You can learn how to make radioshows and jingles (we use audacity, an open-source software tool for audio editing:  http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)
You can give workshops on making radio!
You can rebroadcast the stream.
You can spread the news.
You can donate us money (e.g for the regular hosting costs).

You can contact us in via: info (at) open-radio.nl