{"id":50095,"date":"2021-09-28T21:09:54","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T04:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?p=50095"},"modified":"2021-09-28T21:09:56","modified_gmt":"2021-09-29T04:09:56","slug":"podcast-317-how-radio-survived-18-months-of-pandemic-and-keeps-going","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2021\/09\/podcast-317-how-radio-survived-18-months-of-pandemic-and-keeps-going\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #317 &#8211; How Radio Survived 18 Months of Pandemic (and Keeps Going)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5016\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-50095-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS317_RadioSurvivor317.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS317_RadioSurvivor317.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS317_RadioSurvivor317.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/content.blubrry.com\/radio_survivor\/RS317_RadioSurvivor317.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RS317_RadioSurvivor317.mp3\">Download<\/a> | <a href=\"#\" class=\"powerpress_link_e\" title=\"Embed\" onclick=\"return powerpress_show_embed('50095-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Embed<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_embed_box\" id=\"powerpress_embed_50095-podcast\" style=\"display: none;\"><input id=\"powerpress_embed_50095-podcast_t\" type=\"text\" value=\"&lt;iframe width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;30&quot; src=&quot;https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/?powerpress_embed=50095-podcast&amp;amp;powerpress_player=mediaelement-audio&quot; title=&quot;Blubrry Podcast Player&quot; frameborder=&quot;0&quot; scrolling=&quot;no&quot;&gt;&lt;\/iframe&gt;\" onclick=\"javascript: this.select();\" onfocus=\"javascript: this.select();\" style=\"width: 70%;\" readOnly><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/2wB8PCDI4ae4Zy5KQJDnWH\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Radio-Survivor-p1065771\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/feed\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/subscribe-to-podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"More\" rel=\"nofollow\">More<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A year-and-a-half ago high school, college and community radio stations shut their studio doors in response to safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID. They quickly scrambled to find ways to stay on air, broadcasting archived programming, allowing DJs to pre-record or even broadcast live from home. We&#8217;ve dedicated several episodes to learning how different kinds of stations in a variety of regions confronted the emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever methods were employed, today \u2013 with the pandemic still ongoing \u2013 it&#8217;s heartening to listen around and note that most stations seem to have survived this period. There&#8217;s no sense that more stations closed down than in any other 18-month period. In fact, on October 1, college stations from around the world will join together in celebrating the 11th annual College Radio Day, featuring Ambassador &#8220;Weird&#8221; Al Yankovic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We take this opportunity to survey radio&#8217;s remarkable survival story. Just as internet technology, like Zoom calls, revolutionized the ability to move work, school and other activities into the home, it also let stations stay connected with programmers and volunteers in a way that would have been significantly more challenging even just a decade earlier. Of course, we&#8217;re not arguing this is a net plus \u2013 too many lives have been lost or altered forever due to this disease. As well, working or DJing from home isn&#8217;t a boon for everyone, on top of the fact that closed studios severely impacts the collaboration and camaraderie that is at the heart of so many stations. Yet, it&#8217;s worth reflecting on why and how grassroots radio withstood this unprecedented challenge, continuing to serve listeners and communities and help them through this crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Notes<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Episodes on stations dealing with the pandemic:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2020\/03\/podcast-237-how-community-college-radio-can-deal-with-covid-19\/\">Podcast #237 \u2013 How Community &amp; College Radio Can Deal with COVID-19<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2020\/03\/podcast-238-social-distancing-going-remote-and-automation-during-global-pandemic\/\">Podcast #238 \u2013 Social Distancing, Going Remote and Automation during Global Pandemic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2020\/03\/podcast-239-hunkering-down-with-raven-radio-in-sitka-alaska\/\">Podcast #239 \u2013 Hunkering Down with Raven Radio in Sitka, Alaska<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2020\/04\/podcast-240-wfmu-is-still-on-the-air-during-the-pandemic\/\">Podcast #240 \u2013 WFMU is Still On the Air During the Pandemic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2021\/02\/podcast-285-running-a-big-community-media-organization-in-the-2nd-year-of-the-pandemic\/\">Podcast #285 \u2013 Running a Big Community Media Organization in the 2nd Year of the Pandemic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2021\/05\/podcast-298-college-radio-at-the-end-of-the-academic-covid-year\/\">Podcast #298 \u2013 College Radio at the end of the Academic COVID Year<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.collegeradio.org\/\">Oct. 1 is College Radio Day<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.askcbi.org\/orlando\/\">College Broadcasters Inc. Student Electronic Media Convention<\/a><\/li><li>Radio World: &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radioworld.com\/columns-and-views\/guest-commentaries\/goodbye-isdn-hello-streaming\">Goodbye ISDN, Hello Streaming<\/a>&#8220;<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/news.homelessnessmarathon.org\/\">The Homelessness Marathon<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/negativland.com\/\">Negativland<\/a>:<ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CajCimN0hf8\">Negativland&#8217;s NPR Tiny Desk Concert<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=zKI5BYfrKyw\">Negativland live (online) at the Ann Arbor Film Festival<\/a><\/li><li>Negativland&#8217;s Over the Edge Radio: <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/OTE_19980700_Brain_Science\">Brain Science<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li>Princeton University&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/wprb.com\/\">WPRB<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.drdemento.com\/\">Dr. Demento<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weirdal.com\/\">&#8220;Weird Al&#8221; Yankovic<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/kcpr.org\/\">KCPR<\/a> at Cal Poly is where &#8220;Weird&#8221; Al Got his start in radio<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/spinningindie.blogspot.com\/2013\/05\/radio-station-field-trip-44-krrc-at.html\">Jennifer\u2019s Tour of KRRC at Reed College<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/krrc.fm\/\">KRRC<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiosurvivor.com\/2010\/01\/radio-survivors-top-radio-shows-jennifers-4-dr-demento-show\/\">Radio Survivor\u2019s Top Radio Shows &#8211; Jennifer\u2019s #4 &#8211; Dr. Demento<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A year-and-a-half ago high school, college and community radio stations shut their studio doors in response to safety measures to prevent the spread of COVID. 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