Blackwell On Community Radio
Radio is, at its essence, a communications tool and is the most democratic of media because it reaches virtually all of the American public, Geoffrey Blackwell told the House Commerce Committee panel on behalf of the Native Public Media and the National Federation of Community Broadcasters.
While commercial radio is fundamentally about getting the largest possible audience, non-commercial programming is a platform for conversation, he said. "This conversation can range from a wide diversity of music to features on local political issues, high school sports to a pow wow," he said.
The dialogue is made possible by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and the Commerce Department's Public Telecommunications Facilities Program, he said. Both are important programs that "deserve as much support as possible" from Congress.
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