I discovered a local station that gave the impression of broadcasting many different international programs in various languages.
I've tuned in a few times at various times to see what was being played. Sunday there was a program in Amharic. Every other time I've tuned in there was talk program in Spanish being broadcast. I've yet to hear any music.
Monday evening I sent them an email:
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Hello,
I've looked over your website and I've not been able to find what I'm
looking for.
I'm curious about how much French language programming is aired on your
station, and at what times. Do you play any French music at any times?
If this information is on the website, then I apologize. Perhaps you could
provide me with a link to that part of the website? I was able to find some
On Demand information but am curious about actual broadcast schedules.
Thank you,
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I don't imagine that it would get held up by a spam blocker, but I've not heard back from them yet. I'm wondering if they think I'm a competitor or something trying to get information. Perhaps they only want to hear from potential advertisers.
I don't feel that they are a good candidate to receive donated CDs based on what I've heard so far. They don't seem to play music at all, and don't seem to broadcast any programming in French. I will continue to tune in periodically for a few more days. Wiki says they broadcast Radio France international for 2 hours in the mornings and I'll try to listen in then to see if it's really the case.
Here is a listing of US stations that broadcast programming from Radio France International, according to the RFI website. I don't think it's necessarily up to date though. If any forum members are near enough to hear these stations perhaps they can listen in and report back what actually is being broadcast. I'm working on the two "Washington" listings.
Dallas
Freq. : 1230 AM
Emet. : KQUE
Houston
Freq. : 880 AM
Emet. : KJOJ
Los Angeles
Freq. : 106.3 FM
Emet. : VNCR
Miami
Freq. : 1490 AM
Emet. : Radio Collective Internationale
New York
Freq. : 91.5 FM
Emet. : WNYE
Orange County (Ca)
Freq. : 1480 AM
Emet. : KVNR
Porto Rico
Freq. : 89.7 FM
Emet. : Radio Universidad
San Jose
Freq. : 1500 AM
Emet. : KSJX
Urbana Champaign
Freq. : 90.5 FM
Emet. : Radio de l'Université de l'Illinois
Washington
Freq. : 1120 OM
Emet. : WUST AM
Washington
Freq. : 1160 AM
Emet. : WMET World Radio
I agree that college stations could be good candidates for this effort. There are quite a few in my area and I'm going to have to make time to research them some. There may not be much more time to make this happen.
Ok, so I found this at the University of Maryland student radio station website:
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Submitting Music to WMUC
WMUC receives piles of records and CDs every day from hundreds of recording labels. Our music staff tries to review each release and adds the good stuff into the studio for airplay. Each week, playlists are tabulated and e-mailed to CMJ and other publications for inclusion in the charts.
If you would like to submit a record or CD for airplay on WMUC, send it to:
Music Director
WMUC Radio
3130 S Campus Dining Hall
College Park, MD 20742-8431
WMUC accepts only cd and vinyl submissions. Please don't send us promotional videos, audio cassettes or other media. Please do not just send us mp3s or links to your website. Also, because we're a free-form station, we prefer submissions of full length albums or EPs, not just singles. Our DJs are encouraged to play their picks off of albums, and not just the singles that are targeted for commercial play.
Due to the amount of submissions that we receive, and because the WMUC staff is composed of full time students, we can't reply by phone or email to confirm that we received your cd or that it has been added. Do not send emails regarding submissions to any station staff members besides the music directors.
WMUC also has a live music program called Third Rail Radio. It airs every Sunday evening from 6pm to 9pm. Click here for more information on Third Rail. We encourage you to try to get on Third Rail Radio. Please note that the Third Rail Directors may ask you to send in a sample of your music before they book you. Keep in mind that while we focus on playing music not regularly heard on the radio, we cannot and do not aim to play all music genres not played on commercial radio. The music that we add and play is largely determined by the makeup of the staff at any time. When you send us music, keep in mind, we are full-time college students.
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I guess I'm going to have to dig a little into their playlists, and try to determine the size of their audience before deciding to whether or not to send them a CD. Perhaps there aren't many other options though.