Portland Radio Authority

Portland Radio Authority
City Portland, Oregon
Frequency 96.7 MHz
First air date May 10, 2002 (2002-05-10)
Last air date March 1, 2006[note 1]
Format Indie rock, Garage rock, Event broadcasting, Talk radio
Power 100 Watts
Website www.praradio.org

Portland Radio Authority (PraRadio) was a listener supported pirate radio station originally broadcasting from a mobile, 100-watt transmitter in Portland, Oregon. Listeners and musicians were encouraged to send tracks to the station, with or without a recording contract, and PraRadio would add the music to its mix.[1] The station operated illegally from May 2002 until March 2006, when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission ended the transmissions.[2]

PraRadio continued to broadcast as an Internet radio station until late September 2013.[3] Over 50 volunteer deejays in weekly two-hour shows featured a variety of music and programming.[4]

PraRadio sponsored a series of benefit concerts to raise money for the station,[5][6] but eventually the costs of operating the station outpaced revenues, and Portland Radio Authority went silent in 2013.[3]

Notes

  1. ↑ The station ceased transmitting, but it continued as an Internet radio station until 2013.

References

  1. ↑ Bartlett, Serena (2009). GrassRoutes Portland: An Urban Eco Guide. Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570616723.
  2. ↑ Baumgarten, Mark (March 8, 2006). "Shipwrecked: The FCC sinks Portland's radio pirates' signal". Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon: Richard Meeker. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Ham, Robert (September 20, 2013). "After 10 Years, Portland Radio Authority Goes Silent". Willamette Week. Portland, Oregon: Richard Meeker. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  4. ↑ Deitz, Corey (October 13, 2011). "The Portland Radio Authority...". Pyramid Beach. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  5. ↑ Skinner, Marjorie (February 26, 2004). "Pirate (Radio) Party". The Portland Mercury. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
  6. ↑ Burnett, Mike (October 12, 2008). "Portland Radio Authority Fundraiser / Show Tonight". Describe The Ruckus. Lauren Hudgins, Mike Burnett. Retrieved August 26, 2014.
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