Prometheus Radio Project
The Prometheus Radio Project was founded in 1998 by activists working within social change movements such as housing, environmentalism, health care, anti-war, and criminal justice reform. Beginning as a group of pirate radio stations, the group of LPFM radio stations worked together to serve local communities with diverse media views. They also pressured the FCC on various issues related to media reform, such as the Prometheus Radio Project v. FCC case. The stated mission of the group is to strengthen communities through media, and to “demystify media policy and technology and advocate for a more just media system.” The stated vision involves a free media that does not limit democracy, and puts media in the hands of the people.
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