East Village Radio

East Village Radio

City of license	New York City
First air date	2003
Format	eclectic
Owner	East Village Radio
Webcast	MP3
Website	eastvillageradio.com

East Village Radio (EVR) is an Internet radio station which broadcasts from a storefront studio in the East Village of Manhattan, in New York City. EVR serves both as a voice for the local downtown cultural scene and as a forum for the community at large. Beginning life as a small, back-room collective of music lovers, EVR has become a growing fixture on a local and international level.^{[citation needed]}

EVR's street-level studio at 21 First Avenue at East 1st Street helps maintain its independent artistic sensibility. According to an MTA (Metropolitan Transit Authority) study of pedestrian traffic in New York City, almost 1,800 (1,000 during off-peak travel times) pedestrians pass by the sound booth per hour.

Over 60 DJs and hosts provide 16 hours of free live programming a day, in two-hour show blocks, seven days a week. Each show is a distinctive sample of the vast musical spectrum: a mix of music, news, comedy and commentary. The music ranges from indie to new wave to coldwave to hip hop to post punk to vintage jazz to funk and soul to house to techno and ambient electronic. EVR provides an amalgamated cooperative of DJs and personalities who entertain and galvanize listeners with a wide array of musical genres and thought-provoking commentary.^{[citation needed]}

EVR is intended to be first and foremost a station that exemplifies a communitarian spirit, nonconformity, and a dedication to providing a platform for innovative music. EVR provides a forum for obscure music as well as a platform for local DJs and personalities who might otherwise have been drowned out by the deafening presence of rapid gentrification. EVR supports the free radio movement.

History

East Village Radio was first established in June 2003, and originally broadcast on the airwaves at 88.1 FM. After an article in The New York Times described the station, the FCC sent a cease-and-desist letter (being that the station was unlicensed). Due to the difficulty of obtaining new FM licenses, even LPFM licenses, in a large metropolis such as NYC, the decision was made to make EVR an internet radio station.

Some time after this, it was decided to move the studio from its original location above a restaurant to a storefront booth on First Avenue in Manhattan. This was seen as a way of reconnecting EVR with the East Village community since the station was no longer literally on-the-air.

East Village Radio's DJ line-up includes British multi-platinum artist and producer Mark Ronson.

Current [Shows] / DJs

• [Accidental Rhythm] / Jason Eldredge
• [Andrew Andrew Sound Sound] / Andrew Andrew
• [Beyond Beyond is Beyond] / Mike Newman
• [JetLag] / Andy Rourke
• [Authentic Sh!t] / Mark Ronson
• [Ballers Eve] / DJ Dirrty, Minski Walker & Kat Daddy Slim
• [Chances with Wolves] / Mikey Palms, DJ Kool Kear & Kray
• [Coalition Chart Show] / Mike Joyce
• [Deadly Dragon Sounds] / Queen Majesty
• [Death By Audio] / Edan Wilber
• [Delancey Music Service] / Stretch Armstrong & Eli Escobar
• [Gay Beach] / Tedward
• [Guilty Pleasure] / DJ Elhaam
• [Fast Forward Reverse] / TimmyG
• [Forty Deuce] / Geebee, Keene & ExPee
• [Fat Beats] / Monster
• [The Lillywhite Sessions] / Steve Lillywhite
• [Minimal Wave] / Veronica Vasicka
• [Sandy Acres Sound Lab] / Colleen Crumbcake
• [Seaport Music Radio] / dj Pledge
• [Shocking Blue Sessions] / Delphine Blue
• [Teenage Kicks] / Nick and Nick
• [The Big Cover Up] / $mall ¢hange
• [The Blue Label Show] / Jamal Ali
• [The Let Out] / The Fader Crew

For more DJs and to view the full schedule, check http://www.eastvillageradio.com/schedule/daily.aspx

References

Blessinger, Brian. "Think Local, Act Global: East Village Radio Circumvents the FCC". BPM Magazine (February/March 2006): pp. 78 

Katz, David (December 17–23). "Internet radio takes to the street after F.C.C. clampdown". Downtown Express. http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_84/internetradiotakes.html. Retrieved 2007-10-04. 

Hughes, C.J. (September 28, 2003). "In a Small Walk-Up, A Radio Signal Is Born. But Mum's the Word.". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE7DD133DF93BA1575AC0A9659C8B63. Retrieved 2007-10-04. 

D'Amico, Randy. "East Village Radio: Because the regular radio just sucks" (– ^{Scholar search}). Prefix Magazine. Archived from the original on August 18, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070818052741/http://www.prefixmag.com/features/E/east-village-radio/east-village-radio/108. Retrieved 2007-10-04