WG/radio

Welcome

Welcome to Occupy Boston Radio's home on the wiki!  

The Radio Working Group is striving to produce quality programming related to Occupy Boston, the Occupy Movement and related topics of the 99%.

Please visit  www.obr.fm to listen!  And check our programming SCHEDULE here!

If you are interested in joining OBR-Working Group to volunteer as a produer, show host or a much needed adminstrative support please send an email to: radio@occupyboston.org. We will post your email to our raido working email list. One of us will get back to you.

You are also welcome to attend our open, public meetings usually held Mondays @ 7pm, e5, 33 Harrison Avenue, Boston, MA, please check the occupyboston.org/calendar for any updates or changes .

OBR find us on:

• Website www.obr.fm 

• Blog the Green Room

• Contact us: Email  Join our working group email list

• Join the conversation by calling 617-90-20-OBR call-in during live shows with comments and questions.
• Caulk the Wagon Friday 11am-1pm still uses this phone number 617-50-MY-RAD

• Wiki

• Twitter: @occupybosradio

• Facebook

• Ustream (For Meetings & Trainings)

• Please donate, we need equipment and we pay for rent and webbroadcasting tools.

OBR Programs 

Please visit our schedule of programs, click on a show which links to more information about that program and the host. Or click on the links below.

All programming produced by Occupy Boston Radio is Creative Commons licensed. 

Our weekly shows:

• Percent Boston - Working Class Wednesdays – Irreverent look at Occupy Boston with John Dwyer - Wednesdays @ 8pm

• The Aggregated Occupier – Spend a little time with Raymond S. as he runs down Occupy activities across the country - Fridays @ 2pm

• The Bridge: Arts for the 99% – Linda Carmichael and Janet Gillispie take a look at art across the 99% - Fridays @ 2:30pm

• Caulk the Wagon – Join Robin Jacks as she sits down with guests near and far  - Fridays @ 8pm

• The Commonwealth Casino – Patrick Keohan explores casinos and the power they have over the public and politics - Fridays @ 8pm

• Civil Science – From environmental legislation to scientific breakthroughs, Kathryn Solorzano Lowell discusses it all - Wednesdays @ 6pm

• Free School University – FSU moves to the airwaves with host David Knuttunen and guests discussing politics, economics, education, justice, outrage and solutions - Wednesdays @ 7pm

• Occupy the Game – Alex Ingram explores the relationship of Sports and Politics - Mondays @ 7pm

• Occupy in the Know – Explore the Ins and Outs of Occupy Boston & allied Social Justice organizations as they discuss hard truths w/ Kendra Moyer - Fridays @ 8pm

• Occupied Nation – Boston George talks with WGs about their actions and events! Get the OB WG Skinny! - Mondays @ 8pm

• Pink Slime Radio Hour – Mix it up with money talk every Monday evening with Matt Kaminsky - Mondays @ 8pm

• Theology In Action – David Concepcion explores the link between religion, spirituality and social movements - Fridays @ 8pm

• Veterans for Peace – Decorated Veteran Bob Funke tells it like it is from the point of view a war weary solider - Mondays @ 6pm

Submissions

Formats Accepted: MP3 w/44,000Hz, 192kbps

Please send all inquiries to radio-submissions@occupyboston.org

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Member Guides for Producing and Recording a Show

Technical Set Up

Current setup:

Mixer -> Computer Running BUTT -> Mayfirst server running Icecast ->

Listeners computer through jplayer on obr.fm

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BROADCASTING AND RECORDING

LIVE BROADCASTING

How to broadcast with BUTT from Mac, Windows, Linux

How to broadcast from a mac using NiceCast

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SAVING AND ARCHIVING

Save, Edit & Archive Broadcast

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SOFTWARE & TOOLS: The tools we use and links to find them and help to use them

GOOGLE VOICE

FACEBOOK

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Documentation

Configuring Ices2

Airtime Customizations

Configuring Liquidsoap (Outdated)

OBR Updates

We have a Studio!