Portland Radio Authority

Portland Radio Authority
Portland, Oregon ;
Frequency	96.7 MHz
Programming
Format	Indie rock , Garage rock , Event broadcasting , Talk radio
History
First air date	May 10, 2002
Last air date	March 1, 2006
Technical information
Power	100 Watts
Links
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 [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

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

External links [ edit ]

Portland Radio Authority on Myspace
PraRadio goodbye note
Alison Pezanoski-Browne playlist in "Launch of The Neon Vernacular on Portland Radio Authority"

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

[2] Bartlett, Serena (2009). GrassRoutes Portland: An Urban Eco Guide . Seattle: Sasquatch Books. ISBN 9781570616723 .

[3] Baumgarten, Mark (March 8, 2006). "Shipwrecked: The FCC sinks Portland's radio pirates' signal" . Willamette Week . Portland, Oregon: Richard Meeker . Retrieved August 26, 2014 .

[Ham-4] Ham, Robert (September 20, 2013). "After 10 Years, Portland Radio Authority Goes Silent" . Willamette Week . Portland, Oregon: Richard Meeker . Retrieved August 26, 2014 .

[5] Deitz, Corey (October 13, 2011). "The Portland Radio Authority..." Pyramid Beach . Retrieved August 26, 2014 .

[6] Skinner, Marjorie (February 26, 2004). "Pirate (Radio) Party" . The Portland Mercury . Retrieved August 26, 2014 .

[7] 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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