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) was an Internet radio station which used to broadcast from a storefront studio in the East Village of Manhattan, in New York City. The station shut down on May 23, 2014.[1]

EVR's street-level studio was on 21 First Avenue at East 1st Street. 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 passed by the sound booth per hour.

Over 60 DJs and hosts provided 16 hours of free live programming a day, in two-hour show blocks, seven days a week. Programming featured a mix of music, news, comedy and commentary. Music ranged from indie to new wave to coldwave to hip hop and post punk to vintage jazz, funk and soul to house, techno and ambient electronic.

EVR supported the free radio movement.

History

East Village Radio was established in June 2003, and 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 as the station was unlicensed to use the airwaves. Due to the difficulty of obtaining new FM licenses, 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 included British multi-platinum artist and producer Mark Ronson.

One of its final guests was artist and Vector Gallery creator/curator JJ Brine on the AndewAndrew show.[2]

Shows/DJs

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References

  1. ↑ http://gothamist.com/2014/05/14/east_village_radio.php
  2. ↑ Brine, JJ (July 16, 2014). An Interview with JJ Brine. Interview with AndrewAndrew. AndrewAndrew Sound Sound. East Village Radio. New York City.
  3. ↑ http://www.eastvillageradio.com/schedule/daily.aspx

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