Due to a power cut on the Beara Peninsula this morning we were unable to broadcast #BereIsland Community Radio. The show scheduled for today will now go out next Tuesday at 3pm on 100.1FM and online at bereisland.net

📣 📣 The latest newsletter of Grassroots Radio is out! Check all the recent news at the following link and get updated about what is going on in the project! 🎙 📻 😎 > mailchi.mp/167c9889ca3a/g… #GrassrootsRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunityMedia

Have we already mentioned that our consortium can count on amazing researchers doing amazing rasearch? Well, here is 'just' a very recent example! Well done Tino - @[email protected] @tinotini.bsky.social and colleagues! #GrassrootsRadio #CommunityRadio #SocialInnovation

#GrassrootsRadio keeps on rocking in academic venues and beyond! We have been recently involved in nordichi2020 with a paper titled “Shaping Social Innovation in Local Communities: The Contribution of Intermediaries”. Read all the details > grassrootsradio.eu/?p=1632 #nordichi2020

We are thrilled to announce the #GrassrootsRadio final event. To celebrate three years of tireless research work, relevant international speakers will reflect upon the several issues the project has mobilized. Everyone is welcome to attend! Details 👉grassrootsradio.eu/?p=1646

The #GrassrootsRadio final event is about to start. Make sure to connect with us at this link: freieradios.collocall.de/mic-1io-95i-zq4

Fascinating overview of the #GrassrootsRadio project, starting from the social role of radio, by Francesco Diasio of AMARC Europe. We are having a great start! #CommunityRadio

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Opportunities and concerns about using text-to-speech technologies in a project like #GrassrootsRadio This kind of technology can be a real opportunity in a situation of physical distancing such as the one imposed by Covid-19

MedAlert and ActiveWatch talking about the importance of partnering with public regulators and experts to support the #Grassroots Radio sociotechnical infrastructure in Romania

We decided to buy radio receivers and distribute them to local population, especially to the elderly who often cannot go to the town and buy radio sets – Liana Ganea about the community work done in Romania #GrassrootsRadio #CommunityRadio

The afternoon session of the #GrassrootsRadio final event has just started. We are having a special round table on "Enhancing equitable regulatory frameworks for small scale community radio in the digital era". Join us at the link: freieradios.collocall.de/mic-1io-95i-zq4

Michael Nicolai from AMARC Europe starts the discussion on regulatory frameworks. There are several challenges for community media/radio in Europe, including the heterogeneity of regulations and practices among different countries and national regulators. #CommunityMedia

Local VS community, digital VS non-digital, professionalism VS voluntary work: Tino - @[email protected] @tinotini.bsky.social smartly summarizes the issues put on the table in the first part of the round table. #GrassrootsRadio #CommunityRadio #CommunityMedia

Nic Bidwell explains how regulations can set standards and constraints that may prevent a real and diverse inclusion in co-designing #CommunityRadio stations. #GrassrootsRadio #CommunityMedia

The second day of the #GrassrootsRadio final event has just started. We are excited to listen to engaged reflections on the social role of radio, especially in the new media ecosystem. Do join us at this link: freieradios.collocall.de/mic-1io-95i-zq4 #communityradio #communitymedia

Brilliant start today with tiziano bonini @tbonini.bsky.social's talk addressing the social role of radio as media practice committed to the interests of those who use it.

It's clear that at #GrassrootsRadio we are not that good at multistasking :D CommOnity Radio is the name of the board game that Tino - @[email protected] @tinotini.bsky.social presented in the last session of the project final event.

Final presentation with Mariacristina Sciannamblo bringing up key questions on invisibility and heterogeneity in sociotechnical projects, to approach the final discussion. #GrassrootsRadio #FinalEvent

#GrassrootsRadio arrived at the end of its official activities, after three years of intense work across different geographies with diverse actors. Here are some numbers and lessons we learned that might be helpful for future projects and research.