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General Category => General Radio Discussion => Topic started by: ChrisSmolinski on May 17, 2021, 1842 UTC

Title: The Kreyol Language Pirate Radio Stations of Flatbush, Brooklyn
Post by: ChrisSmolinski on May 17, 2021, 1842 UTC

“Vous Ecoutez La Voix du Peuple”: The Kreyol Language Pirate Radio Stations of Flatbush, Brooklyn

https://soundstudiesblog.com/2021/05/17/vous-ecoutez-la-voix-du-peuple-the-kreyol-language-pirate-radio-stations-of-flatbush-brooklyn/

Title: Re: The Kreyol Language Pirate Radio Stations of Flatbush, Brooklyn
Post by: Molvania Poacher on May 18, 2021, 0223 UTC

Interesting, thanks for sharing Chris. I recall seeing some brief coverage of this trend a few years ago:

https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-09/haitian-radio-stations-seeking-place-new-york-s-airwaves-options-are-borrow-or (https://www.pri.org/stories/2016-08-09/haitian-radio-stations-seeking-place-new-york-s-airwaves-options-are-borrow-or)

Same story with an interesting audio piece accompanying:

https://afropop.org/articles/haitian-broadcasters-in-brooklyn-find-a-way-to-be-heard-in-brooklyn (https://afropop.org/articles/haitian-broadcasters-in-brooklyn-find-a-way-to-be-heard-in-brooklyn)