Thursday, February 17, 2011
Documentary on KRCL and UtahFM: All the Radio We Need?
Posted By Jesse Fruhwirth on February 17, 2011, 11:00 AM
A new documentary details the controversial changes at KRCL in 2008, which lead to the formation of UtahFM, an Internet radio station carrying the banner of "community radio."---
The doc' pulls together voices both supportive and critical of KRCL's so-called "corporate makeover," a label City Weekly used in the 2008 cover story "Dead Air" to describe KRCL's then-new strategy, which lead to the firing of many of the station's volunteer DJs that were replaced by paid staff. In the documentary, All the Radio We Need?, (a play on KRCL's tagline "All the radio you need") KRCL founder Stephen Holbrook calls the "corporate makeover" label "just nonsense."
But is it? Depends on what one means by "corporate" and "community" and what those words mean to radio stations.
Watch the documentary and decide for yourself.
All the Radio We Need? Finding a home for community radio in Salt Lake City from Pax Rasmussen on Vimeo.
I asked KRCL's interim general managers if they wanted to comment on the documentary, and they declined.
For more information on UtahFM, go to utahfm.org.
On Topic...
-
Film Reviews: New Releases for May 2
Thunderbolts*, Another Simple Favor, The Surfer, Bonjour Tristesse, Rosario
- May 1, 2025
-
Film Reviews: New Releases for April 25
The Accountant 2, On Swift Horses, The Shrouds, The Legend of Ochi, Havoc
- Apr 24, 2025
-
Film Reviews: New Releases for April 18
Sinners, The Wedding Banquet, Sneaks, The Ugly Stepsister, One to One: John & Yoko
- Apr 17, 2025
- More Music » More Culture »
More by Jesse Fruhwirth
-
FLASHBACK 2009: How Utahns' retirement dollars profit from genocide, terrorism and environmental disasters.
How Filthy is Your 401K?
- Mar 17, 2025
- More »
Latest in Buzz Blog
