Is this another CIA/State Department project? Seriously though, why pick such a loaded name?
Er, what?
Radio Free Asia is a CIA front for info dissemination so anyone who’s aware of that would rightfully be skeptical of ‘Radio Free ______’
Radio Free Asia / Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty
I don’t think that is well known.
Did the person who named the station know, or did they not research the name they ended up choosing? Its been declassified, it’s on Wikipedia. It strikes me as anywhere from unlikely to unresponsible that the guy didn’t research what he intended to use for a name.
The connotation has more to do with the long tradition of Pirate Radio, not a bunch of random CIA stuff.
…would you care to explain what this is?
It’s a community internet radio station that plays music (and some spoken word) from artists on the Fediverse.
I love it, especially their ‘Comfy’ channel.
I love RFF. In fact I’ve enjoyed listening to it more than any other online source of music for a long time.
I dont think I could dislike the name any more than I do.
I’ve been loving RFF the last few months, it might be my favorite new thing I’ve found since I switched from Twitter to Mastodon. It also always shows you the artists’ fediverse usernames so you can follow them, and they usually have a Bandcamp link if you want to buy an album.
They recently said that they could use some volunteer help. I haven’t been able to check out what they need yet, but their matrix channel is #radioFreeFedi:matrix.org, I think that’s where they organize things.
Didn’t know about this, I may submit some tracks.
My songs are already on spotify, etc.
Are they still viable or will there be copyright issues?
As long as you haven’t given away intellectual property to a label, they’re yours to do with as you please.
And you cannot download music from RFF - it’s like a regular radio. You listen, discover, and move on. Submitting music to it is not the same as giving up ownership - you choose whatever license you want.
RFF is amazing, and offers so much high-quality music. Historically, it’s all been done by one guy, supporting 500+ artists.
The positive vibe of the comments here got me checking out the comfy channel, and it’s awesome. Perfect background music for working.
The occasional interventions (“you’re listening to Radio Free Fedi”) tend to be a bit long, which can be distracting. But that’s honestly the worst thing I have to say after hours of listening.
I ended up checking out their website every now and then to follow whoever I was listening to on Mastodon. So it’s also a good way to discover independent artists.
