This award-winning, internationally distributed, weekly LGBT radio program is a half-hour “magazine-style” program produced in Los Angeles, California and distributed to stations around the world. This program has been on the air since 1988 and has honored with multiple awards from a variety of organizations. Each program leads off with NewsWrap, a summary of some of the major news events in or affecting sexual minority communities, compiled from a variety of media outlets around the world. Each program is also punctuated with a wide variety of music, especially self-produced recordings by openly lesbian/gay performers (which rarely receive commercial radio airplay).
Programs may also include the following: interviews with authors & performers; news feature stories; humor; poetry; and readings From gay/lesbian literature.
Pacifica Reporters Against Censorship (PRAC), which operates as Free Speech Radio News (FSRN), is a nonprofit public benefit corporation and is not organized for the private gain of any person. It is organized under the California Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law for public purposes.
FSRN’s mission is to provide factual reports on important international and domestic news stories neglected or suppressed by the corporate press. We promote cultural diversity, human rights, and pluralistic community expression. Our stories amplify the voices of those ignored and unheard.
FSRN operates in a decentralized, collective manner and is controlled by its members. We promote and defend global press freedom and all forms of grassroots-supported media. We place a priority on direct participants and first-person narratives, and refuse funding from any source that attempts to influence factual reporting.
“To create one must be willing to be stone stupid, to sit upon a throne on top of a jackass and spill rubies from one’s mouth,” ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes
Spilling Rubies is a live, unedited variety show, hosted by Tristy Taylor, featuring special guests who showcase their talents, including improvised characters, live music performances, and stand-up comedy. On some weeks, Tristy flies solo and shares music and musings on specific topics, including what it’s like to live with a Bear, how to be a DIY Witch, and falling in love with a Mexican waitress in 1970’s Marin County, CA.
Your Old Pal Will takes you on a journey through the peaks and valleys of all recordings vinyl. A through Z, organized alphabetically by artist/compilation title, irregardless of genre. Maybe it’s by title. Maybe it’s by album. Who knows what path we take next. Tune in!
Find archived episodes with annotated playlists at vinylomatic.com.
KWTF Radio is Sonoma County's newest community radio station. We are happy to join the diverse group of full power, low power, and internet radio stations that already serve the people of Sonoma County. We intend to bring voices and communities to the air that are not already represented, with a focus on local news, talk, art, and culture.
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KWTF is a non-profit, community radio station. The majority of our funding comes from financial contributions by individual donors. When your organization or business underwrites KWTF programming, you help support an important community resource and cultural asset while providing your business with a unique marketing tool at the same time.
