Links Afield

We have some links that you might find useful.

  • Affiliations

    • Free Press
    • Media Education Foundation
      Media Education Foundation is the license holder of VFR
    • Pacifica Radio Network
      The Pacifica Foundation was founded in 1949 as a visionary alternative to commercialy-driven media. We pioneered listener-sponsored, community radio and have been a beacon for noncommercial, free media.
    • Prometheus Radio Project
      The Prometheus Radio Project is a non-profit organization founded by a small group of radio activists in 1998. Our primary focus is on building a large community of LPFM stations and listeners.
    • Save The Internet
      Join the fight for Internet freedom

  • Low Power Radio

  • Other VFR sites

  • Syndicated Programs

    • Counterspin
      Provides a critical examination of the major stories every week, and exposes what the mainstream media might have missed in their own coverage. 7-7:30am Tuesdays.
    • Democracy Now!
      A national, daily, independent, award-winning news program. 4:30-5:30pm, Monday-Friday.
    • Free Speech Radio News
      Free Speech Radio News is the only daily half-hour progressive radio newscast in the U.S. It is owned and managed by news reporters. Monday-Friday, 5:30-6pm.
    • War News Radio
      Fills the gaps in the media’s coverage of the war in Iraq by providing balanced and in-depth reporting, historical perspective, and personal stories. 12-12:30pm Mondays.

  • VFR Programs

    • Midweek Politics with David Pakman
      Midweek Politics with David Pakman is heard 7-8pm, every other Wednesday.
    • A Baha’i Perspective
      A weekly radio broadcast of interviews presenting a Baha’i perspective on life. 10-11am Saturdays.
    • Active Ingredients
      Not the Military Industrial Media: Ed Russell searches the region for the best in Radical and Progressive speakers who tend to annoy the powers that be. 6-7pm Mondays.
    • Antidote Radio
      Antidote Radio with the Voice of Reason. 7:30-8:30pm Tuesdays.
    • Colors for a Friday Morning
      An electric musical journey presenting a wide range of musical styles. Friday 10am-12pm.
    • Corporate Watchdog Radio
      Corporations, environment, human rights and socially responsible finance. 5-5:30pm First and Third Wednesdays of the Month.
    • Hilltown Family Variety Show
      Saturday mornings from 9-10am join local mother/daughter duo Sienna & Persephone for a full hour of family programming. Discover new quality children’s music, traditional folk songs, jazz, big band, bluegrass, blues, storytelling. and more!
    • Lit 103.3: Fiction For The Ears
      Every Tuesday at 1:00 PM relax and listen to short fiction, a bit of music, and perhaps some thoughts on writing, publishing and books.
    • Madness Radio
      We feature news, interviews, music, and more from the world of mental health outside the corporate mainstream. 6-7pm Wednesdays.
    • Marla BB’s Blues & Etc.
      All manner of roots music from the 20’s, 30’s, 40’s on up to the 21st century in this country & beyond will be played for your emotional listening pleasures! Thursdays, 10am-12pm.
    • Match of the Day
      Discussing British football, and all things soccer. Wednesdays, 4-5pm.
    • Mo Radio
      Local artist Mo Ringey chats live with a fellow artist or local character about random topics including “nothing”. Wednesday, 8-9am.
    • Parapolitics
      Mondays, 7-8am.
    • Passions and Survival
      A forum for exploring the dilemma of following our passions while surviving in a capitalist society. Monday, 9-10 AM.
    • Poison Ivy of the Mind
      Juxtapostioning random songs from various styles to show how inter-related all musics are (with a heavy emphasis on old punk rock). Every other Wednesday, 9-11pm.
    • Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child
      Kids music and kid-friendly music that will not make parents gouge out their ears. 7 to 9 am Saturdays.
    • Swimming with Sharks
      Law and Policy for Humans. 12-1pm, every other Tuesday.
    • The Community Radio Hour
      News, Politics, and Civic Affairs; All Things Northampton. In-Depth Interviews, Audio field recordings from public meetings as well as from our streets, cafes, and public venues. Sundays 8-9pm.
    • The Enviro Show
      We are WXOJ’s in-house tree-hugging dirt worshipers saying: Remember, listen to your Mother. 6:30-7:30pm, every other Tuesday.
    • The Self-Defense Show
      An educational show dealing with mind, body, and spirit of the whole self. The lines are open for your comments and queries! Thursdays, 9-10AM.
    • Vegan Radio
      A show about vegan culture; animal rights issues, the vegan diet, the vegan lifestyle, and the greater relationships to environmentalism, spirituality, politics, and salsa dancing. 12-1pm, every other Thursday.
    • Writer’s Voice
      Writer’s Voice talks to writers of all genres about matters that move us and make us think. Tune in with host Francesca Rheannon every Thursday at 8 AM