WCRS LP FM is Central Ohio’s ONLY community radio station broadcasting 3pm to 3am on 102.1 and 98.3 FM in most of Franklin County. WCRS is a service of The Neighborhood Network and a Pacifica Affiliate airing Democracy Now!, Free Speech Radio News and other syndicated public affairs programs in addition to locally made music, talk, and public affairs programs in English, Somali, and Spanish. Puffin West has sponsored Amy Goodman’s Democracy Now!! since 2010 and supports Youth Beat Radio a project of Associate Professor Kristi Leikes of OSU and her students. that informs others about youth activities in Columbus that improve schools, neighborhood, communities and our environment. WCRS is presently working on being a 24/7 independent media source. WCRS-LP FM is a non-commercial, listener-supported community radio station serving Central Ohioans, providing quality programming to:
- Promote personal and civic responsibility, informed action and thoughtful living;
- Challenge cultural and intellectual assumptions;
- Celebrate local cultures;
- Air alternative points of view and facilitate understanding through dialogue;
- To provide media training and to foster community empowerment and participation.
- To provide representation for under-served and under-represented constituencies and viewpoints, and to provide news and information not commonly found elsewhere on the airwaves.
- WCRS is presenting looking for interns and volunteers. www.wcrsfm.org
