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Don't Forget Radio in Push To Use Mobile Technology in Developing Countries

Hibah Hussain | Slate | July 19, 2012

If we really want to use technology to promote lasting social change and economic growth, we need to stop ignoring the power of established communications networks. We need to start talking about the radio. Read More »

FIRST Response Radio – Life Saving Information In Disaster

Mike Adams | FrontlineSMS | June 19, 2013

In times of disaster radio not only saves lives, it can also bring hope and critical information to the affected community. [...] In times like these, people are in desperate need of news and information on how to get to safety and how to survive. However, the unfortunate trend seen recently is that when radio is so important, many times it goes off the air and does not come back until well after the emergency is over. Read More »

FrontlineSMS Bring A Free, Innovative Solution To African Broadcasters

Russell Southwood | AllAfrica | August 29, 2012

As TV and radio broadcast markets intensify across several liberalized African countries, broadcasters need to find solutions to create more interactive with their audiences and build loyalty among them. SMS is one of those. Read More »

How Radio Can Be A Conversation (Not A Lecture) And A Jukebox (Not A Playlist)

Amy O’Donnell | FrontlineSMS | February 13, 2013

Airtime is an awesome piece of software [which] lets radio stations take control of programming via the web. [...] To mark World Radio Day 2013, FrontlineSMS:Radio‘s Amy O’Donnell wrote a post for Sourcefabric’s blog on how this scheduling tool can be complemented by channels including SMS to help to make radio interactive. Read More »

How To Connect Community Radio Stations In Indonesia

Trevor Knoblich and Harry Surjadi | PBS.org | October 8, 2013

Worldwide, media outlets are increasingly mastering two-way communications channels. Radio and television stations are equipped to receive text messages, phone calls, and social media inputs. Staff can then decide to respond over broadcast, or back through the incoming channel. Yet these communications are often restricted to a single node [...]. Read More »

In Uganda, Grassroots Radio Bridges Health Care Gaps

Javie Ssozi | Open Society Foundations | July 9, 2013

For rural, low income Ugandans, access to health information and to basic health services is limited. Most remain unaware of their health rights, and educational outreach is hampered by low levels of literacy. Read More »

Low tech adaptations for a community communications System

Helena Puig Larrauri | FrontlineSMS | November 23, 2012

FrontlineSMS was recently featured on the ‘Lets Them Talk‘ blog. In the post, Helena Puig Larrauri (@helenapuigl) highlights how the SUDIA community are using technology to bridge the information gap for communities living along the Blue Nile in Sudan. They are using FrontlineSMS to disseminate information about livelihoods and sustainability directly to communities. Read More »

Natural Disasters Become Battlegrounds In Spectrum Fight

Josh Smith | Nextgov | October 31, 2012

While the government seeks to parcel out valuable spectrum to new technologies, TV and radio stations point to disasters like Sandy as proof that broadcasters are as important as ever. Read More »

Open-Source Hardware Circa 1920

Julie Porter | EE Times | September 17, 2014

Recently the group that I work with on pipe organs was able to add a rather unusual example to our collection: an early, self-contained theater organ, which would have been installed in the orchestra pit...What is unusual about this one is that it comes with documentation and provenance. This organ is 92 years old...

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