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Radio23 was a non-commercial, freeform radio station founded by Programming Director Jeff Hylton Simmons and launched in 2009. It was shut down in July 2015. The successor called Freeform Portland went on air in April 2016. Based out of Portland, Oregon, where it supported the local artists and community,Keepin' it real in BK
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the station's goal was to provide an international artistic platform for home broadcasters around the world,Local Radio Series Part One: Free Radical
, Willamette Week Blog

MediaMonarchy
Introducing: Northside Radio
Northside Festival News
and to teach anyone around the world how to create radio with a computer and an internet connection.About Radio23
/ref> Radio23 is connected with radio stations that include Cascade Community Radio, Hearth Music,
, Heart Music Blog
WFMU, KDVS, CKUT-FM,
KZME KZME-FM was a radio station in Portland, Oregon. A playlist and the call sign were broadcast from KQAC's HD2 channel. KQAC HD2 served as another signal for the station for some time prior to KZME going silent. Notable regular DJs and personn ...
, KBOO, Error FM, and Willamette Radio, and also with the magazine War, Semen and Grooviness.War Semen and Grooviness


Events

Since its official launch in May 2009, Radio 23 covered many festivals; some of these include the Primavera Festival,Ola's Kool Kitchen on Radio23 Dr Dog live and interview at Primavera 2010
from the Internet Archive
NYC's No Fun Fest, PDX Pop Now!, Lockstock,Ola's Kool Kitchen on Radio 23 May 20 2009 Lockstock special
from the Internet Archive
North Side Festival, the Portland Institute for Contemporary Art's Time-Based Art Festival, and Eye & Ear Fest. Radio23's shows include Cinema Terrorisme, Ola's Kool Kitchen and Nine 11 Thesaurus.


Programming

Radio23's programming included types of popular music that include rock, indie, jazz, folk, R&B,
experimental music Experimental music is a general label for any music or music genre that pushes existing boundaries and genre definitions. Experimental compositional practice is defined broadly by exploratory sensibilities radically opposed to, and questioning of, ...
, and hip-hop. It also featured band interviews and live broadcasts.Cinema Terrorisme
Public Sensory Radio


See also

* WKEntertainment * WFMU * List of Internet radio stations * Freeform Portland


References

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Radio 23



WFMU-FM 91.1/Jersey City, NJ; 90.1/Hudson Valley, NY

Interview with Jeff Hylton Simmons on KBOO Radio
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