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WSCA-LP (106.1 FM) is a low-power community radio station in
WSCA-LP began broadcasting on September 12, 2004. Its launch came at the end of a three-day Prometheus Radio Project "barnraising" event during which time a vacant factory space was converted into a fully functional radio station. More than 200 volunteers attended the event from several distant states as well as Canada and England.Prometheus Radio Project. (2004)
"Our Sixth Barnraising"
''Prometheus Radio Project.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.Portsmouth Community Radio. (n.d.)
"Brief history of WSCA"
''Portsmouth Community Radio.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.Sassaman, Hannah. (2004, September 9).
. ''Save Grassroots Radio mailing list archive.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013. The station's parent organization is the Seacoast Arts and Cultural Alliance.
. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved 2 August 2013. Prometheus Technical Director Pete Tridish said the group "wanted to help build a station right in the state of the man in the Senate, Senator Judd Gregg, who has done the most to oppose community radio." Gregg's senatorial challenger, Doris Haddock, Doris "Granny D" Haddock was invited to speak at the barnraising.Donnis, Ian. (2004, August)
"Proponents resume push on micro-broadcasting
. ''Providence Phoenix''. Retrieved 2 August 2013.Trodson, Lars. (2000, October 20).
Director fights for some space on the airwaves
. ''Portsmouth Herald.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.
"Station Profile: WSCA 106.1 LPFM – Portsmouth Community Radio"
''Prometheus Radio Project.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.
Portsmouth, New Hampshire
Portsmouth is a city in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. At the 2020 census it had a population of 21,956. A historic seaport and popular summer tourist destination on the Piscataqua River bordering the state of Maine, Portsmou ...
; the mission of Portsmouth Community Radio is to operate a nonprofit, listener supported, volunteer driven, non-commercial FM community radio station dedicated to serving the greater Portsmouth community.
History
WSCA-LP began broadcasting on September 12, 2004. Its launch came at the end of a three-day Prometheus Radio Project "barnraising" event during which time a vacant factory space was converted into a fully functional radio station. More than 200 volunteers attended the event from several distant states as well as Canada and England.Prometheus Radio Project. (2004)"Our Sixth Barnraising"
''Prometheus Radio Project.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.Portsmouth Community Radio. (n.d.)
"Brief history of WSCA"
''Portsmouth Community Radio.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.Sassaman, Hannah. (2004, September 9).
. ''Save Grassroots Radio mailing list archive.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013. The station's parent organization is the Seacoast Arts and Cultural Alliance.
Political significance
Judd Gregg, then-senator and former governor of New Hampshire, led the opposition to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's plans to license low-power radio stations, most notably by sponsoring the Radio Broadcasting Preservation Act.House Report 106-567 - RADIO BROADCASTING PRESERVATION ACT OF 2000.. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved 2 August 2013. Prometheus Technical Director Pete Tridish said the group "wanted to help build a station right in the state of the man in the Senate, Senator Judd Gregg, who has done the most to oppose community radio." Gregg's senatorial challenger, Doris Haddock, Doris "Granny D" Haddock was invited to speak at the barnraising.Donnis, Ian. (2004, August)
"Proponents resume push on micro-broadcasting
. ''Providence Phoenix''. Retrieved 2 August 2013.Trodson, Lars. (2000, October 20).
Director fights for some space on the airwaves
. ''Portsmouth Herald.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.
Programming
Portsmouth Community Radio is a mixed format station. Like many community stations it broadcasts diverse and alternative programming, most of which is produced locally and reflects the cultural, educational, artistic, civic, and business fabric of the listening community. It has become known for its original public affairs programs, which number more than those of the local NPR affiliate.Prometheus Radio Project. (n.d.)"Station Profile: WSCA 106.1 LPFM – Portsmouth Community Radio"
''Prometheus Radio Project.'' Retrieved 2 August 2013.
See also
* List of community radio stations in the United StatesReferences
External links
* * {{Portsmouth Radio SCA-LP SCA-LP Community radio stations in the United States Portsmouth, New Hampshire Radio stations established in 2004