Now More Than Ever -
WE NEED INDEPENDENT MEDIA!

Community radio is a type of radio service that caters to the interests of a certain area, broadcasting content that is popular to a local audience but which may often be overlooked by commercial or mass-media broadcasters.

Community radio in Thailand saw fast growth during the era of Thaksin Shinawatra, taking advantage of a delay in the establishment of a regulatory authority. However, selected community radio stations have been the target of police crackdowns, causing critics to accuse the Democrat government of political interference. Community radio in Thailand now is uncertain about their status or future.

Ricefield Radio Thailand

Diversity of perspectives, ideas, and information is vital to a democratic society. From that concept, Ricefield Radio Thailand was created for the specific purpose of being an alternative to mainstream media. We are, Cooperatively Played & Community Made. This is a time of major political activity in Thailand. It is more important than ever that the peoples voices be heard. We at Ricefield Radio Thailand, give the English language community of the North and Northeast that voice. And it is through independent media, like Ricefield Radio, that you have an opportunity to be heard.

As non-profit non-commercial community radio station and a member of The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters we are an affiliate station of FSRNews and DemocracyNow! Local Thai News and Weather are produced in our studio. Ricefield now has an audience from every continent, as well as Thailand, through our website stream but our primary focus remains the same. To serve the English language and foreign community of the North and Northeast of Thailand.

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Free Speech Radio News

A beacon in the global alternative media movement, Free Speech Radio News brings independent news, analysis, and commentary to nearly 100 affiliate stations across the globe.

Free Speech Radio News reports national and international news as it affects real people and communities. Here�s how they do it:

Reporters all over the globe. Free Speech Radio News has scores of reporters who file stories from all regions of the United States and from every continent except Antarctica. FSRN�s network of reporters brings your listeners important news from where it happens. Ricefield Radio Thailand supplies news reports to FSRN.

Living in the communities they report from. Almost all Free Speech Radio News reporters live and work in the communities they report from, providing a richness of context, background, and local knowledge in their stories. Knowledge of place that helps explain a story and make global connections for listeners in your community

Covering stories that are often left out of regular media. Free Speech Radio News finds important stories that aren�t being told elsewhere and brings them to our listeners. Stories that investigate social problems and abuse of power, stories that show the human costs of war and poverty. But also stories that connect people and places, stories about people making positive change in their communities.

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Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization funded entirely through individual donations and grants from foundations. They receive no corporate underwriting or government support. Without YOUR support, the program could not survive and grow. They provide their programing to Ricefield Radio Thailand at no cost.

For nearly eight years, listeners like you have counted on FSRN to bring you grassroots news, voices, and perspectives. Now, FSRN is counting on you for your support. Funding from Pacifica and affiliate stations is important to FSRN, but we rely on individual donors like you to make our budget work. If you appreciate the service FSRN provides, please make a donation using our secure online server. We are a non-profit 501(c)3 organization, and your donations are tax deductible.