Affiliated Media Foundation Movement

For decades the mission of AM/FM has been to support and develop community access to radio. We do so by supporting communities applying for noncommercial radio licenses so there is a "voice of the people." We achieve our mission by assisting in technical support as well as programming and outreach so that unrepresented and underrepresented people and organizations are able to use the radio to express their views, win adherents, be fully participate in a democratic society.

AM/FM has built and supported full-power FM noncommercial stations over the last more than 40 years in Tampa (WMNF), Dallas (KNON), and Little Rock (KABF), which have built large and diverse audiences in these communities. Eight years ago, we received a license for a low-power 100-watt station in New Orleans, WAMF-LP, which broadcasts to an audience largely in the 9th and 7th wards and provides the same service. In 2023, when the FCC allowed new applications for low-power FM noncommercial stations, AM/FM assisted in providing the engineering and technical assistance for 47 different communities. These applications have been accepted for filing and most are the only ones seeking a construction permit. We supported pending applications in Slidell and LaPlace in the New Orleans area as well as elsewhere in Shreveport and Baton Rouge in Louisiana, as well as Gulfport, Pascagoula, Natchez, Vicksburg, and Greenville in Mississippi. KEUD-FM just went on the air in Eudora, Arkansas. These radio stations are tools for empowerment in their communities. They are permanent institutions giving access and impact to everyone.

Testimonials

AM/FM was featured documentaries: The Organizer and KABF98.3.

Thank you so very much for this beautiful opportunity to be on your radio. This is a blessing. Thank you soooo much for giving me a voice for Justice. From Valerie Jefferson, Women of Action's Women's Caucus

I love being able to talk about the REAL New Orleans on WAMF -LP -- Chris Champagne

Our leaders from the lower 9th Ward love doing their show on WAMF -- keep it up! -- Beth Butler, director, A Community Voice/ACORN