Tag: east village radio
Last year, cult internet radio station East Village Radio went offline with a raucous party at its storefront studio on 1st Avenue. The economics of running an independent station made it too difficult to continue, but now, EVR has joined Dash Radio, a network of dozens of internet radio stations, and will be relaunching within […]
“I’m going out on top,” East Village Radio general manager Peter Ferraro said, ushering the final guests of the last broadcast into the booth with a friendly shove. “We’re going out our way… our way.” After eleven years of free broadcasting, the station went off the air last night, with the rising rents and licensing fees to blame. Adjacent Lil’ Frankie’s […]
After 11 years of broadcasting, East Village Radio will sign off permanently at midnight tonight. According to CEO Frank Prisinzano, the station could no longer afford the costs of licensing music. As Ev Grieve notes, Prisinzano and general manager Peter Ferraro have taken to Facebook and Twitter for suggestions on EVR’s last song. My humble suggestion: […]
A huge blow to independent radio today — the widely respected and popular New York station East Village Radio has announced that they will stop airing on May 23rd. EV Grieve reported that station CEO Frank Prisinzano lists financial problems as the reason for the shutdown. This is in part due to EVR’s large online audience, […]
