(Wheatheads)"Whole Wheat Radio (WWR) is a listener controlled, internet-only
webcast and wiki website based in
Talkeetna, Alaska, centered around
independent music aired 24 hours a day, that is financially and operationally maintained by an all-volunteer community as a grassroots alternative to mainstream media. WWR's listener driven
webcast and real-time interactive community, distinguish it from other
streaming webcasts,
social music networks, and
peer to peer music file sharing websites.....
...Though Jim Kloss and Esther Golton host WWR from their home in Talkeetna, listeners control the music and other on-air content heard throughout the day through the website's request pages.......To listen to the Whole Wheat Radio webcast, participate in the chat and/or contribute to the wiki a listener needs only a computer, an internet connection, a software music player and a browser....
....WWR's technological innovations have facilitated the growth of a small virtual community that is driven by the audience and not station management. Known as Wheatheads, regular listeners interact in a "chat room", request, rate and tag music, send original music, write to artists and create wiki pages.
An example of technology reaching the world from a small rural town in Alaska, WWR's low-profile adult format succeeds without typical web advertising or competitive musical hype. Typically, WWR reaches more SHOUTcast listeners on a daily basis than any other webcast originating in Alaska." - from WikipediaI just checked WWR out after hearing about it many times on
J-Walk. The music is fantastic, and the people are great!
