AAPRC | African-American Public Radio Consortium (original) (raw)
WHAT IS THE AAPRC?
The Consortium is a nonprofit media network of close to 100 African-American, General Audience, Latino and Native-American stations deeply invested in including jazz, blues, soul, Caribbean, Afro-Latin and African music – and the voices African-Americans and other people of color into the national culture and dialogue of America. Nearly 60 stations (with a collective audience of 1.5 million listeners) broadcast our programs weekly. Our total network of 77 stations has a collective reach of about 2.5 million listeners.
WHO WE ARE
We are the vanguard of audience diversity in public media. Over the past two decades, the African-American Public Radio Consortium and its key leaderships have developed and joined initiatives that have made public media more inclusive. Public broadcasting was created to give everyone a voice – a platform for broadcasting the perspectives and culture of undeserved communities.
MEMBER & AFFILIATE STATIONS
Over 80 Affiliate Stations Broadcast AAPRC Programming Weekly – A Reach of over 2 Million. Over 100 Member & Affiliate Stations – With a Reach of over 3 Million Listeners.
OUR PROGRAMS
Choose your favorite program from our vast collection of programs. Jazz | Blues | Latin | Soul | Gospel | African | World | News-Talk | Documentaries
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STATIONS
Of the approximately 10,000 commercial radio stations in the USA, less than 1% are owned by African-Americans. Public radio stations serving African-American communities significantly increase cultural, news and information programming for these listeners. Most are Jazz, Jazz and News or Smooth Jazz stations.