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.
AFRICAN-AMERICAN STATIONS
WE ARE THE VANGUARD OF AUDIENCE DIVERSITY IN PUBLIC MEDIA
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.
In the 1990′s,
we focused on consulting and training stations of color – increasing their capacity to grow and compete in their markets.
In the 2000′s,
we focused on a partnership with NPR to develop three national news/talk shows, bringing African-American voices to NPR news stations, and to African-American stations nationwide.
In 2010,
we launched a programming distribution service on the Public Radio Satellite System. Through it, we are bringing voices of color and cultural diversity to the industry at a pace that exceeds all our previous efforts. We offer jazz, blues, soul, African, Afro-Latin and news/talk content aired on nearly 60 African-American, General Audience, Latino and Native American public radio stations.
we focused on consulting and training stations of color – increasing their capacity to grow and compete in their markets.
In the 2000′s,
we focused on a partnership with NPR to develop three national news/talk shows, bringing African-American voices to NPR news stations, and to African-American stations nationwide.
In 2010,
we launched a programming distribution service on the Public Radio Satellite System. Through it, we are bringing voices of color and cultural diversity to the industry at a pace that exceeds all our previous efforts. We offer jazz, blues, soul, African, Afro-Latin and news/talk content aired on nearly 60 African-American, General Audience, Latino and Native American public radio stations.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
OUR PROGRAMS ARE DEDICATED TO ENTERTAIN YOU
Loretta Rucker
Executive Director, AAPRC
