About

radio-crush began as a series of Risograph printed zines made by Sylvia Santillanez at Reprographixxx. It's a love letter to community-powered radio.

channels open, the school re-opening after summer. the lover re-emerging. who am i but a brief pulse of light energy surging across this moonlit night?

the truth is a beautiful sound, like a line arcing into the sky, touching, touching, touching.

Art

The art for each station is done by hand. Submissions of art or words is welcome! See below!

Behind the Scenes

The calendar is stocked with shows and DJs. Sometimes, the highlights might not be accurate as station schedules change. (For Lower Grand Radio and KALX, schedules are pulled live.)

If there are shows or stations you'd like to see highlighted, please write! ↓

Submit / Contact

sylviasbookshelf@protonmail.com

or snail mail:

Radio Crush c/o Sylvia
PO Box 22724
Oakland, CA 94609.

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Archive

“Put your radio on your windowsill now!” Jean Shepherd, late-night WOR DJ, commanded his listeners one night in 1957.

“Do it now! Now! The loudspeaker pointed out—toward the neighborhood… And when I give you the cue, turn that radio up as loudly as it will go.”

Listeners were astonished to hear other voices in their own apartment building, or across the street, or down the alley, echoing with the same insane shout.

— Something in the Air

p.s.

This webzine was designed and engineered without the use of AI.