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NEXUS/foundation for today's art has transformed its gallery space into a low powered radio station for two months in December 2008 and January 2009. NEXUS has invited artists, musicians, performers, djs, activists, poets, scholars, local community groups and other members of the public to use the radio broadcast during gallery hours, Wednesday through Sunday 12 to 6 PM. The broadcast can be heard at 1650 AM.

NEXUSradio is a celebration of radio's legacy, the evolution of communication technology, and a reaction to the current state of commercial media. The exhibition explores highly intimate auditory experiences, the radio signal’,’s idiosyncratic nature and radio's own rich history through a two-month broadcast of participatory community based free-form radio. NEXUSradio is a platform for artists to investigate radio's potential as a medium and art making space through live performance, transmission and direct interaction with audience members.

NEXUSradio reintroduces a sense of urgency into our media landscape by intentionally not providing an internet stream. By making the broadcast purely analog, listeners have to be in the surrounding area in order to tune in. NEXUSradio can be heard at 1650 AM.

To date NEXUSradio participants include: dj D*Star, dj YardSale, Mikronesia, Kegrock, Anne Cecil, Florian Turecke, CA Conrad, Frank Sherlock, Nic Coviello, NO-Carrier, DJ Sugartaint, Joe DiGuissepe, Chris Golas, Whales N Cops / Noa Babayof, Maria Moeller, Nike Desis, Tim Bartlett, Dustin Metz, Shaun Baer, Jody Sweitzer, Rascul International, UnBridalded, Earsnake Records, Rod Coover, G-Town Radio, Gene Coleman, Richie Charles, John Phillips, Bilwa, Moles not Molar, Doogie Horner, Oxygen Music Collective, Jeb Lewis, Zoe Cohen, Dan Buskirk, Soundfield, Open Borders, Dj Dr. No and B. Someday Productions. Open slots are still available and can be reserved by emailing bilwa@nexusphiladelphia.org.