Artisan Radio

Artisan Radio is a website dedicated to the art of low power, unlicensed, but legal, radio transmission.  You'll find resources here (currently under construction) to assist you, whether you are experienced, or just starting out.

Artisan Radio is also a radio station in its own right, located in Canada.  Our  transmitters are certified for over-the-air use under the RSS-210 regulations by Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) (formerly Industry Canada), which governs the radio spectrum.

Click on this link to listen to the Artisan Radio internet stream from the IceCast Directory.  If that doesn't work (the directory is sometimes down), try cutting and pasting the following link into your favorite music player: http://artisanradio.hopto.org:8000/ArtisanRadio.mp3.

And if you're wondering what our over-the-air transmissions sound like, you can tune into our Software Defined Radio (SDR).

Our transmitters, operating in both the FM and AM broadcast bands, exist to feed the radio receivers of the owner/operator, and the SDR.  Artisan Radio is licensed to play copyrighted music over the Internet by SOCAN, the The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada.

Our objectivee is to provide The Best Music (and/or programming) You've Probably Never Heard.  In other words, to play what other stations can't or won't.  On any given day you could hear vintage jazz, oldies from the 1950s and the 1960s, easy listening music, detective/mystery stories, even polka, with a variety of real DJ's and narrators, as well as AI-generated voiceovers.  Future plans include adding early 20th century historical classical (including vocal) music, as well as popular music from the Roaring Twenties (and Teens).

Here is our schedule.  The day is broken into 4 x 6 hour blocks, and is designed to make specific programs more accessible.  This will ensure that no matter when your free time is, you should be able to listen to what you want.  We change things around periodically, so check it out every once in a while.

Finally, if you have any concerns with our operation, or programming, please contact us at this e-mail address.