35000 Watts: The Story of College Radio
Jul 09, 2024 | IMDB 0
72 min Watch NowDocumentary, Music
The students behind the mic and the bands they made famous tell the story of the youth and music culture that originated, and later flourished, on the airwaves of American colleges and universities, establishing a new generational voice and a new path to success for many alumni and artists.
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Radiofreccia
Radio Pirates
FM
Something in the Wind
Sex and Broadcasting
Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
Radio Day
Good Morning Austria
Ceremony
Jolly Roger
Songs of Paradise
Green Bush
Générations Hip Hop
The Big Broadcast of 1936
Teenage Millionaire
The Happy Beginning
Nuxalk Radio
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Radio Kobanî
IMDB 6.6 | Nov , 2016
The extraordinary story of a young reporter in war-torn Kobanî.Airheads
IMDB 6.2 | Aug , 1994
The Lone Rangers have heavy-metal dreams and a single demo tape they can't get anyone to play. The solution: Hijack an FM rock radio station and hold the deejays hostage until they agree to broadcast the band's tape.Feudin' Rhythm
IMDB 0 | Nov , 1949
Eddy Arnold, singing star of the Ace Lucky radio program gets involved when Ace's equipment for a television program is destroyed by a fire. Aces accepts the sponsorship of social-climber Lucille Upperworth, who tries to revamp the western/hillbilly music format to classical music.Radiofreccia
IMDB 7 | Oct , 1998
April 24, 1993: it's the last broadcast of Radiofreccia, an independent radio station closing after 18 years, barely one minute before coming of age. Bruno, one of its founders, begins to tell its story, the story of a group of friends—especially troubled Freccia's—and a period of their youth in their small hometown.Radio Pirates
IMDB 0 | Feb , 2009
It's 1965 and rock music is shaking up the world but not in Auckland, New Zealand. One man's determination will challenge, inspire and lead a bunch of rebel deejay's into an un-chartered political nightmare. A boat called the Tiri will be their freedom, broadcasting from international waters to avoid prosecution. Based on a true story, a bold bid to free the airwaves and bring rock n' roll to the people.FM
IMDB 6.7 | Apr , 1978
When a liberal music station's owners decide to introduce army recruitment ads, despite the protests of its manager, the rebellious DJs are determined to fight back, no matter the cost.Something in the Wind
IMDB 6.3 | Jul , 1947
A grandson of a recently deceased millionaire mistakes a beautiful female disc jockey for her aunt, who once dated the grandfather.Sex and Broadcasting
IMDB 6 | Nov , 2014
SEX AND BROADCASTING is a feature length documentary about New Jersey's WFMU, the world's strangest and most unique radio station, and one man's attempt to keep it alive in the face of recession, the persistent threat of commercial media, and the challenges that come with keeping a rebellious group of outsiders together.Kick Out the Jams: The Story of XFM
IMDB 6.7 | Aug , 2022
Titled after the first-ever song to play on their airwaves, Kick Out the Jams follows the development of XFM from its rebellious pirate radio roots in the early 90’s, through to its official FM radio launch in 1997 as a major platform for launching alternative talent into the mainstream. The doc deep-dives into the struggles and influence of the station which gave rise to the likes of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, whose global hits The Office and The Ricky Gervais Show were originally developed while working at the radio station.Radio Day
IMDB 7.2 | Mar , 2008
It's the day of radio in Russia. The radio station staff decides to invite famous bands, who will perform live for the ship with animals stranded in the Sea of Japan. And something goes wrong!Good Morning Austria
IMDB 0 | Jan , 2007
A working day in Austria, 2004. Nine modern working-class heroes are engaged in their daily struggle of survival, accompanied, motivated and influenced by the country’s most popular radio station.Ceremony
IMDB 0 | Mar , 2026
At ramshackle Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola, an inquiry into the vanished ooligan run unravels a buried history of erasure and ignites the quiet revolution of a Nation that refuses to disappear.Jolly Roger
IMDB 0 | Nov , 2003
"Jolly Roger" could mean Roger Schawinski. But by definition, a "Jolly Roger" is the classic black pirate flag with skull and crossbones. This documentary tells the unvarnished story of the Swiss radio pirates who emerged in the 1970s. The focus is on Radio 24 in its wild years, when Schawinski's team broadcast from Italy, with the strongest FM station in the world at the time, straight down from Pizzo Groppera, 130 kilometers all the way to the Zurich area. Supported by numerous original documents from private filmmakers and from the SRG archives, the viewer relives the absurd radio war between David and Goliath that lasted almost four years, 24 years after this war between the radio pirates and the state power began on November 13, 1979. The many known and unknown fighters, who rallied behind their Radio Winkelried Schawinski in 1979 to help usher Switzerland into a new media age, remember the good and bad times, the demonstrations and the numerous threatened and actual closures.Songs of Paradise
IMDB 8.5 | Aug , 2025
A young musician, Rumi, seeks the truth behind Noor Begum, a reclusive icon of Kashmiri music. Once Zeba, the valley’s first female radio singer, Noor’s journey from silence to song broke social barriers. As Rumi unearths her past, Songs of Paradise reveals a legacy of defiance, resilience, and the power of a voice that refused to be forgotten.Green Bush
IMDB 7 | Jan , 2005
An Australian Aboriginal DJ realizes that his job at the country radio station is about more than just playing music.Générations Hip Hop
IMDB 0 | Oct , 2003
Musical compilation of live performances by French hip-hop artists.The Big Broadcast of 1936
IMDB 5.5 | Sep , 1935
Two-bit radio station owner Spud Miller doubles as the station's sole announcer. On the verge of bankruptcy, Spud is receptive to the wacky notions of George and Gracie, who've just invented a television device that can pick up and transmit any signal, any time, anywhere.Teenage Millionaire
IMDB 4.5 | Aug , 1961
A teenager whose father is a millionaire radio station owner secretly records a song and plays it on one of his father's stations. It becomes a hit.The Happy Beginning
IMDB 6.6 | Dec , 1954
Three young musicians and three female singers strive for success, competing each other. But love gets in their way.Nuxalk Radio
IMDB 0 | May , 2020
A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language alive while broadcasting the laws of the lands and waters.