What it costs
Two ways to pay for this. Families enrol students directly, or a partner funds the program for their whole community, usually with grant money we help them apply for.
For families, per student, per term
Remote class
10 weeks · one 90-minute session a week · online
- Six to eight per group, live instructor
- Starter mic kit shipped and kept
- Everything made goes on air
- Three terms to reach your own show
Onsite class
10 weeks · one 90-minute session a week · in your building
- Six to eight per cohort
- Full studio equipment
- Playback night for families in week 10
- Three terms to reach your own show
Studio membership
a month · after finishing three terms
- Your own weekly slot
- Book the studio outside your slot
- Sign out portable kit overnight
- Yours for life once you graduate
Sibling and hardship
no family turned away for money
- Second child at half price
- Sponsored places at every site
- Ask quietly, any time
- Handled by us, not your partner
For partners, per year
Station only
no classes · you supply the content
- Your station on the player
- Clock-synced streaming and archive
- All music licences in your name
- No student slots included
Remote program
30 weeks · three 10-week terms · one cohort
- Everything in Station only
- Up to 8 students taught online
- Mic kits shipped to each student
- Graduates keep lifetime access
Onsite program
30 weeks · two cohorts a term · then $9,600 a year
- Studio built and installed
- Weekly instruction in your building
- Up to 16 students at a time
- Graduates get keys, and access for life
Flagship
year-round · full schedule · all three age tracks
- Broadcast-grade studio
- Residency track for 18 to 20s
- Member-run shows outside class hours
- Live events and outside broadcasts
A term is ten weeks. Three terms make a year, and three terms is also what it takes a student to finish the ladder and earn their own slot. After that they can keep a show running for as long as they keep turning up.
Indicative pricing. Partner packages assume a 501(c)(3) holding the licences, and most partners cover the first year through grant funding we help them apply for. Nothing here is a quote until we have seen your space.
Sponsorship
Sponsorship keeps stations running at sites that cannot fund one themselves. Sponsors are read on air and listed on the station page.
A single show
One student program for a season, with your name at the top and close of every episode.
A class
One cohort of eight students for a full year, including studio time and instruction.
A studio
Builds and equips a whole room at a partner site, named in the space and on the station.
A project
Underwrite a documentary series, a student band recording, or a community oral history.
A broadcast can also be dedicated in memory of or in honour of someone, or to mark an occasion. The dedication is read live and stays with the episode in the archive.