Radio day in Cottbus: workshops, studio opening and panel discussion on free radio

Workshops to join in from 9.30 am

• DJing workshop with Niki Matita (9.30 am - 12.30 pm or 1.30 pm - 4.30 pm)

• Jingle workshop with radio producer Jürg Andreas Meister (13:30 - 16:30)

Registration until 9 November at: FreiesRadioCottbusLausitz@web.de

Studio opening ceremony & panel discussion from 5 pm

The new studio at Burgstraße 22 will be openedat 5 pm.

From 5.30 pm, experts and activists from the free radio scene will discuss the history, significance and perspectives of free radio, including Alex Körner (Radio Corax, Halle), Seena (Radio Connection, Berlin), Stefan Tenner (expert on media policy, Free Radio for Cottbus), Niki Matita (Free Radio Berlin e.V.), moderated by Johanna Tirnthal (Project Coordination Free Radio for Cottbus and Lusatia).

Closing with music & buffet from 18:30

The radio day will end in a cosy atmosphere with music, a buffet and drinks.

Admission is free!

About the project

Free radios are non-commercial, participatory media that are open to everyone.

The radio day is the conclusion of the "Radioführerschein" project, funded by the Brandenburg Participation Fund - in the project, the BTU was able to offer numerous workshops between July and November 2025 in which interested people learned the basics of radio making. In the "Free Radio for Cottbus and Lusatia" project, funded until 2027 by the Lusatia Cultural Plan project fund, a free radio station is being set up for the region - with an open-access studio, regular editorial meetings and a weekly radio programme on DAB+ channel 12D and as a stream on the internet.