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51%: The Women’s Perspective
WAMC/Northeast Public Radio
P.O. Box 66600
Albany, NY 12206
USA
Host: Susan Barnett
Email: sbarnett[no.spam*]wamc.org
Telephone: 518-465-5233
Website: http://www.wamc.org/programs/51-wamc
Description: In America, women make up more than half the population. Worldwide, women are expected to outnumber men within the next fifty years. And every issue we face is one that affects us all. Whether it’s the environment, health, our children, politics or the arts, there’s a women’s perspective, and 51% is a show dedicated to that viewpoint.

All About Women
WENG-AM 1540 kHZ
11355 S River Road
Englewood, FL 34223
USA
Hosts: Jenny Gallagher, Elizabeth Spicer, Diana Donlon, Cecy Cowger Glenn, Meg Varga, and Harmony Rio
Telephone: 941-474-3231
Email: womensoutlookmag[no.spam*]yahoo.com
Website: http://www.wengradio.com/programming/all-about-women/
Description: From A to Z and everything in between, it's "All About Women."- The name says it all. It doesn't matter if you're woman looking for information about personal finance or a medical issue, or a man looking for the perfect gift or an entertaining evening out with that special someone. "All About Women" truly is All About Women.

Banat Wa Bas
Egypt
Contact: Founder, Amani Al-Tunisy
Email: amani.eltunsi[no.spam*]hotmail.com
Website: http://www.banat9bass.com/
Description: "Banat wa Bas" is the only radio station in the Arab world that focusses on adolescent girls' and women's issues. It broadcasts online daily. All shows are run by women, except one that explores the perception of women in Egyptian and Arab society.

CFUV Women's Radio Collective
CFUV FM
Attn: Women's Radio Collective
PO Box 3035
University of Victoria
Victoria, BC V8W 3P3
Canada
Telephone: 250-721-8702 (Station Manager Randy Gelling)
Email: cfuvwoa[no.spam*]uvic.ca
Website: http://cfuv.uvic.ca/women/
Description: Dedicated to promoting the representation of women and women's issues in radio.

Chat with Women
KKNW 1150 AM
King County, WA
USA
Hosts: Pam Gray and Rochelle Alhadeff
Emails: info[no.spam*]chatwithwomen.com, pam[no.spam*]chatwithwomen.com, rochelle[no.spam*]chatwithwomen.com
Telephone: 425-922-1155
Website: http://1150kknw.com/chatwithwomen and http://www.chatwithwomen.com/
Description: If you can't call mom - call Chat with Women! Pam and Rochelle deliver real advice for real life women and keep their listeners laughing with exciting interviews lively call-in sessions and advice from two revolutionary baby boomers who are young to remember and old enough to know. The show airs Monday-Friday 8 am-9 am PST.

Feminist Magazine
KPFK Women's Coalition
3729 Cahuenga Blvd. West
North Hollywood, CA 91604
USA
Hosts: Various
Email: feministmagazine[no.spam*]yahoo.com
Telephone: 818-985-2711
Fax: 818-985-7526
Website: http://feministmagazine.org/
Description: Dynamic discussion of news, views, politics and culture with feminist perspective.

Heartbeat 103.5 FM
#4 Herbert Street
Saint Clair
Port of Spain
Trinidad and Tobago
Contact: Ms. Kiran Maharaj, President & Founder
Website: 'live' stream at www.heartbeatradiott.com
Description: World's first 24/7 radio station for women, started on eve of International Women's Day in 2005.

Her Turn
WORT-FM
118 S. Bedford St.
Madison, WI 53703
USA
Host: Diane Farsetta
Email: wort[no.spam*]wort-fm.org
Telephone: 608-256-2001
Website: http://wort-fm.org/programming-news-local.php#herturn
Description: News and information by and about women in a magazine format. Includes shorter news stories and in-depth features produced by the Her Turn Women’s Collective. Airs each Sunday, 11:00-11:30 am.

In Our Voices
WPFW
2390 Champlain St. NW
Washington DC 20009
USA
Host: Nkenge Toure
Email: InOurVoices[no.spam*]aol.com
Telephone: 202-588-0999 Ext. 0
Website: http://www.wpfwfm.org/
Description: "In Our Voices " is a public affairs program focusing on issues from a woman's perspective. Built on the concept that everything is a woman's issue. This show is a platform for the voices of women. It airs at 11:00 am.

Mama FM
Uganda Media Women's Association
Plot 226 Kisaasi
P.O.Box 7263, Kampala
Uganda
Tel 1: +256-414-595-125
Tel 2: +256-772-469-363
E-mail: umwa[no.spam*]umwamamafm.co.ug
Broadcast: 101.7 FM
Website: http://www.umwamamafm.co.ug/
Description: 101.7 MAMA FM: is a community radio station set up by Uganda Media Women's Association, UMWA, to address the plight of the under privileged and minority. Mama FM Radio station seeks to contribute towards empowering individuals and marginalized communities' especially women by promoting their concerns and increasing their participation in the local and national development programs.

Midday Connection
820 N. LaSalle Blvd.
Chicago, IL 60610
USA
Hosts: Anita Lustrea and Melinda Schmidt
Telephone: 877-548-3675 (LIVE-675)
Email: midday[no.spam*]moody.edu
Website: http://www.moodyradio.org/middayconnection.aspx
Description: Midday Connection is a live 54-minute radio program designed to encourage women, with a focus on growing the whole person: mind, body and soul. The show airs Monday-Friday 12-1 pm CST.

National Radio Project: The Women's Desk
Studio address:
1904 Franklin Street
Suite 405
Oakland, CA 94612
USA
Mailing address:
1714 Franklin Street
#100-251
Oakland, CA 94612
USA
Telephone: 510-251-1332 or toll free at 800-529-5736
Email: lrudman[no.spam*]radioproject.org
Website: http://www.radioproject.org/desks/women.html
Description: The Women’s Desk produces programming that explores the issues and perspectives of women with a particular focus on the intersections of gender, race, class and sexuality.

NISAA FM
Ramallah
Palestine
Telephone: +970 2 295 1983
Fax: +970 2 298 8176
Email: info[no.spam*]radionissa.ps
Website: http://www.radionisaa.net/english.html
Description: NISAA FM is a commercial, nonpolitical radio station in Ramallah (Palestine) whose mission is to entertain, inform, inspire and empower Palestinian women. NISAA FM is a pioneering station who views the woman as a contributor in the development of society and the intention is to enhance the general image of the women in Palestine. NISAA is a station for women but not only about women.

Radio Al-Mahabba
Iraq
E-mail: info[no.spam*]radioam.org
Website: http://www.radioalmahabba.com/
Broadcast: 96FM, Iraq and Eutelsat 13° East 12 476 Mhz across North Africa & Europe
Description: Radio Al-Mahabba is the first independent women's radio station in Iraq. Located in Baghdad and launched with the support of NGO UNIFEM in 2005, the station features stories on women's human rights by local volunteers and women journalists and is an effective tool not only to reach out to women all over the country to raise awareness, but also to encourage greater female participation in the electoral processes underway.

Radio Guintan - la Voix des Femmes
Magnambougou
Mali
Host: Nyuma Nimaga
Broadcast: 94.7 FM
Site Web: http://guintanbamako.radio.org.ml/
Description: “Les émissions, qui seront présentées à 80% en langue locale, mettront en lumière le développement de l’alphabétisation, le soin des enfants, les méthodes agricoles, l’emploi et le rôle des femmes dans le processus de développement. Avec un accent mis sur la santé de la femme et de la jeune fille, ce qui permettra de faire passer des messages de prévention - à propos du SIDA notamment. Une programmation à caractère social donc, et largement tournée vers l’action citoyenne.”

Radio Internacional Feminista, FIRE: Feminist International Radio Endeavour
P.O. Box 239
Ciudad Colon
Costa Rica
Telephone: 506-224-91-319
Email: oficina[no.spam*]radiofeminista.net
Website: http://www.fire.or.cr/
Description: FIRE es una estación de Radio por Internet de difusión en vivo que produce informes multimedia mensualmente pudiendo ser oídos en www.fire.or.cr. FIRE ecribe en los cuestiones mas importantes por las mujeres en Hispanoamerica. Es bilingüe en español en Inglés.
Description: FIRE is an Internet Radio Station in the makings, that broadcasts live, and produced multimedia monthly reports that can be heard at www.fire.or.cr. FIRE writes about the issues that are most important to women in Hispanic countries. It is bilingual in Spanish and English.

Radio Mona Lisa
SALTO Omroep Amsterdam
Piet Heinkade 179
1019HC Amsterdam
Netherlands
Telephone: 020-6386386
Fax: 020-6204629
Contact: Patricia Werner Leanse, Host
Website: http://www.radiomonalisa.nl/
Description: Radio program fully dedicated to women composers and performers.

Rede de Mulheres no Radio
Rua Álvaro Alvim, 21/16º
Centro
20031-010
Rio de Janeiro – RJ
Brasil
Telephone: +552122621704
Fax: +552122626454
Email: cemina[no.spam*]cemina.org.br
Website: http://www.cemina.org.br/a_redemulheres.asp
Description: radio producing company for and by women that releases its material through public and private community radio stations. Created by the CEMINA, Rede de Mulheres no Radio participates in the program that provides media training to women, empowering them and increasing the possibility participation of women in the production of communication material in a non-elitist way and resisting those values in society that oppress women. An online version of the broadcasting produced by Rede de Mulheres no Radio is named Cyberella.

Revive Our Hearts
P.O. Box 2000
Niles, MI 49120
USA
Host: Nancy Leigh DeMoss
Telephone: 1-800-569-5959
Fax: 269-695-2474
Website: http://www.reviveourhearts.com/
Description: Revive Our Hearts is helping women live lives of freedom, fullness, and fruitfulness in Christ through its 30 minute daily program now heard on over 700 radio stations and nearly one million listeners a week.

[The] Satellite Sisters
1112 Montana Ave
Box 103
Santa Monica, CA 90403
USA
Hosts: Julie, Liz, Sheila, Monica and Lian Dolan
Email:sisters[no.spam*]satellitesisters.com
Website: http://satellitesisters.com/newstalklaughs/
Description: Five real-life sisters have the same parents but very different lives. The Dolans created the show in 1996 as a means of using radio, books and the web to explore the range of topics. Friends seek each other's opinions on health, happiness, and how to fix a bad dye job. They've earned the loyalty of listeners and readers by treating all their topics with a mix of respect and humor.

SmartWomen Radio
551 Valley Road #158
Montclair, NJ 07043
USA
Email: patti[no.spam*]smartwomen.org
Website: http://www.smartwomen.org
Description: SmartWomen promotes the empowerment and education of women through digital dialogue, socializing, networking and activism. Our goal is to provide women-focused dialogue, events, inspiration, information based and musical webcasts.

Sophie's Parlor
WPFW 89.3 FM
Washington, DC
USA
Host: Various
website: http://sophiesparlor.blogspot.com/
Description: The oldest women's music show on radio on every Thursday 1-3 PM.

Uprising
Pacifica Radio KPFK 90.7 FM
Los Angeles, CA
USA
Host: Sonali Kolhatkar
Email: uprising[no.spam*]kpfk.org
Website: http://uprisingradio.org/
Description: Uprising emphasizes connecting global issues with local ones. Simply informing listeners of the problems in the world and our communities is not enough - we hope to motivate our listeners to take an active role in their communities.

WINGS: Women's International News Gathering Service
Frieda Werden, Producer
Box 95090
Vancouver BC V5T 4T8
Canada
Telephone: 604-876-6994
Email: wings[no.spam*]wings.org
Website: http://www.wings.org
Description: WINGS is an all-women independent radio production company that produces and distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around the world. Frieda Werden, producer of WINGS, immigrated from Texas to Canada on November 13, 2002. She continues to produce and distribute WINGS. You are encouraged to submit stories or order tapes, CDs and subscriptions. A WINGS editing crew also remains in Austin, Texas, and will continue to produce and archive materials there.

Women's Ave Online Radio Show
USA
Telephone: 704-276-9311
Website: www.womensaveradio.com
Description: Women's Ave Radio's mission is to provide quality information from experts in many fields, to help small and home-based businesses grow and succeed.

Women’s Magazine
KPFA 94.1 FM
1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
USA
Hosts: A group of diverse women of various ages and races.
Email: womensmagazine[no.spam*]comcast.net
Telephone: 510-848-6767
Website: http://www.kpfa.org/womensmagazine/
Description: The Women's Magazine is an hour-long radio program that airs on KPFA radio that presents and discusses women's lives and issues globally and locally from a radical multiracial feminist/mujerist/womanist perspective. We bring women's issues, lives, culture, music, struggles and achievements to the forefront and bring a feminist critique of issues important to the progressive community. The show airs the first three Monday of every month from 1-2 pm.

Women’s Parliamentary Radio
UK
Telephone: 07703-716961
E-mail: Enquiries[no.spam*]wpradio.co.uk
Website: http://www.wpradio.co.uk/index.html
Description: WPR is the Women's Hour of Westminster, reporting fairly and accurately on policy issues of concern to women and their families.

WomensRadio.com and WomensRadio Channel
Women's Online Media and Education Network World Headquarters
2533 N. Carson Street, Suite 3003
Carson City, NV 89706
USA
Telephone: 888-658-4635
Website: http://www.womensradio.com
Description: WomensRadio produces a rich Website and syndicates web-based programming for women. As WomensRadio progresses, it will be using not only the Web, but also terrestrial radio, digital radio, audio channels of digital TV, private channels in the transportation field, and soon wireless, to target and deliver this specialty market segment.

Women's Radio Fund
PO Box 242048
Memphis, TN 38124
USA
Contact: Dorothy Abbott, Founder
Phone/Fax: 901-685-6950
Email: dorothy[no.spam*]womensradiofund.org
Website: http://www.womensradiofund.org
Description: The mission of the Women's Radio Fund is to build a support network for women radio producers and broadcasters worldwide.

Women's Radio Group
3 Churchfield Road
London, W3 6BH
UK
Email: wrg[no.spam*]womeninradio.org.uk
Website: http://www.womeninradio.org.uk
Description: Women's Radio group is an arts charity committed to providing training for women in all areas of radio production.

Women’s Show
WMNF 88.5 FM Community Radio
1210 E. Martin Luther King Blvd.
Tampa, FL 33603-4417
USA
Hosts: Mary Glenney and Arlene Engelhardt
Email: arlene[no.spam*]WMNF.org, maryg[no.spam*]WMNF.org
Telephone: 813-238-8001 ext. 606
Website: http://www.wmnf.org/programs/show/303
Description: An eclectic feminist/womanist radio magazine. Music is mixed with arts and multicultural features including interviews, film and book reviews, announcements, news, speeches and documentaries by and about women.

Women's Windows
WERU-FM Community Radio 89.9 FM
Blue Hill, ME
USA
Hosts: Magdalen (Marge May), Linda Washburn
Email:womenswindows[no.spam*]gmail.com
Website: http://weru.org/program/womens-windows
Description: On the air since 1986, Women's Windows celebrates and promotes women's work in music and other creative endeavors. It presents music of all genres by women and spoken word segments in which thye may interview an author or activist; read excerpts from work by women authors; or air a pre-recorded speech. The show runs on Sunday evenings 8-10 PM Eastern Time WERU transmits from Blue Hill, Maine, USA.

Directory of Women's Media
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
Washington, DC
www.wifp.org