Electronic music radio stations played a key role in the promotion of this genre in the United States and the United Kingdom in the last decades of the last century. Radio broadcasts have had a strong influence on the development of the electronic community, as they have begun to listen to the wishes of their local audiences. With the development of technology came the revival of music radio, as the music scene needed a media that would play the electronic music locally. As well as providing a platform to showcase musicians, they also offered them a place to network, which led to the creation of collectives and labels, some of which are now considered pioneers of electronic music genres. To understand the role of radio in sustaining the electronic music community, I analyse existing sources on radio stations. Through my empirical research, I explore the relevance of Slovenian radio stations and present the local electronic scene. I interviewed the owner of the Kibernet Kriminalität label and their collective etmoth, the DJ gramma and the producer Tamorra. To understand the role of radio in sustaining community, I interviewed the host of Rush Hour 202, Tim Urbanya, on Val 202, X-Machina, Žiga Petrič, on Radio Študent and Mehanik, Martin Rešeta, on Neodvisni obalni radio.
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