Avant Radio Fest 2026

Announcing the Avant Radio Fest 2026!

Wave Farm, WFMU, and ART FM are teaming up to bring you a weekend focused on the creative and experimental nature of radio, and you're invited!

Avant Radio Fest 2026

Friday November 13 and Saturday November 14, 2026
Jersey City, New Jersey
WFMU’s Monty Hall
Art House Jersey City
Other venues TBA

As fellow radio makers, producers, engineers, volunteers, managers, etc, you know how important radio is as a tool to provide our communities with vital information. But radio is also a unique medium that can provide listeners and radio-makers with moments of connection, joy, surprise, and magic! Radio can challenge the listener and expand their definitions of art and communication, offering just as vital opportunities for discovery. The purpose of the Avant Radio Fest is to dive in and celebrate the creative and experimental side of radio!
 

The Avant Radio Fest will:

  • highlight the possibilities and experimental potentials of radio and the ways that creativity can serve our communities and listenership
  • offer a weekend of panels, performances, workshops, and dedicated time for gathering
  • foster community and connection amongst FM, LPFM, and internet stations across the East Coast. Station staff, board members, hosts, and volunteers are all invited

Our hope is to have participation from the most full-power, low-power, and internet stations east of the Mississippi as possible, though all are welcome.

Please fill out the form below to let us know your topics of interest, whether or not you anticipate attending, and any additional folks and stations you think should know about this convening. Filling out this form is not a commitment to attend, but is a way for us to get a sense of interest and ideas.

Registration details are to be confirmed as we are currently in the fundraising stage. Any fees will be much less than the average conference, and we guarantee ARF will be twice the fun!

We’re excited to see you there. Questions? Email radioconference@wavefarm.org.

Fill out the form here

Wave Farm is a transmission arts organization driven by experimentation with the electromagnetic spectrum. We cultivate creative practices in radio and support artists and nonprofit organizations in their cultural endeavors. Based in New York’s Upper Hudson Valley, We operate FM radio station WGXC 90.7-FM and host many online radio channels. 

WFMU-FM is a listener-supported, non-commercial radio station broadcasting at four FM frequencies in New York City, New York State and New Jersey. It is currently the longest running freeform radio station in the United States.

ART FM is a non-profit organization committed to providing artists and community members with opportunities in broadcasting. Live 24/7/365 on WXOX 97.1 FM in Louisville and on artxfm.com worldwide, ART FM provides a space for expression and a frequency for experimentation.