For eight days in September 2007, neuroTransmitter (Angel Nevarez & Valerie Tevere) presented The FM Ferry Experiment, a project which transformed the Staten Island Ferry into a floating radio station, broadcasting out to the NYC region as it continuously traveled between Staten Island and Lower Manhattan.

In 1967, The New York Avant-Garde Festival (1963–1980) founded by Charlotte Moorman, landed on the Staten Island Ferry for 24 hours. In the spirit of this festival, The FM Ferry Experiment integrated broadcast and performance into one of New York’s most traveled public spaces, expanding its architecture out into the airwaves, engaging publics on the ferry and on-the-air.

Live programs consisted of performances, lectures, and conversations that took place on the Staten Island Ferry and were broadcast along with music, sound, and ambient noise via WSIA 88.9 FM and fmferryexperiment.net.

On-Air: WSIA 88.9FM
In-Studio: Hurricane Deck of the Staten Island Ferry
Reached via: Whitehall Terminal, 1 Whitehall St., Manhattan
St. George Terminal, 1 Bay St., Staten Island

The full audio archive can be accessed at fmferryexperiment.net.