RADIO + DIGITAL

El Faro & Beacon Radio

RADIO + DIGITAL

El Faro & Beacon Radio

Beacon Media is launching a new Radio + Digital initiative in 2025, delivering audio and video content in both English and Spanish across North Carolina.

While radio remains vital—especially in rural and ethnic communities—this effort also embraces digital platforms and social media to reach broader audiences. The initiative will roll out in two phases:

PHASE 1: Digital Launch

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Long-form podcasts

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English + Spanish

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Substack | YouTube | TikTok

PHASE 2: Radio Distribution

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Short-form segments

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Shared statewide

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Community radio partnerships

By leveraging Beacon Media’s community-focused distribution model, the Radio + Digital program will spotlight the people, values, and projects shaping a more inclusive democracy in North Carolina—while staying true to our mission of meeting communities where they are.

Listen to Gwen Frisbie-Fulton’s captivating encounter at The Cultivator in Hertford County:

The Cultivator

by Beacon Media

A small corner of rural northeast North Carolina, Hertford County finds a way through adversity to figure out how to overcome.

Segment Lead and Host: Gwen Frisbie-Fulton.

Production and editing: Jesse Dukes, Gwen Frisbie-Fulton, Jeremy Borden. 

Guests: In Ahoskie and around Hertford County, N.C.: Teens Bird, Zinc, Lucy, Caroline Stephenson, Ahoskie Mayor Weyling White.

MORE EPISODES:

El Faro Episodes
Beacon Radio Episodes