Public Radio Music Day

On Wednesday, Oct. 23, The Colorado Sound is participating in the 5th annual Public Radio Music Day, an event bringing together noncommercial music stations, artists, lawmakers, fans, and other members of the music industry and community to recognize public radio’s essential community service and unique role in the world of music, both locally and nationally.

Being a public radio music station, The Colorado Sound is joining the noncomMUSIC Alliance and public radio music stations across the country to celebrate.

So many artists we play have seen success thanks to public radio, whether through national outlets such as NPR Music or stations like ours.

Related: See all the Colorado artists who appeared on your list of the Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century

Public Radio Music Day is also an opportunity to highlight challenges we face, such as complex music copyright laws that can impede an ideal listener and user experience.

The 2024 Public Radio Music Day theme is Bringing People Together: From Coast to Coast, which aims to highlight how music brings communities together through music discovery, music education, and support for local arts economies.

And it resonates strongly with us. Not only do we spin many artists from right here in Colorado, we continually work to build community and ‘bring people together’ through music. Examples of this include our annual Colorado Sound Music Awards, our quarterly Music Meetings, partnerships with numerous venues and organizations, and our growing community of Colorado Sound listeners and members.

Related: See the winners of the 2024 Colorado Sound Music Awards

Many of the artists we play, whether from Colorado or elsewhere in the world, create music you only hear on public radio. And that’s another of the big reasons we are celebrating Public Radio Music Day.

About the noncomMUSIC Alliance

The noncomMUSIC Alliance celebrates public radio’s role in connecting musicians, performers, and artists with audiences who enjoy and support their music. The Alliance highlights the work of noncommercial public radio as an essential source of music discovery, curation, preservation, performance, and community. Additionally, the Alliance advocates and supports issues that threaten to upend the noncommercial music industry and the contribution of its members.