ABOUT

Other Desert Radio is a community arts radio station based in the California high desert founded in April 2020. Through sonic transmissions, we aim to amplify the voices of the inhabitants of our landscape, in order to listen and engage with the community and what's inspiring them now.  


Our goal is to provide a platform which illuminates the agency and power of voice as the representative force of our larger collective community of artists, creatives, and the curious.

STORY

Other Desert Radio was founded in April 2020 by two artists with backgrounds in radio and anthropology. They appreciate the potential of transmission as both a physical and metaphoric representation of a participatory and accessible unconscious, a platform that grants one their own space to communicate honestly and freely.

SUBMIT A SHOW

ODR would love to hear your idea for a new radio show! To submit a proposal, please fill out our application form here -->︎. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

2026 RESIDENCY

APPLICATIONS ARE NOW CLOSED FOR OUR 2026 RESIDENCY.
WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING THE RECIPIENT SOON.

ODR is looking to commission an original work for radio from a high desert artist or group of artists—whether a radio play, sound installation, experimental language findings, sonic meditations. Artists will be offered a $1000 stipend and guidance to pioneer new boundaries in radio.

Applications are open now and due on February 7.

We will review and respond to applications by Spring 2026. Projects must be completed by December 2026. Spread the word and apply here ---> ︎.

This opportunity is made possible with support from the DEW Foundation.

ODR DJ WORKSHOP

Sunday, April 26 from 12-2p at White Label Vinyl in 29 Palms with ODR Resident DJs Pequeña Cretina and Lodi Dottie.

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Registration is Limited to 7 participants. Priority will be given to youth. 

This opportunity is made possible with support from the DEW Foundation.