Organisation
ORANGE 94.0 is Vienna’s community radio station – free of advertising, independent of party politics, and operating on a non-profit basis. Since 1998, ORANGE 94.0 has stood for a third broadcasting sector alongside public-service and commercial media: as a complement, a counterpoint, and a space for experimentation in genuine diversity of opinion and media.
Open to everyone
As an open participatory medium, ORANGE 94.0 invites everyone to bring their own radio show on air – regardless of background, age, or prior experience. We provide studios, equipment, expertise, and training. In this way, ORANGE 94.0 enables social participation and strengthens media literacy and democracy.
Space for diversity
Multilingual programmes, radio by children and young people, queer-feminist formats, music ranging from Viennese folk songs to club culture, socio-political content, culture and literature. ORANGE 94.0 broadcasts voices and topics that often find no space elsewhere. The station works in an anti-discriminatory, transparent, and locally rooted way, while keeping a global perspective.
Free of advertising
Our programme is free of advertising, meaning you can listen to our independent radio content without disruptive commercial breaks. This also means we are not subject to ratings pressure and can give space to niche content. Technically, we also prioritise independence: we use non-profit software, favour open-source solutions, and run our own servers. Where large platforms cannot be entirely avoided, it is important to us to offer sustainable and privacy-friendly alternatives to Big Tech.
Media education
Media literacy develops through practice. In our low-cost workshop programme, we teach everything about making radio: from conducting interviews, recording techniques, and programme production to technical skills. Whether individuals, school classes, youth groups, initiatives, or organisations: our workshops are accessible, hands-on, and can be tailored to specific needs. As an important hub for media education in Vienna, we support independent media production and promote a reflective and critical engagement with the public sphere and information.
Democratic Structures at ORANGE 94.0
ORANGE 94.0 is organised as a participatory and democratic media organisation. Our committees create transparent structures, enable shared decision-making and safeguard the editorial and organisational quality of the station. At the same time, they provide spaces for exchange, discussion and the ongoing development of ORANGE 94.0.
The work of all committees is based on the Leitbild (mission statement) of ORANGE 94.0 and on the Allgemeinen Grundsätze (General Principles), which define roles, responsibilities and decision-making processes.
Verein Freies Radio Wien
Verein Freies Radio Wien is the legal body and publisher of ORANGE 94.0. It provides the organisational framework for the radio’s operations and is responsible for ensuring compliance with the association’s objectives, mission statement and legal requirements. The association’s members form the foundation of its democratic structure.
Executive Board
The Executive Board is elected by the General Assembly and is responsible for the strategic direction of the association as well as its financial and legal accountability. It supports and oversees the management, makes fundamental decisions, and represents the association externally.
Orangenes Gremium
At the heart of the Orange Committee is a regular exchange on topics and visions that concern everyone involved at ORANGE 94.0. This can include, for example, ongoing projects or the editorial direction in which the radio station should develop. Meetings are held once per quarter. In addition, the Orange Committee organises the Radio Forum once a year, to which everyone at ORANGE 94.0 is invited. Within the Orange Committee, representatives of radio producers, the team, and the board advise together. The committee promotes participation, transparency, and collective responsibility within the radio community.
Members:
- Katharina Biringer (Vorstandsmitglied)
- Davide Gnoato (Sound of the City)
- Lyudmila Handzhiyska (Projektkoordination)
- Louis Hofbauer (Radio Grille)
- Ishraga Mustafa Hamid (Vorstandsmitglied)
- Caroline Schmüser (Gestrandet)
- Renate Strauss (Finanzkoordination)
- Ulli Weish (Geschäftsführerin)
If necessary, there is an additional seat available for advisory experts.
Contact: orangenes-gremium(at)o94.at
Programme Committee
The Programme Committee is responsible for the editorial direction of ORANGE 94.0. It is in charge of approving or rejecting new programme series. It also takes action – up to and including the discontinuation of programmes – in cases of breaches of ORANGE 94.0’s guidelines or violations of the law. Its aim is to ensure diversity, quality and adherence to the principles of free radio within the programme.
Members:
- Gladys Akinyosoye (Ausbildungskoordination)
- Jana Dolečki (Programmentwicklung)
- Fabi (funkdefekt)
- Ute Mayerhofer (A Cup of Care)
- Tania Napravnik (Globale Dialoge, COMMITed)
- Camillo Tossoukpe (AL Nomade)
Contact: programmgremium(at)o94.at
Radio Producers' Committee
The Radio Producers' Representation works to foster communication across the boundaries between volunteer programme makers and the ORANGE 94.0 team, both in terms of content and structure. It represents the interests of all programme makers and mediates between committees, individual contributors and the team in day-to-day matters as well as in conflict situations.
Members:
- Iva Marković
- Zoraida Nieto
Radio Producers' Meet-up
The Radio Producers' Meet-up (Stammtisch) is an informal, open gathering for all radio producers at ORANGE 94.0. It provides space for networking, sharing experiences and discussing current topics related to the radio.
Radio Forum
The Radio Forum usually takes place once a year and is a key participation format of ORANGE 94.0. Radio producers, board members, team and everyone involved with ORANGE 94.0 come together to discuss developments, challenges and future perspectives of the station.
Active Participation Encouraged
The committees of ORANGE 94.0 thrive on the active involvement of their community. Getting involved, having a say and taking part in decision-making are expressly encouraged – because this is the only way ORANGE 94.0 can remain a vibrant, independent and diverse radio station.