Radio F.R.E.I

Radio F.R.E.I. is one of the first free radio stations in East Germany and was founded in Erfurt. It emerged during the period of transition at the end of the 1980s from the social movement and illegal pirate radio stations that resisted the shutdown of the East German youth radio DT64.

As a non-commercial local broadcasting service, the station positions itself as a counter-public in the regional area. It promotes local developments, rejects advertising-based financing, and is collectively organized. Radio F.R.E.I. belongs to the third pillar of the media landscape alongside public and commercial broadcasting.

In Thuringia, it is active alongside Radio LOTTE in Weimar. The programme encompasses diverse content with a focus on social issues and music. The station broadcasts mainly online and has roots in the East German free radio scene of the 1990s.