Haitian Radio On American Airwaves

Published: Aug. 9, 2016, 5:33 p.m.

b'On one stretch of Nostrand Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, there\\u2019s a Haitian radio station on every block\\u2014Radio Soleil, Radyo Panou, Radio Triomphe\\u2014each broadcasting the sounds of Kreyol conversations and konpa music. Haitian immigrants have brought a deep love of radio from their native land, where a strong oral culture, high illiteracy rates, and poor infrastructure have made radio the media of the masses\\u2014even in diaspora. Produced and hosted by Ian Coss. [Distributed 8/9/2016]'