Co-operation in Switzerland to bring CC music to radio stations

Starfrosch, a music blog based in Bern, Switzerland, is now using Creative Commons licensed music (and video) to operate its blog and netradio. The website is user driven with a possibility to upload music and subsequently voting by listeners, which results in the weekly social chart. However, the Startfrosch moderating team decides which media is presented to the users to ensure good artistic quality. Podcasts and music can be downloaded using a Creative Commons license and users are encouraged to support the artists. According to the ranking, the tracks are then delivered to the music database of Digital Media Distribution, Inc. (DMD²), a swiss company who are specialized in creation operation of highly individualized radio solutions for business customers, from audio production to project management and the technical side of radio. Eventually, they are exposed to over 20 nonprofit radio channels that are operated by DMD².