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The Airwaves Belonged to the People: WBCN & The American Revolution

Presented with Hall Art Foundation

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

6:00 PM · Woodstock Town Hall Theatre

Pay What You Want

2019 · 2 hr 5 min · NR · Directed by Bill Lichtenstein

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A documentary history of Boston radio station WBCN and the counterculture that grew around it, tracing how an experimental FM station became a voice for music, politics, activism, and social change during a turbulent era.

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A collaborative programme pairing documentary cinema with the visual arts.

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