Radio FRO 105.0 MHz (A) is a free, non-commercial station that works according to the open access concept and has been broadcasting on-the-air since September 1998. Over 300 programming providers turn out over 100 radio shows a month. Areas of emphasis are informational and public service programs by NGOs and local initiatives, foreign language shows, a cultural and educational channel, broadcasts for young people as well as seniors, and a wide variety of music programming. *horizontal radio* was launched at Ars Electronica 1995 when an open studio in the Art Institute of Linz began operating the first 'real audio server' in Austria. In December 1996, the idea of free radio was implemented for the first time in Austria with a pilot project conducted in the cable network serving the Urfahr district of Linz. Since January 1997, Radio FRO has been the second radio station in Austria that can be heard 24 hours a day in the Internet. Contributions to Kunstradio's *recycling the future* (ars 97, documenta X). 1998, collaboration with Ö1 Kunstradio in conjunction with Ars Electronica; at the same time, commencement of broadcasting using terrestrial wave propagation; special project with Black Market 1999, *Ätherrauschen* (Festival der Regionen); program with three panel discussions on the occasion of Ars Electronica 99 (Internet Culture, Life Science, and Ars Electronica's 20th Anniversary).