Rádio Nacional Alto Solimões

Rádio Nacional Alto Solimões is a lifeline for remote Amazon communities. The programming is thoroughly local - river levels, indigenous land rights, municipal council meetings. It's not slick, and that's its strength. News bulletins hit every hour, delivered with the seriousness of public broadcasting. The talk shows can drag, but only because they let callers speak at length. You'll hear Portuguese spoken with the distinct accents of the Solimões basin. When you listen to Rádio Nacional Alto Solimões live, you're not getting Reuters wire copy; you're getting reports from correspondents who k…