Community radio stations like WFMU have always provided their communities with free access to local music and news. But outdated copyright law and music industry practices handicap our participation in new interactive forms of cultural dialogue where "the medium is the message". The FMA will help established audio curators flourish in the Internet age via an open source platform that encourages collaboration and information sharing. The FMA will provide an environment where local artists, media-curators, and residents can interact with each other, engage in dialogue, and share the results with the rest of the world.