Josh Andrews, the director of Internet strategy at WBEZ Radio until a round of layoffs in December, has launched Radio Public, a site covering—wait for it—public radio. At first, RP seems like “just” a news blog covering, but it’s also a one-stop resource for live streams of public radio stations, and recent stories. This is why Josh Andrews is a much smarter person that I am. If I’d been laid off I would have just started nprcanbiteme.blogspot.com and been done with it.

Also laid off from ‘BEZ was reporter Shawn Campbell, formerly of community radio station WLUW. Campbell’s been continuing her efforts with CHIRP, the Chicago Independent Radio Project, which is seeking to start a new community-focused arts and music radio station in Chicago. The station will launch its online site, CHIRPradio.org, early this year. In a recent e-mail Campbell said the group continues “to work at the federal level to change the law that currently prohibits new low-power FM radio licenses from being granted in large cities. We’re optimistic that Congress will move to change this law early in the new session. Once this happens, we will work to secure a broadcast signal as well.” (You can read more about the low-power FM movement at Prometheusradio.org.)

If you’d like to get involved with CHIRP, its next volunteer meeting is January 14 at 7pm. Or you can donate to the cause via PayPal. Radio transmitters don’t come cheap.