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HCN Radio — HLN Communications Network — is an HLN Corporation broadcaster. Music, news, familiar voices, and a little company across the 'verse. Part of a wider institution. A public voice of our own.
PUBLIC RADIO · MUSIC · NEWS · COMMUNITY
OUR INSTITUTIONAL HOME · HLN CORPORATION
HCN Radio is a subsidiary of HLN Corporation, administered through the Orion Media Bureau. Corporate administration and editorial decisions are separate responsibilities.
You do not need to join HLN to listen or take part in the community. HCN is the broadcaster; ORION Embedded is the receiver interface you use to tune in.
HCN operates four divisions that share a single mission: keeping the 'verse informed, entertained, and in contact.
A growing Spectrum dial for variety, classical, investigative journalism, club and electronic, frontier road music, and creators. Active stations are available in the player; Roadhouse and Streamline are currently offline.
HCN News is editorially independent of any commercial interest, political patron, or military branch. Reporting is sourced from our own field correspondents and a verified contributor network spanning Stanton, Pyro, and Nyx.
Our Comms backbone lets citizens talk to each other across stations, orgs, and comm arrays. Moderation is handled by a tiered officer corps drawn from the listener base — not outsourced to a subcontractor.
We publish our ownership structure, funding sources, and editorial standards. If we get a story wrong, we correct it on air within twenty-four hours and pin the correction in the archive.
Different formats. One dial. Each active station has its own voice, with shared editorial standards and the same Comms backbone. Upcoming stations are marked offline.
“Voices of the Universe”
“Diverse Sounds of the Stars”
“Uncovering Hidden Truths”
“Grooving Through the Galactic Airwaves”
“Timeless Compositions Across the Verse”
“Keepin' the 'Verse Rollin' One Gm at a Time”
Offline“Soundtrack Your Signal”
OfflineMeet StreamlineBROADCAST HERITAGE
A useful signal does more than carry information. It keeps people company, carries their stories, and gives distant communities something to share. That is the connection between HLN’s service ethos and HCN’s public voice.
2954 · IN-UNIVERSE RECORD
A documentary record of frontier voices: broadcasting as a way of preserving experience, not simply filling airtime.
Read the source record ↗︎2955 · IN-UNIVERSE RECORD
An institutional record of extending the signal into Pyro, reflecting the ambition to keep frontier communities connected.
Read the source record ↗︎TODAY · PUBLIC RECEIVER
Music, news and conversation in a receiver built for everyday listening. The institutional story continues through the people who tune in.
Return to the receiver →The dated records describe the in-universe institution, not live game infrastructure or coverage measurements. For the wider story, explore the Neuhaus legacy papers and the communications field guide.
HCN belongs to HLN Corporation and is administered through the Orion Media Bureau. That relationship is part of our identity, not something to hide.
Editorial independence describes responsibility for programming and reporting; it does not mean HCN is corporately unaffiliated. The parent institution’s public profile distinguishes administration from editorial decisions.
Read the institutional statement ↗These aren't slogans. They're the rules we measure every story, every show, and every moderation action against.
Holds operational authority over HCN Radio as part of HLN Corp's executive leadership. Retains editorial authority and formal network governance alongside the HCN Editorial Board.
Editorial authority and formal network governance remain under Admiral Selco13 and the HCN Editorial Board.
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