A floating jazz station that defied the FCC, gravity, and good sense for 42 glorious years.
Imagine an AM Radio Station with a dawn to dusk license that played nothing but jazz and comedy records. Did I mention it FLOATED in the Ohio River and changed the culture of a Community? The history of Cincinnati Jazz is long, wide, diverse and in the case of WNOP sometimes beyond belief. Saxophonist turned filmmaker Christopher Braig's second Film will focus on the people, music, and cities that kept "The Jazz Ark" sailing for 42 years from 1968 to 2000.
Direction
Braig's insider passion—he lived this jazz life.
Sound
Archival broadcasts that crackle with authentic soul.
Production
Tracking down 42 years of floating radio lore.
Director
Christopher Braig
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
WNOP anchored in Newport, Kentucky specifically to exploit looser Ohio River jurisdiction while broadcasting to Cincinnati—pure pirate logic made legal.
The 'Jazz Ark' wasn't metaphorical—it was literally a floating barge that survived floods, ice, and one near-collision with a coal barge in '87.
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