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Abstract
This research explores the existence of community radio in Yogyakarta that still exists today. What is explored by the researcher is the adaptation and existence of three community radios namely BBM FM, Radio Swaka and Saka FM in the midst of a changing media environment including the presence of the internet. The researcher tried to get answers to two fundamental questions, namely how the adaptation carried out by them in a changing media environment and the concept of existence applied by the managers. This research is analyzed using media ecology theory which focuses on the function of media as an environment. The environment in this theory is not just a container but a process that can change its existence. Media ecology also talks about the interaction between media and humans and technology. This descriptive qualitative research shows that community radio tries to adapt in order to continue to exist either by using new media as a necessity to survive, or vice versa. This means maintaining the old concept of radio as part of the human strategy in subjugating technology. In addition, the unique situations of each radio station show that there is no specific recipe that can be used by all radio stations in general. This is interesting because community support is an important element of adaptation that aims to maintain the existence of community radio.