Asheville FM, Asheville’s all-volunteer Internet radio station, plans to hold an on-air fundraising drive Saturday, Dec. 5, through Dec. 12.
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General Manager Subkis to leave WCQS
Ed Subkis, general manager of WCQS FM 88.1 — the public radio station in Asheville — for 18 years, will leave the station Sept. 30
Asheville FM backers start building studio
Coming on the heels of recent controversy at WPVM, Asheville's low-power FM radio station, more than 60 people have come together to create a new grass-roots station. It's called Asheville Free Media (aka Asheville FM). Tuned on, tune in: At least 50 people are backing a fledgling effort to create a new community radio station […]
The sound of faux news: Disclaimer Radio on WWNC-570
The rib ticklers at the Asheville Disclaimer have launched a radio dispatch, which can be heard every Friday during Take a Stand! with Matt Mittan at 5:05 p.m.
Progressive talk show hits drive time
Two old Asheville friends and collaborators, Blake Butler and Lesley Groetsch, have always had a lot to say to each other. “For the longest time, we’d call each other every other day and spend at least a half hour talking about politics,” remembers Butler, a former chair of the Buncombe County Democratic Party who now […]
WPVM’s interim station manager quits
The interim station manager at Asheville’s low-power FM community-radio station has resigned, likening herself to a Band-Aid stuck on a mortal wound requiring immediate surgery. Kim Clark issued her statement March 2, two weeks after her hiring as WPVM’s interim manager was announced by Wally Bowen, the executive director of the Mountain Area Information Network. […]
WPVM volunteers present management plan
Volunteers at Asheville’s low-power community radio station have proposed a new management structure for the station. The plan was presented during the Feb. 10 meeting of the Mountain Area Information Network’s board; the Asheville-based organization, a nonprofit Internet service provider, holds the station’s broadcast license. MAIN’s board oversees WPVM, which broadcasts at 103.5 FM from […]
Interim station manager named for WPVM
An interim manager will oversee Asheville’s low-power FM community radio station, WPVM, which is staffed by volunteers. Nine of those volunteers have been asked to stay away from the station for six weeks.
WPVM volunteers present station-management plan
Volunteers at Asheville’s low-power community radio station on Tuesday presented a plan for a new management structure to the board that oversees WPVM in the hope of quelling months of turmoil.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Board issues apology to WPVM volunteer, MAIN director; assumes direct oversight of station
The board of the Mountain Area Information Network issued a public apology to a WPVM radio-station volunteer and to MAIN’s executive director on Tuesday and announced a new governance structure for the station.
MAIN board to meet this afternoon on radio controversy
The Mountain Area Information Network’s board of directors plans to meet this afternoon to talk about the controversy regarding the recent dismissal of a volunteer at MAIN’s low-power radio station WPVM (103.5 FM).
Pat & Alli’s Weekly Winners
Each week Xpress reporter Alli Marshall and WOXL DJ Pat Ryan team up to bring you their entertainment suggestions.
Askville: On the air
As host of local talk shows Conversations, Evening Rounds and Byline, David Hurand is perhaps the most recognizable voice of public-radio station WCQS-FM. Every week, the station’s news director takes on phone calls and in-studio guests (including Xpress reporters). David Hurand After hanging around public-radio stations in San Francisco, Hurand got his first job at […]
Askville: Air waves
At the intersection of Coxe and Patton avenues in downtown Asheville, a set of speakers broadcasts a healthy menu of music—from Motown to jazz to blues and gospel—while a DJ waves at passers-by from behind the glass. John Hayes. Photo By Jonathan Welch The man behind the window is John Hayes, the head of WRES-FM, […]