[Editor’s note: In a May 16 press release, the WNC Community Media Center (which operates URTV) announced that it was shutting down its studios to address a severe budget shortfall. And on May 20, Lauren Bradley, Asheville’s director of administrative services, said the city would be taking back its equipment within the next two weeks.] […]
Author: Wally Bowen
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Feed TV
If you were to create a map of all public-access TV channels in the United States, shaded green to burnt orange to signify funding and longevity, the South would look like the Sahara desert. Acknowledging this geographical reality is critical to understanding the crossroads Asheville's public-access channel now faces, and what we can do to […]
Once again, Xpress coverage of MAIN/WPVM misleads
It was no surprise to see some mention of the WPVM debacle in your year-end review ["A Lot to Say," Dec. 30, 2009]; but it was surprising that the mention was one-sided — and misleading. At the MAIN board meeting your selected quote referenced, the volunteers' spokesperson, Edwin Shealy, was asked to substantiate his claim […]
A plea for accountability
Congratulations to Mountain Xpress on its 15th anniversary. As an early volunteer for its predecessor, Green Line, I am grateful for Jeff Fobes' vision and leadership — and for the support that Julian Price provided when this alternative weekly was getting off the ground. Jeff's vision of "encouraging folks to get involved locally, where they […]
WPVM’s vision stays strong
A group of volunteers at WPVM, a radio station founded by the nonprofit Mountain Area Information Network in 2003, have come to believe that their vision should trump MAIN’s bylaws, governing board, employees and strategic vision. This is a familiar pattern in the life cycle of community radio. It goes like this: A new station […]