103.3​ AshevilleFM to run spring fund drive April 30 to May 6

Press release:

Asheville, N.C. (April 11, 2016) – 103.3 AshevilleFM is launching its Spring Fund Drive on the Mexican family holiday of E​l día de los niños!​We’ll have family fun and activities on Saturday, as well as week­long events to bring out the kid in all of us. The drive runs from April 30th through May 6th, with the goal of raising $11,000. All community members can drop by the studios at 864 Haywood Road from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. during the week for tours of the studios, free coffee from Firestorm Cafe, lunch from local restaurants, and our $1 record bins!

The station has been broadcasting over the airwaves at 103.3 in Asheville and Buncombe County since May 2015, reaching local listeners on the radio in addition to our loyal followers who have continued to stream on AshevilleFM.org since 2009. The volunteer­​run station is home to more than 50 weekly, locally­produced shows.

The diversity of voices and a huge variety of content make 103.3 AshevilleFM stand out in Western North Carolina…

• AshevilleFM boasts the only locally produced, Spanish­ language programming in Asheville;
• 21 women produce 30 percent of the on­air content;
• This year alone, AshevilleFM played more than 35,000 different songs;
• Democracy Now! is the only syndicated programming;
• Show hosts range from ages 11 and up.

  “A​sheville FM 103.3 is a community radio station that represents and works with the Asheville community and Western North Carolina through music, talk shows, volunteerism, education, and collaboration.​We are able to do these wonderful things because of generous donations and underwriting, so please support Asheville FM 103.3 during our Spring 2016 Fund Drive. There are many events for all ages during our drive April 30th­May 6th: drop by the station and say hello!” ”​says DJ Kutzu, Volunteer Station Manager of AshevilleFM.

AshevilleFM, which is a project of Friends of Community Radio, a 501(c)3 nonp​rofit entity, is funded by underwriting from local businesses and by listeners near and far. The goal is to raise enough money to maintain and grow studio operations while working towards hiring the station’s first employee.

As part of the fundraising drive a number of special events will take place:

• Open House, 8am­8pm at 864 Haywood Road all week!
• Coffee every morning provided by Firestorm Cafe!
• Saturday,April30th/Sábado30deAbril10am­1pm:​E​ldíadelosniños!

○ Coinciding with the Mexican holiday of Children’s Day, we’ll have family activities, cookies, and kids music at AshevilleFM Studios / Galletas y Música para niños en AshevilleFM Estudios

• Saturday Night / Sábado en la noche
  • Bring out the kid in you with our dual­location dance parties!
  • DJ Malinalli @ K Lounge 11pm­2am
  • DJ Siren @ The Burger Bar 10pm­2am
• Friday, May 6th / Viernes 6 de Mayo

○ Cover bands & comedians @ The Mothlight, doors at 8pm

• Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue​­ performed by Mark Capon, Josh Carpenter, Clary Lamberton, Evan Martin, Keith Minguez, Nathanael Roney, and Jay Seger.
• The Beat Kids​­​variety from the Mod Rock/Rock/US Rock/Brit Pop/Etc scenes
• In Folk Compliance ­ t​he songs of Bill Monroe and Doc Watson
• Comedy, including AshevilleFM’s own Minori Hinds, Tom Peters,

  and Dr. Hyena

• Limited Edition Shirts designed by Woolly Press/ Playeras de edición limitada por

  la artista local

• Make your tax­deductible donation today when you click the “DONATE” button on

  www.AshevilleFM.org!

  103.3 AshevilleFM is supported by more than 160 community members participating in programming that’s t​ruly free­form, including jazz and comedy, pop and poetry, rock ‘n’ roll and sports talk, world music and local news, hip­hop and health, old­school country and anarchist journalism, blues and kids’ shows, politics and dance music, live simulcasts and Spanish­language programming, and spotlights on local non­profits and community causes, with everything in between and more to come!

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  103.3 A​shevilleFM is a project of The Friends of Community Radio, a 501c​3 nonp​rofit: http://www.AshevilleFM.org/