WCOM
PACT! is about community
Last Friday morning, Suepinda and I joined Lori Hoyt on WCOM 103.5FM, Carrboro's low powered community radio, on her weekly radio program WILPF Wake Up Call. We were discussing the beginnings of PACT! as an organization and the need for parent and child advocacy in the CHCCS district.
When we first arrived, scurrying through the doorway just minutes before going on air, Suepinda dropped the bomb that I was to be the sole speaker. Boy! was I surprised.
I asked how long was the segment. Lori told me we were on for the full 30 mins. I thought, "OMG, what can I talk about for 30 minutes? We tested mic's, started a bit of conversation and then went on the air.
Well, in the real world, 30 minutes is NOTHING. Part of the reason were were scurring in the doorway at 7:20am was the fact that we had just got the four little children out the door for school to make the bus. To say that our mornings are busy and 30 minutes is nothing is an understatement.
Amy Goodman of Democracy Now! comes to Durham to benefit The Peoples Channel, WCOM, WNCU and Balance and Accuracy in Journalism!
April 8th, 7-9pm at the Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 4907 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707
Please
support local community media by coming to this wonderful event! The
event will sell out quickly, so make a donation for your ticket now!
www.thepeopleschannel.org
Standing Up to the Madness:
Ordinary Heroes in Extraordinary Times
by Amy Goodman, host of Democracy Now!, and David Goodman
Standing
Up to the Madness not only is a timely, inspiring, and even
revolutionary look at who wields the greatest power in
America--everyday people who take a chance and stand up for what they
believe in--but also offers advice on what you can do to help. Where
are the millions marching in the streets to defend human rights, civil
liberties, and racial justice? Where is the mass revulsion against the
killing and torture being carried out in our name? Where are the
environmentalists? Where is the peace movement? The answer: They are
everywhere. The award-winning sister-brother team of Amy Goodman, host
of Democracy Now!, and investigative journalist David Goodman traveled
the country to detail the ways in which grassroots activists have taken
politics out of the hands of politicians. Standing Up to the Madness
tells the stories of everyday citizens who have challenged the
government and prevailed.
ISBN: 1401322883
http://tour.democracynow.org/
Date:
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 - 2:00pm
Location:
Eno River Unitarian Universalist Fellowship 4907 Garrett Road, Durham, NC 27707
Listen to the first documentary on Carrboro's Really, Really Free Market on WCOM
playing RIGHT NOW on WCOM 103.5 LP FM. It will air one more time before 6:30pm on The West End Report
OR you can click here to listen to the live stream
Terry Sullivan from UNC's White House Transition Project was a guest on WCOM's The West End Report. You can listen to the Podcast by clicking here.
Hello! You all may be aware that I host The West End Report (Wednesday edition; 6pm) on WCOM 103.5 LP FM -- Carrboro's all-volunteer, Community Radio station.
But did you also know that I now report for WCHL 1360 News-Talk Radio?
My wonderful News Director just gave me the popular segment, 'What You're Saying on the Street" to revamp in my own personal style.
WYSOS will feature opinions of Chapel Hill-Carrboro residents on hot-topic issues in our community. Recently, I produced the segment to find out your thoughts on Carrboro passing the same-sex marriage resolution and if Chapel Hill should follow suit.
I would like to know what topics you think we should be asking on the street. What issues matter most to you in our community? What locations do you think are best for me to go to get people's opinions? What topics are important to you but are not being addressed in other media outlets?
Elon University students created a 15-minute documentary film about WCOM and Low Power FM stations called "103.5: A Radio Community."
The film has also been submitted into the Carrboro Film Festival, but you can watch it right here...
OrangePolitics.org's own Ruby Sinreich will be my
guest today on WCOM's West End Report (6pm). Ruby and I will be
discussing the talk of the town, primarily getting the audience updated
on the Abbey Court situation.
Once
again being inspired by Tom Arnel's Placeholder show's Guest DJ
feature, I have also asked Ruby to bring along her favorite music to
play.
If you are not in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area, you can listen online here
We welcome calls for questions for Ruby 919-929-9601
Thanks so much...
SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEDIA and GIVE THE FINGER TO CORPORATE RADIO.
Listen to WCOM 103.5 LP FM Carrboro's All-Volunteer Community Radio
station! www.communityradio.coop
Click here for the video.
By Lauren Hills, NBC17, 1 day, 1 hour ago
CARRBORO, N.C. - WCOM, a Carrboro-based radio station run solely by volunteers, is trying to get the word out about its mission and get some more support from the community.
The 100-watt radio station, which broadcasts about five miles, was started in 2004. The content is all community-based with more than 60 shows on the air. The variety of programs range from the local music scene to bilingual to youth programs. And despite the little funding the station has, it broadcasts live on the web 24/7.
But Jackie Helvey, WCOM's website designer, said keeping the place running on virtually no funding or advertising has been quite a challenge. She said many people don't even know the station exists, so getting money can be tough to come by.
"We need underwriting," said Helvey. "We need people willing to donate 15 dollars a month."
Greg Brusseau of Save Glen Lennox will be the guest on the Wednesday edition of WCOM's West End Report with LMT hosting. Greg will discuss the inside scoop he got from a N&O reporter about Grubb properties backing out of their bid and caving into the community to redesign their plan.
Tune into 103.5 LP FM (Carrboro/Chapel Hill area) at 6pm or you can stream us by clicking here. I'm hoping that Ruby calls us at the studio LIVE from the OP Happy Hour with an update: 919-929-9601. Freel free to call with questions. The first caller gets a Save Glen Lennox T-shirt!
Via host Lynda-Marie Taurasi:
Hey all!
So,
Ruby Sinreich, editor and founder of OrangePolitics.org will be my
guest today on WCOM's West End Report (6pm). Ruby is fresh back from
Minneapolis where she attended the
National Conference for Media Reform
Check out her blog on her website
hereOnce
again being inspired by Tom Arnel's Placeholder show's Guest DJ
feature, I have also asked Ruby to bring along her favorite music to
play.
I plan on recording the show too, and think I will either start up
a blog where you can listen to the show at a later date...still all in
the works.
Thank you so much for those that responded about the
Humpty Dance song. I got the track, and in the next few weeks, I will
be creating a music bed for my intro.
Remember, my little gig is still in the beginning creative stages, so thank you again to Ruby for being my
Guinea Pig (it's OK Ruby, I have done this before though it's been a while.)
If you are not in the Chapel Hill/Carrboro area, you can listen online
hereWe welcome calls for questions for Ruby 919-929-9601
Thanks so much...and remember
SUPPORT COMMUNITY MEDIA and GIVE THE FINGER TO CORPORATE RADIO.
Listen to WCOM 103.5 LP FM Carrboro's All-Volunteer Community Radio
station! www.communityradio.coop
Cheers!
Lynda-Marie
Date:
Wednesday, June 11, 2008 - 2:00pm to 2:30pm
Location:
WCOM 103.5 FM, webcast www.communityradio.coop
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