Hi Thomas,
I remember "WiFi 92" in Philly very well. University of
Pennsylvania's WXPN-FM later did a bluegrass show, but that was
cancelled when they brought in a commercial Program Director named
Mark Fuerst. Then WHYY-FM had Gene Shay due a bluegrass show, but
that was also cancelled.
But there's hope for bluegrass in Philly: WPPM-LP (People Powered
Media) is a community LPFM that went on the air last weekend after a
good year of planning I was involved with. There's room in the
schedule for a real bluegrass show, so anyone knows anyone in the
area who'd be willing and able to produce it, please put them in
touch with me.
We're also looking to fill a GM position, so if anyone on the list
knows anyone in the Philadelphia area who might be interested in
that, let me know ASAP. (The application deadline will likely be extended.)
https://spiritnews.org/articles/tag/wppm-106-5/
http://technical.ly/philly/2016/06/14/phillycam-community-radio-station-wppm/
https://phillycam.org/wppm-lp-1065-fm-radio-station-manager-job-posting
Thanks much,
-Ed Cummings
At 09:10 PM 7/9/2016, Thomas Sundstrom wrote:
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/after-nearly-50-years-bluegrass-could-disappear-from-washingtons-airwaves/2016/07/08/d0bccf74-448e-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html>https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/after-nearly-50-years-bluegrass-could-disappear-from-washingtons-airwaves/2016/07/08/d0bccf74-448e-11e6-88d0-6adee48be8bc_story.html
Say it isn't so. Good bluegrass music programming may come to an end
in Washington unless WAMU can sell its station by year end. I came
around to bluegrass music through Philadelphia's WIFI-92.5 airing
wonderful folk music in the early 1960s when I was in college.
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