Public Radio

[Webster]

How many of us here listen to public radio during the day (either over-the-air FM or via online streaming)?

For me, there's three stations in Western NC that I listen to....(1) WFAE 90.7 Charlotte, (2) Blue Ridge Public Radio and (3) WNCW 88.7 Spindale

WFAE: Charlotte's NPR News Source

Get the latest news for the Charlotte region and beyond.

www.wfae.org

BPR News & BPR Classic - Blue Ridge Public Radio

Trusted regional news and music for Western North Carolina

www.bpr.org

WNCW - Homepage | WNCW

Public Radio from Spindale, North Carolina. Your source for news and music.

www.wncw.org

Anyone else listen to public radio?

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Thanks for the links. I have the NPR app on my phone. I usually will listen to the San Francisco or Sacramento station.

 

[Webster]

Currently listening to Blue Ridge Public Radio....

BPR News & BPR Classic - Blue Ridge Public Radio

Trusted regional news and music for Western North Carolina

www.bpr.org

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Currently listening to Blue Ridge Public Radio....

BPR News & BPR Classic - Blue Ridge Public Radio

Trusted regional news and music for Western North Carolina

www.bpr.org

Any interesting stories on there?

 

[Webster]

Any interesting stories on there?

Safe spaces then and now in WNC LGBTQ+ history

During Pride Month, a local oral history project shared some key places in Asheville’s LGBTQ+ history, including what these spaces mean to the community then and now.

www.bpr.org

In the 1980s, Malaprops bookstore opened in downtown Asheville. Owned by out lesbian, Emöke B’Racz, it became a sober safe space for the LGBTQ+ community. In an interview with the WNC LGBTQIA+ Oral Histories Archives, Allison Scott shared the complexity of existing in Western North Carolina in that era.

"I remember talking to people who had been to Malaprops, y'know, we'd all look for the queer book section and these authors and stories that would resonate with us," said Scott. "But people would talk about how scary it was, even parking somewhere and walking to the store itself, down the street, down the sidewalk. So, yes, it's important -- critically important to have that space, but people still have to traverse from somewhere to get to that space and that can be a danger -- a dangerous zone, a dangerous time for many people."

Through the large glass windows of Malaprop's bookstore in downtown Asheville, books are on display and the store's sign hangs int he middle.
Charlie Smith. Malaprops became a safe and sober place for LGBTQ people to gather in Asheville, through traveling there could be dangerous.

UNCA's LGBTQIA+ Oral Histories Archives was launched in 2019. The archive currently has nearly 40 interviews with local community members and donated materials that go as far back as 1987.

Another historical site is Asheville is O.Henry’s. The bar originally opened in the 1970s as a deli. Then after starting to serve drinks in the evening, the venue evolved into a disco spot. To this day it is an LGBTQ+ bar and still hosts popular drag brunches.

Dr. Amanda Wray is the founder of the LGBTQIA+ archives. At a recent talk with Western North Carolina Historical Society, she explained that today, people find a community with the folks they spend time with, including personal examples and referencing the historical archives “LGBT people are everywhere y’all. They’re everywhere! There’s something beautiful about that, that we are looking for each other, we want to find each other even if it is somewhere rural,” Dr. Wray said.

 

[Webster]

Currently listening to ARC Overnight on WNCW....

ARC Overnight

ARC stands for Alternative Radio Coalition, which an ambitious group of radio enthusiasts from Charlotte began in 1992. Their mission continues to this day with anchor host Rob Daves spinning a mix that embraces the commitment to diversity and depth heard during our weekday mix, only with a...

www.wncw.org

ARC stands for Alternative Radio Coalition, which an ambitious group of radio enthusiasts from Charlotte began in 1992. Their mission continues to this day with anchor host Rob Daves spinning a mix that embraces the commitment to diversity and depth heard during our weekday mix, only with a completely different sound. You will hear everything from bedroom folk to blistering garage bands to electronica and international styles, all curated to expand your musical horizons and maximize your late night/early morning grin.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Safe spaces then and now in WNC LGBTQ+ history

During Pride Month, a local oral history project shared some key places in Asheville’s LGBTQ+ history, including what these spaces mean to the community then and now.

www.bpr.org

Thanks for sharing. I'll go give it a read.

 

[Webster]

Goin' Across the Mountain™

Goin' Across The Mountain is eight hours of the best in contemporary, traditional and historical bluegrass music in the land! It's all on the "Flagship Bluegrass Station," WNCW-FM in Spindale, NC. Hosts Joe Greene and others bring this long-running program to you from 11am until 7pm each Saturday.

www.wncw.org

*adds deadpan* Now if we could get @WHO IS SERAFIN to listen to some public radio once in a while....

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

My ears would go up in flames

 

[Webster]

My ears would go up in flames

Over bluegrass music?!?

Oh wait....that's not what you meant.

 

[Webster]

Found at least one public station in the Orlando area....

Central Florida Public Media

Local News, NPR and Classical Music

www.wmfe.org

I know you don't like public radio but at least listen once before you cast it aside.....

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

My ears would go up in flames

Found at least one public station in the Orlando area....

Central Florida Public Media

Local News, NPR and Classical Music

www.wmfe.org

I know you don't like public radio but at least listen once before you cast it aside.....

He'd rather stay in his echo chamber where he only hears what he wants to hear and everything fed to him aligns with his political beliefs.

 

[Webster]

He'd rather stay in his echo chamber where he only hears what he wants to hear and everything fed to him aligns with his political beliefs.

Damn, them's fightin' words, @WHO IS SERAFIN....

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Damn, them's fightin' words, @WHO IS SERAFIN....

@Webster the little instigator

 

[Webster]

@Webster the little instigator

Well, you know us Appalachian folk...

...we love to stir shit up any chance we get!

 

[Webster]

@Webster the little instigator

As another Appalachian fellow (Steve Harvey, who's from West Virginia) would say, "He's right..."

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Well, you know us Appalachian folk...

...we love to stir shit up any chance we get!

As another Appalachian fellow (Steve Harvey, who's from West Virginia) would say, "He's right..."

 

[Webster]

This is gonna' turn into some Hatfield & McCoy stuff in short order, hehehehe.....

 

[Webster]

Saturday Night House Party™

An original mix of Delta blues, the rhythms of New Orleans, classic R&B, and hot, house-rockin' jams. With alternating hosts Mike Dew, Renee Denton and Jasmin Melton.

www.wncw.org

 

[WHO IS SERAFIN]

He'd rather stay in his echo chamber where he only hears what he wants to hear and everything fed to him aligns with his political beliefs.

I’ll look at other viewpoints daily, but sitting and being tortured for hours on end isn’t my jam.