The Progressive Voice of the Mountains

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We’ll talk to Ned Ryan Doyle, the Director of the Southern Energy & Environment Expo. SEEEXPO is August 22-24, at the WNC Agricultural Center. Get the schedule & more info at www.seeexpo.com

David will tell us the real story of the war between Russia and Georgia, and why it is really a proxy war for US based oil interests.

This local news and public affairs show focuses on underreported information and encourages civic activism. Tune in live 7-8 pm Monday, catch the 1 pm Tuesday rebroadcast, or stream or podcast.

In this historic election year, MAIN and WPVM are working on two critical and related issues:

*Solving the rural broadband problem and preserving Internet freedom

*Fixing the WPVM signal problem and expanding local voices on the public airwaves.

We need your help! Both of these battles to “Free the Airwaves” are happening NOW in Washington.

We need your tax-deductible donations to ensure that our voices are heard in Congress and at the FCC.

Please give today and help MAIN and WPVM continue our record of media reform achievements!

Current MAIN/WPVM efforts your dollars will support:

*MAIN is working with the Media & Democracy Coalition and the Wireless Innovation Coalition to get FCC approval in October for use of the vacant TV channels, which come available next February when TV goes digital. This spectrum is critical for solving the rural broadband problem and providing a high-speed alternative to the cable and telco duopoly.

*MAIN is working to pass the Community Radio Act in Congress, which would free the airwaves and allow WPVM to fix its signal problem - and allow more communities to launch low-power FM radio stations.

*MAIN is working to make Asheville a “Wi-Fi City” to boost economic development, small business incubation, digital job training - and to reach low-wealth, underserved neighborhoods.
*MAIN is perfecting one of the nation’s first alternative media business models based on a simple principle: Give citizens the option of spending their Internet dollars to support local, independent media.

More on MAIN

The Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN) is a non-profit, community-based provider of wireless Internet services. Since 1996, MAIN’s public-service achievements include:

*the first local Internet access in 14 counties of Western North Carolina
*the first public Internet access in libraries and community centers in 12 counties of WNC
*recycled computers and free or reduced-fee Internet access for more than 400 citizens with disabilities
*helped create the local nonprofit fiber network, ERC Broadband
*boosted disaster-recovery efforts via a pioneering partnership with local ham radio operators
*is leading the fight in Congress and at the FCC for high-speed Internet access in rural North Carolina - and the nation
*a national leader in preserving Internet freedom and online privacy
*led the decade-long effort to create URTV, the first and only public access TV station in WNC
*returned local voices to the airwaves via radio station WPVM 103.5 FM -”the Progressive Voice of the Mountains”
*unique business model: allow citizens to spend their Internet dollars to support local voices, privacy, and community self-help.

When I dip, you dip, we dip.

That’s right, kids. Doctor Awesome sitting in with Simone on Seven Layer Dip tonight. Pop some corn, put down the paperwork, light up.. it’s time to kick back and get your awesome on. We’re gonna take some calls, spin some tunes, get crazy on a beautiful Friday night.

Tune in, rip the knob off. 103.5 FM in your car - wpvm.org at your desk.. Simone and Jason are HERE FOR YOU.

Be there. 8:00 PM

(On-air Tuesdays at 2PM — Archived Wednesdays at 2AM)

Easy Mark hosts lots of new music and mashed up songs for your listening pleasure, the Crossover Segment interview with Lark and Becky of Your Mom’s Idea (on-air Mondays at 2PM) and the Last Word commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal - MLK’s America and Ours.

Email: easymark @ wpvm.org or feedback @ wpvm.org

Tune at 7 pm Monday and 1 pm Tuesday for local and national news and analysis with Barry Summers, Veronika Gunter, and David Lynch. Special guest co-host: Scrutiny Hooligans Gordon Smith. Allison McGehee of Quality Forward tells us about this week’s Clean Up and how this neighborhood-based campaign also tackles the big environmental problems. We may cover the Parkside development, Asheville-Buncombe Clean Up, Why Spitzer was targeted for a takedown, and David’s blog.

Jason Hurd of Veterans’ Voices is featured on Democracy Now! March 17. Tune in or download the show to listen at your leisure. Way to go, Jason!

Internationally recognized peace activist Andy Summers, Minister to students at Warren Wilson College, gracious repeat guest of Making Progress to promote SOA Watch soaw.org, has died. We hear from his friends. They honored him this weekend as Asheville kicked-off the first leg of a state-wide journey for justice during Holy Week. Sponsored by Carolina Interfaith Taskforce for Central America. citca.org Tune in to learn more. The YMI hosts a reception for Africa: Portraits of Power this Thursday. Veronika Hart shares some herstory of her native Tanzania and tells us what she hopes you see in her paintings. ymicc.org

This local news and public affairs show focuses on underreported information and encourages civic activism. Tune in live 7-8 pm Monday, catch the 1 pm Tuesday rebroadcast, or listen anytime from the archives page.