The Progressive Voice of the Mountains

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.

Leslie Keffer is an experimental composer currently living in Nashville TN. Hear her talk about all things glittery, magical moments and her forthcoming LP Give It Up, on Ecstatic Peace. Tune tis week for our exclusive interview with Caethua.

Download the Leslie interview here

Listen to the
Ooze Out Program
Tuesdays at 10 pm
on WPVM
103.5 FM Asheville

This program includes solid news stories in many categories–national, international, the wars(s), environment/health, etc. pulled from The GlobalReport.org website and made radio-friendly by our devoted team of volunteers. We guarantee you missed many (probably most!) of these are stories on your favorite mainstream media. Diverse voices and passionate progressivism at no extra charge! : Of special interest in this week’s program are:

• Bush covered up Musharraf ties with al-Qaida, Khan
• Study finds coastal dead zones spread globally
• Analysis: US role in Georgia crisis
• The Washington Post and the great disconnect
• Immigration snaring US citizens in raids

The weekly fresh show airs first at 5pm Fridays. Rebroadcast at 6:30am Saturdays and 7:30am Mondays. The show can also be heard as a stream or podcast anytime from the WPVM archives.

URTV channel 20 will present a panel of Parkside opponents discussing different aspects of the controversial building proposal. WPVM on-air hosts Barry Summers and Cecil Bothwell are joined by activist BJ Snow and moderator John Robinson.

Sunday August 24, 9:30 pm.

Charter cable channel 20

THE MOSCOW OF THE SOUTH RADIO HOUR Вопрос об исключении России из «Большой восьмерки» не более чем политический шантаж - неумелый и грубый. Если нас всё же исключат, то этот клуб станет ущербным и, в отдаленной перспективе, будет напоминать ГУАМ. Эффективных санкций против России Запад предпринять не может - тем более, что никакого повода для них Россия не давала

Во вторник российские демократы выразили свою консолидированную позицию по поводу грузино-югоосетинского конфликта. Заявление от имени «координационной группы по созыву общероссийского съезда демократических сил», опубликованное на одном из оппозиционных веб-сайтов, настолько красноречиво, что не нуждается в дополнительных комментариях. Обозреватель Правды.Ру даже без особого удивления обнаружил, что оно состоит практически из прямых цитат Кондолизы Райс, президента Эстонии и других близких друзей Михаила Саакашвили.

This week on Veterans’ Voices we talk with “Jim Stroupe, a local resident who is a veteran of World War II, the Korean Conflict & the Vietnam Clusterf*ck.” As per Ronald Harayda. Additionally we hope to check in with Jason Hurd and find out how the IVAW State of the Union Tour is going.

News this week:

How to Crack the Pentagon Pundits’ Code

The ‘Veterans’ Vote’ is far from locked up

US Army Deserter to be Deported from Canada

America’s Homeless Vets, a Causality of Epidemic Proportions

This last article is one we will be following up on in the near future. Stay tuned for our upcoming series on the homeless Veteran crisis.

Tune in to Veterans’ Voices at 5 pm every Wednesday or stream/podcast here.

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.

Back to school blues?  You’re not alone, brother.  Join Lark and Becky today on Your Mom’s Idea from 2-4 on Monday to discuss the sadness of summer’s end or maybe to celebrate getting that pesky roving band of urchins off your street.