WPVM-LP
Encyclopedia
WPVM-LP is a Non-commercial LPFM radio station
located in Asheville, North Carolina
. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC) to broadcast with one watt
of effective radiated power
. It is owned by the Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), a nonprofit Internet service provider
based in Asheville, N.C.
"” and "The Thom Hartmann
Program" and a diverse music lineup.
Wally Bowen, executive director of station operator Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), said a "Save Our Sound" fund-raising campaign would start Oct. 25, 2010. MAIN-FM needed $3500 a month to stay on the air, and the MAIN board voted to go off the air Nov. 1 if more money could not be found. The campaign was the station's first in over two years.
MAIN board chairman Roger Derrough said the station "has never paid for itself." MAIN, he said, makes its money providing Intenet access and web hosting. When the company started, MAIN was the only Internet access provider for many in the Asheville area, and at first the company only offered dial-up. Upgrading to wireless Internet has cost a lot, and MAIN can no longer afford to subsidize MAIN-FM.
Radio station
Radio broadcasting is a one-way wireless transmission over radio waves intended to reach a wide audience. Stations can be linked in radio networks to broadcast a common radio format, either in broadcast syndication or simulcast or both...
located in Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville, North Carolina
Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States. It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th largest city in North Carolina. The City is home to the United States National Climatic Data Center , which is the world's largest active...
. The station is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission
Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency of the United States government, created, Congressional statute , and with the majority of its commissioners appointed by the current President. The FCC works towards six goals in the areas of broadband, competition, the spectrum, the...
(FCC) to broadcast with one watt
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
of effective radiated power
Effective radiated power
In radio telecommunications, effective radiated power or equivalent radiated power is a standardized theoretical measurement of radio frequency energy using the SI unit watts, and is determined by subtracting system losses and adding system gains...
. It is owned by the Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), a nonprofit Internet service provider
Internet service provider
An Internet service provider is a company that provides access to the Internet. Access ISPs directly connect customers to the Internet using copper wires, wireless or fiber-optic connections. Hosting ISPs lease server space for smaller businesses and host other people servers...
based in Asheville, N.C.
Prgramming
MAIN-FM offers progressive talk news and public affairs programming, including "Democracy Now!Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! and its staff have received several journalism awards, including the Gracie Award from American Women in Radio & Television; the George Polk Award for its 1998 radio documentary Drilling and Killing: Chevron and Nigeria's Oil Dictatorship, on the Chevron Corporation and the deaths of...
"” and "The Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann
Thom Hartmann is an American radio host, author, former psychotherapist and entrepreneur, and progressive political commentator. His nationally-syndicated radio show, The Thom Hartmann Program, airs in the United States and has 2.75 million listeners a week...
Program" and a diverse music lineup.
History
The station signed on in October 2003.Wally Bowen, executive director of station operator Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), said a "Save Our Sound" fund-raising campaign would start Oct. 25, 2010. MAIN-FM needed $3500 a month to stay on the air, and the MAIN board voted to go off the air Nov. 1 if more money could not be found. The campaign was the station's first in over two years.
MAIN board chairman Roger Derrough said the station "has never paid for itself." MAIN, he said, makes its money providing Intenet access and web hosting. When the company started, MAIN was the only Internet access provider for many in the Asheville area, and at first the company only offered dial-up. Upgrading to wireless Internet has cost a lot, and MAIN can no longer afford to subsidize MAIN-FM.