MAIN-FM » Action http://main-fm.org The Progressive Voice of the Mountains Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:07:01 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 WNC Broadband Alert! http://main-fm.org/2009/04/14/wnc-broadband-alert/ http://main-fm.org/2009/04/14/wnc-broadband-alert/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2009 15:55:26 +0000 Wally Bowen http://wpvm.org/?p=1446 Dear Friends -- We just received disturbing news that funding for the e-NC Authority is at-risk! This comes at absolutely the worst time as North Carolina competes for its fair share of federal broadband stimulus funds. The e-NC Authority (formerly the N.C. Rural Internet Access Authority) has been extremely effective in representing the interests of underserved areas, both in our state legislature and in Washington. In fact, its effectiveness, not surprisingly, aroused a pushback earlier this year from the big telephone and cable carriers, whose lobbyists may be behind this effort to take down the e-NC Authority by gutting its budget. The federal broadband stimulus funding is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for our rural communities to escape the feudal constraints of absentee-owned telecom networks, as I noted in this Feb. 4 op-ed in the Raleigh News & Observer: http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/columns/story/1397931.html Please take a moment to review this article from WRAL in Raleigh: http://localtechwire.com/business/local_tech_wire/opinion/blogpost/4928710/ Then call or email your Senate and House representatives in the N.C. General Assembly and tell them to "Save e-NC!" You can find your reps and their contact info here: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/GIS/RandR07/Home.html Thanks for helping save our greatest ally in Raleigh!! Wally Bowen Executive Director Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN) http://www.main.nc.us ]]> http://main-fm.org/2009/04/14/wnc-broadband-alert/feed/ 0 Tonight: CRAMP STOMP http://main-fm.org/2009/02/05/tonight-cramp-stomp/ http://main-fm.org/2009/02/05/tonight-cramp-stomp/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:35:04 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=1219 Lux Interior rocks a Ghoulardi shirt. The way he walked was just the way he walked.

Lux Interior. Historian. Freak. Legend. Paradigm Shifter. Spanker. High heeler. Foe to microphone stands of all nationalities. Cramp. Rock and Roller. Being of indeterminate origin and/or age.

The live autopsy on the Replacement Party was Thursday, 8 – 11 p.m.

Findings can be found in the archives.

First hour
(starts about 8 minutes into the archive)
Second and Third Hours

]]> http://main-fm.org/2009/02/05/tonight-cramp-stomp/feed/ 0 Earthtone presents Rick Preston @ BoBo Sat. 1/17 http://main-fm.org/2009/01/15/earthtone-presents-rick-preston-bobo-sat-117/ http://main-fm.org/2009/01/15/earthtone-presents-rick-preston-bobo-sat-117/#comments Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:48:18 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=1146 Rick is a legendary West Coast DJ/Producer now living in Santa Cruz, Ca. He’s got an extensive discography with tracks on labels like Glasgow Underground, Amenti, & Viva!

He will also be stopping by the WPVM studios for an interview with Adam from the Nighttime Swerve.!!! Stay tuned for that broadcast.

rick preston in asheville

]]> http://main-fm.org/2009/01/15/earthtone-presents-rick-preston-bobo-sat-117/feed/ 0 A bunch of ideas to save OUR (small) world. http://main-fm.org/2008/11/20/a-bunch-of-ideas-to-save-our-small-world/ http://main-fm.org/2008/11/20/a-bunch-of-ideas-to-save-our-small-world/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:30:08 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=996

A world of thanks first to those who show up (170) at the Public Hearing in Reynolds regarding the impact of the CLIFFS on our water quality .

This week the Paris of the South radio hour invite you to go to GRENOBLE to visit the 2nd debating forum organized by the leading French paper “Liberation” . Amongst the subjects being discussed during the three day event were the food crisis, ecology, and aid to the developing world.

Then we still stay in PAris to hear a special on CONCIERGES , an endengered heritage, an easy solution to bring life , humanity and enhance our social life in those condo and apartments complex . A great idea for ASHEVILLE ! Courtoisy of RadioFrance International!

Click on WeLoveMain/Wpvm to hear the show right now .

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

]]> http://main-fm.org/2008/11/18/ooze-out-right-now-2/feed/ 0 The Strange Boutique Clicks On All Cylinders http://main-fm.org/2008/11/07/the-strange-boutique-clicks-on-all-cylinders/ http://main-fm.org/2008/11/07/the-strange-boutique-clicks-on-all-cylinders/#comments Fri, 07 Nov 2008 06:26:16 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=946

Join Brian Friday evening on THE STRANGE BOUTIQUE at 10pm for the sounds of battle, the power of machinery, and the victory march of a fund drive made successful… with your help.

Please Donate Now. (828)258-0085

]]> http://main-fm.org/2008/11/07/the-strange-boutique-clicks-on-all-cylinders/feed/ 0 Veterans’ Voices for November 5th, 2008 http://main-fm.org/2008/11/05/veterans-voices-for-november-5th-2008/ http://main-fm.org/2008/11/05/veterans-voices-for-november-5th-2008/#comments Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:16:50 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=939 This week on Veterans’ Voices, we add a bit of humor. Imagine the swiftboating of Gearge Washington….or the blue states leaving the red states!

WPVM Fund Drive Gift

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Join the many people who have already donated to WPVM. Veterans’ Voices has some special thank you gifts.
This piece of art can be yours if you are the first person to donate over $35 during Veterans’ Voices. Just tell them you want the painting. If you miss the painting, ask about the Boston Tea Party shirts.

If you missed last week’s podcast, get it before it’s gone.



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

]]> http://main-fm.org/2008/11/05/veterans-voices-for-november-5th-2008/feed/ 0 Veterans’ Voices for October 22, 2008 – Rebellion, What is it Good For? http://main-fm.org/2008/10/21/veterans-voices-for-october-22-2008-rebellion-what-is-it-good-for/ http://main-fm.org/2008/10/21/veterans-voices-for-october-22-2008-rebellion-what-is-it-good-for/#comments Tue, 21 Oct 2008 13:15:00 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=873 This week on Veterans’ Voices we speak with local lawyers, Bruce Elmore and Frank Goldsmith about rebellion.  Duke University Professor, Michael Hardt joins the conversation by phone from Raleigh.

We have pictures from the VFP & IVAW protest before the final debate, where an Iraq Veteran was trampled by police on horseback.

Iraq War Vet Nick Morgan (photo by Bill Perry)

Iraq War Vet Nick Morgan (photo by Bill Perry)

We discuss what happened and how it could play out in the courts.

If you missed last week’s discussion about Columbus Day, get it before it’s gone.


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

]]> http://main-fm.org/2008/10/21/veterans-voices-for-october-22-2008-rebellion-what-is-it-good-for/feed/ 0 Veterans’ Voices for October 8th, 2008 – Keep Space for Peace Week http://main-fm.org/2008/10/08/veterans-voices-for-october-8th-2008-keep-space-for-peace-week/ http://main-fm.org/2008/10/08/veterans-voices-for-october-8th-2008-keep-space-for-peace-week/#comments Wed, 08 Oct 2008 20:11:04 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=781 This week on Veterans’ Voices we will play part two of our talk with Yana Pitner, UNCA Professor of European History and Russian-American, about the Georgia / Russia conflict and historical perspective. Additionally, we will talk to Bruce Gagnon. He serves as Secretary/Coordinator of the Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space. He has been working on space issues for the past 20 years and helped create the GN in 1992. He has been named to Helen Caldicott’s Nuclear Policy Research Institute Board of Advisors. For 15 years he coordinated the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice. He was trained as an organizer by the United Farmworkers Union.

If you missed last week’s interview, part 1 with Yana Pitner, get it before it’s gone.

Next week: The truth about Christopher Columbus.

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

]]> http://main-fm.org/2008/10/08/veterans-voices-for-october-8th-2008-keep-space-for-peace-week/feed/ 0 Veterans’ Voices for October 1st, 2008 – Part One – Russia/Georgia Conflict http://main-fm.org/2008/10/01/veterans-voices-for-october-1st-2008-part-one-russiageorgia-conflict/ http://main-fm.org/2008/10/01/veterans-voices-for-october-1st-2008-part-one-russiageorgia-conflict/#comments Wed, 01 Oct 2008 18:36:20 +0000 onair http://wpvm.org/?p=762 This week on Veterans’ Voices we will play part one of our talk with Yana Pitner, UNCA Professor of European History and Russian-American, about the Georgia / Russia conflict and historical perspective.
In our art segment we play Russia by Russian artist, Bichevskaya Zhanna.
If you missed last week’s interview with Yvette Coil, wife of a Veteran and member of the Kent State Antiwar Committee, get it before it’s gone.

Next week: Our talk with Yana Pitner continues and it’s ‘Keep Space for Peace Week‘!!

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

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