2002 NEWS

12/23/02

WRYR Flyer available for downloading

A simple flyer for the station is now available for downloading.  Post it on your community's bulletin board, at your school, or on a pole.  Get the word out so others can enjoy your community radion station.  The flyer is in PDF format and approximately 60 Kb.

12/19/02

Front Page Article in The Capital

Yesterday's edition of The Capital featured a front page article on our station.  Check it out here:

12/8/02

New Shows!

New shows are on the air for your listening pleasure.

- "Environmental Justice", the "EJ Hour", with Gus Jackson is now on Saturday
   mornings at 11 am.  Hear about issues affecting the environment.
- Check out "The Underground" on Saturday nights from 7 - 9 pm. Damon
  and Ron will be spinning some urban sounds for our rural community.
- Michael Buckley opens up "The Music Box" on Tuesday nights from 8 -
  10 pm. "The Music Box" will play a variety of genres for your listening pleasure.
- Get into "Community Folk, Community Spirit" on Thursday evenings from
  5 - 7 pm. Max and Walter will be playing folk and gospel tunes, as well as
  discussing community issues.
- Follow the "Unbroken Chain" with Phil on Sunday nights from 9 - 11 pm to hear
  jam band music and discussions of issues affecting the Bay.
- Inject some Cajun spice into your life with the "Zydeco Show" with Zydeco AL on
  Thursday evenings from 7 - 8 pm.
- "RadioActivism" will be airing on Saturdays at Noon with Kevin and Diane hoping to
   get a reaction from our listening audience.
- Note that "Cafe Eclectic", hosted by Eric, our Programming Director,
   has moved to Tuesday nights, right after "The Music Box".

11/5/02

Election 2002 Coverage

Join WRYR-LP 97.5 FM, your local radio station, as we make our own history covering our first election LIVE on the air!

Beginning at 8 p.m. tonight, hear unofficial early returns for the State of Maryland, Anne Arundel, Queen Anne, and Talbot County races. Feel the excitement as we check in with the candidates in their camps for early unofficial election results and reactions. Feel the power of community radio as we inform you, as never been before, with "hard to get" election coverage.

10/31/02

Candidates Forum to be Televised - Don't Miss It!

The Candidates Forum on Development and the Environment, held October 22, was a great success! Close to 500 people attended. The Forum was moderated by Terence Smith, Correspondent for "The News Hour with Jim Lerher", who did a tremendous job keeping 16 candidates talking in turn, yet still getting their points across. Questions from the audience kept the Forum rolling. It was broadcast live on SACReD's own WRYR-LP 97.5 FM and is being repeated periodically, so check the back for information on when you can hear a rebroadcast.

The Forum was also taped for television. The television schedule is as follows:

Friday & Saturday, November 1 & 2, 7:00-9:30 PM Cable Public Access
Channel 20 or Channel 99 (in some parts of the County)

Saturday, November 2, 12:30-3:00 PM
Comcast Channel 8

10/22/02

Candidates Forum:
On Sustainable Development and the Environment

This is your chance to ask state and local candidates what they’ll do to curb sprawl, and protect the Chesapeake Bay!

October 22 at 7:00 p.m.
South River High School Auditorium

Route 214 & Mayo Rd. in Edgewater. MD

Participating Candidates:
Districts 30 and 33B House of Delegates and State Senate offices
County Council District 7
County Executive

Sponsors:
Chesapeake Environmental Protection Association
Shady Side Peninsula Association
Sierra Club
South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD)
South River Federation

*** This event will be broadcast live on WRYR-LP 97.5 FM ***

10/2/02

Southern Development Foundation and Prometheus Radio Project Present:

Our Third Low Power Radio Barn Raising Conference!
November 15th to 17th in Opelousas, Louisiana.

Civil Rights group will launch its new radio station with a master class for new low power radio stations. In the spirit of neighbors pulling together to put up a new building, we'll gather low power radio applicants, journalists, radio engineers, students, lawyers, musicians, activists and folks from across the western U.S. to raise the antenna mast, build the studio ... and flip on the station switch! The conference is sponsored by the Prometheus Radio Project and hosted by Southern Development Foundation, Opelousas Branch.

Workshops:

Radio Production
Local News Gathering
Internet Radio
Filling Out Applications
Interference Issues
Fundraising
New Technologies
Basic and Advanced Audio
Towers
Radio History
Youth Programs
Basic and Advanced RF (radio) Engineering
Media and Democracy Campaigns
The Congress and The Courts
Studio Building
Programming Policy
The Weird Sociology of the FCC
Outreach for Your New Station...

and of course, the Radio Barn Raising, with tips on selecting radio station equipment, purchasing, and building a low power station from microphone to antenna!

The Southern Development Foundation, Opelousas Branch has been fighting for civil rights for over a quarter of a century. They have worked for school reform, Community Supported Agriculture, and they host the largest Zydeco music festival in the world every year in Opelousas. In the very place where zydeco music was born, almost every station on the dial ignores the regions cultural heritage in favor of cookie cutter automated stations that play "Classic Rock" and "Young Country." The Southern Development Foundation is ready to expand its advocacy for the people and culture of Opelousas into the world of radio!

The event will allow new programmers to meet and new stations to compare notes on fundraising and equipment. In addition, broadcast professionals can share their skills with the new low power radio station licensees. We will also plan the course for media activism for the next year, and plot for the continued fight to put the media into the hands of the people and communities.

To obtain more information or register, go to our web site or write info@prometheusradio.org. Conference cost is $75 for the weekend, but no one is EVER turned away for lack of funds. Contact Prometheus by phone or email to obtain a fee waiver or reduction. Register for the conference at http ://www.prometheusradio.org/barnregistration.shtml

See you there!

9/3/02

WRYR Music Page

You can now find a playlist of the music featured during our automated programming. Find that song title or artist you heard on WRYR-LP that probably isn't being played on any other radio station. Click here.

8/4/02

Discovery Village has teamed up with the Shady Side Peninsula Association and the Anne Arundel Waterman's Association to recreate the historic "Blessing of the Fleet" in Parrish Creek. The Festival was last held in 1974; join the fun as a great tradition resumes. Become part of the new traditon as the busiest waterman's creek on the Western shore of Maryland celebrates its working watermen.

• August 10th from 11 am to 5:30 pm

• FREE Admission

• Onsite parking

WRYR-LP will be broadcasting live from Discovery Village to provide coverage of all the festivities. Come on down and join the fun.

7/3/02

Re-Power the Tower!!!

WRYR-LP is back on the air!!! Our broadcast antenna has been repaired and re-installed 80 feet above Lowes Wharf Marina in Sherwood, Maryland. The mount design has been improved and strengthened to withstand the best ole' Mother Nature should throw at it. The antenna had been damaged by the violent storms that recently came through the mid-Chesapeake Bay area, which also toppled the historic Wye Oak tree. Also installed was a new and improved transmitter to provide you a clear and crisp 100 watt signal. The Total Power of Low Power FM has returned to WRYR-LP. Many thanks go out to all the volunteers and contractors for the hard work and effort as well as a big thanks to Paul and Tracy at Lowes Wharf Marina for their kind patience during the repair evolution.

WRYR-LP can again focus on beginning full programming for our community. We will be featuring shows on the environment, local issues, waterman issues, organic gardening, healing arts, birding, local sports, , and even yoga. In addition to this line-up, WRYR-LP will also offer music programming to reflect the rich diversity of our community. From gospel to jazz, blue grass to punk, oldies, world music, zydeco and Celtic, you will hear a wide spectrum of music in our line-up. Please return to our site in the near future, as we will be listing programs, air times and other information.

2/19/02

Washington Post Article on WRYR

The Washington Post gives WRYR and LPFM FRONT PAGE status with an article on us little guys getting our radio station on the air.

2/17/02

Baltimore Sun Article on WRYR

The Baltimore Sun does a feature article on our little radio station.

WRYR-LP 97.5 FM radio is owned and operated by WRYR Community Radio, Inc.