"Quiet, please! Locals on air....An Anne Arundel radio station grows into a community voice". The Baltimore Sun featured an article in today's paper about WRYR. Check it out, just click the button below.

12/3/07

WRYR Antenna Blown Off Tower - We're Off The Air

The recent high wind conditions have blown the WRYR Flamethrower antenna off of its perch at Lowes Wharf Marina in Sherwood, MD. As a result, WRYR is currently not broadcasting over the airwaves, but we are still streaming on the internet. We are working to get back on the air as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

11/29/07

FCC Passes New Rules Governing Low Power FM Radio

On November 27th, the Federal Communications Commission passed a set of provisions amending the rules that govern the low power FM radio (LPFM) service -- a noncommercial radio service that hundreds of schools, churches, municipalities, and community groups use to connect with their local communities.

9/16/07

WHFS Founder Jake Einstein Passes at 90

Jake Einstein, a colorful radio innovator who launched the Washington area's first alternative rock station, WHFS-FM, which left a lasting mark on the region's music scene in the 1970s and 1980s, died Sept. 12 at his home in Potomac from emphysema and complications from an aneurysm. He was 90.

8/24/07

Bill Moyer's Journal on PBS Uses WRYR as a LPFM Success Story

LPFM activist Hannah Sassaman from Prometheus Radio and media journalist Rick Karr discuss the current battle to protect and bolster low-power FM radio on Bill Moyer's Journal on PBS. Plus, a look back at how low-power radio helped to save lives after Hurricane Katrina. Watch the video and hear WRYR held as an example as a Low Power radio success story. The Bill Moyer's Journal web-site also has an article on LFPM.

8/22/07

WRYR's Garland Nixon Goes 50,000 Watts Today!\

Garland Nixon, host of The Edge on WRYR, debuts today on Pacifica Radio 89.3 WPFW from 11am - 12 noon. Garlands first show will be about Hurricane Katrina. Garland will continue hosting The Edge on WRYR.

8/3/07

WRYR's Ownership Transferred

WRYR-LP 97.5 FM is now owned and operated by WRYR Community Radio, Inc. WRYR-LP was birthed as a project of the South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD) as a creative means of reaching out to the Chesapeake Bay communities. The ownership transfer was approved by the FCC last month.

5/14/07

WRYR's Undiscovered Radio Featured in The Capital

Chris Haley of Annapolis is one of the voices behind Undiscovered Radio and Heart of a Winner, two radio shows that boost local talent and connect it to the national stage.

3/1/07

Severn Bank Chairman Speaks to Severn River Association

Mr. Alan J. Hyatt, Chairman and President of the Severn Savings Bank, was the featured guest at the February 20th "Save Our Severn Speaker Series" hosted by the Severn River Association in Annapolis. Mr. Hyatt was speaking about the "green roof" on the new Severn Bank Building and addressing corporate environmental responsibility. Severn Bank has recently partnered with the Chesapeake Bay Foundation to support their mission to improve the health of the Bay. There was a good sized contingent from South County and many, many environmental colleagues in the audience. An important issue raised in the meeting was the fact that Severn Bank was investing in development projects located in the Critical Area of the Chesapeake Bay. Mr. Hyatt seemed receptive to the points the South County contingent were making in regard to this contradiction. WRYR was present and recorded the event. The recording can be heard in it's entirety by clicking on the button below. There is also a shorter edited Highlights version of the presentation and questions also available by clicking the button below.

Pictured below is an aerial view of Franklin point, including the area where the PROPOSED project "Run Turtle Run" is to be located. This photo was shared with the audience and is referred to during questions and at the end of the event in regard to Severn Bank's involvement in projects in the Bay's Critical Area.

2/27/07

WRYR on WYPR

WRYR's Mike Shay was a guest on yesterday's airing of WYPR 88.1 FM's Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast to discuss the Low Power FM radio movement in Maryland. WYPR is Baltimore's National Public Radio affiliate. Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast is a lively mix of interviews about news, the arts, politics, science, history - all the topics and people that make Maryland such an interesting place to live and work. You can listen to the show online at the Maryland Morning web-site.

1/25/07

WRYR's Live Coverage of the Stop the War March This Saturday

WRYR will be doing live broadcasts from Washington, DC this Saturday, January 27th, with reports from the Stop the War march. WRYR correspondents will be in the streets and at the speakers platform providing in depth coverage that won't be available anywhere else. So listen to the "Feed from the Streets" as it is broadcast from 11 am until 2 pm over the FM band and streamed on the internet. Numerous other community stations across the nation will be picking up our feed and broadcasting our live coverage.

1/9/07

National Conference for Media Reform Hosts All-Star Lineup

Riding a wave of unprecedented activism and interest around media issues, the 2007 National Conference for Media Reform -- hosted by Free Press -- will kick off this week in Memphis.

                                    WHAT: 2007 National Conference for Media Reform
                                            WHERE: Memphis Cook Convention Center, Memphis
                                            WHEN: Jan. 12-14, 2007
                                            WHO: Nearly 3,000 activists, media makers, journalists, policymakers, scholars and concerned citizens from across the country