Why is it that some of the most informative radio programming is never aired in the High Country? Case in point: Earthbeat Radio. We've talked about the fact that Earthbeat is not aired in the High Country before, but this time around Earthbeat has an interview with Donna Marie Lisenby of Upper Watauga Riverkeepers, which is a part of Boone-based Appalachian Voices. The program is about the huge coal slurry disaster in Tennessee.
We understand that Aisling Broadcasting will never carry any kind of programming even remotely like Earthbeat Radio. But what about WASU-FM? Where are they on this issue? Anywhere? Amazing considering that ASU faculty is assisting with the clean up effort in Tennessee.
Exactly what does WASU-FM do to fulfill its public service mission? Read Homeland Security public service announcements on the air all day?
Because of the fact that WASU-FM does not take its public service mission seriously, we suffer. We can't even tune in to a local station to hear about our own local groups as they take on some of the biggest environmental challenges we've ever faced.
Listen to this week's Earthbeat Radio program here.
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I contacted WASU-FM as a citizen of the community to request they start carrying Democracy Now. Heard nothing but crickets.
I will contact the station and ask them to carry Earthbeat. Maybe if others do the same we can break through the sounds of crickets chirping!
Your mistake was talking to them during football season.. dont you know college is all about drinking beer and the big game, funny thing is watauga is a blue county but the red media (assling broadcasting goblueridge site is nothing more than a neo-con racist hate site) controls. There are progressive elements here but they are unorganized. Hopefully rhat will change.
You slam Aisling Broadcasting...but have you ASKED? Not that I have heard. We run local shows by the local Dems, the GOP, a retired Jewish marine. We have the best news operation for a small market radio outfit, and the best web site.
Ask first, then criticize.
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