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'''WRYR-LP 97.5 FM |
'''WRYR-LP''' (97.5 [[FM broadcasting|FM]]) is a [[radio station]] in Maryland, a project of the South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD) as a creative means of reaching out to the Chesapeake Bay communities.<ref>{{cite web |work=LPFM Database |title=LPFM Maryland |url=http://www.angelfire.com/nj2/piratejim/lpfm3.html |accessdate=2008-06-08}}</ref> As one of the first licensed Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations, WRYR-LP began broadcasting to the Mid-Chesapeake Bay region in Spring 2002. WRYR-LP transmits a 100-watt monophonic signal located at 97.5 MHz/Channel 248 on the FM band. WRYR-LP also [http://boa.mediacast1.com:9656/listen.pls '''streams'''] its broadcasts worldwide on the Internet. |
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WRYR-LP is operated at a grassroots level with a volunteer staff, much donated equipment, and funding contributed by businesses and individuals throughout the communities we serve. WRYR- |
WRYR-LP is operated at a grassroots level with a volunteer staff, much donated equipment, and funding contributed by businesses and individuals throughout the communities we serve. WRYR-LP's programming reflects the mission and goals of its parent organization, SACReD, and includes information on issues of local interest such as the environment and smart growth, local news, music and entertainment, health and lifestyle information, and other programming of interest to the eastern and western shore communities served by the station. WRYR-LP is a non-profit, non-commercial LPFM radio station, supported by its listeners – the Maryland Chesapeake Bay communities of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Queen Anne, Talbot, Dorchester, and Caroline Counties, as well as Maryland's capital city of Annapolis. The call letters, WRYR, reflect the station's motto: ''"'''W'''e a'''R'''e '''Y'''our '''R'''adio!''". |
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WRYR-LP was the first community radio barnraising of the [[Prometheus Radio Project]]. |
WRYR-LP was the first community radio barnraising of the [[Prometheus Radio Project]]. |
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==External links== |
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*[http://www.wryr.org WRYR.org] |
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*[http://www.sacred-online.org South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD)] |
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Revision as of 15:15, 8 June 2008
WRYR-LP (97.5 FM) is a radio station in Maryland, a project of the South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD) as a creative means of reaching out to the Chesapeake Bay communities.[1] As one of the first licensed Low Power FM (LPFM) radio stations, WRYR-LP began broadcasting to the Mid-Chesapeake Bay region in Spring 2002. WRYR-LP transmits a 100-watt monophonic signal located at 97.5 MHz/Channel 248 on the FM band. WRYR-LP also streams its broadcasts worldwide on the Internet.
WRYR-LP is operated at a grassroots level with a volunteer staff, much donated equipment, and funding contributed by businesses and individuals throughout the communities we serve. WRYR-LP's programming reflects the mission and goals of its parent organization, SACReD, and includes information on issues of local interest such as the environment and smart growth, local news, music and entertainment, health and lifestyle information, and other programming of interest to the eastern and western shore communities served by the station. WRYR-LP is a non-profit, non-commercial LPFM radio station, supported by its listeners – the Maryland Chesapeake Bay communities of Anne Arundel, Calvert, Queen Anne, Talbot, Dorchester, and Caroline Counties, as well as Maryland's capital city of Annapolis. The call letters, WRYR, reflect the station's motto: "We aRe Your Radio!".
WRYR-LP was the first community radio barnraising of the Prometheus Radio Project.
References
- ^ "LPFM Maryland". LPFM Database. Retrieved 2008-06-08.
External links
- WRYR.org
- South Arundel Citizens for Responsible Development (SACReD)
- ‹The template FMQ is being considered for deletion.› WRYR-LP in the FCC FM station database
- WRYR-LP at FCCdata.org
- WRYR in Nielsen Audio's FM station database