Today Ted Tait, Bill Butler and I (Tom Larson) met with the Dashan Turner (Superintendent of CB Schools) and Tricia Williams (CB High School Principal). We provided a station overview and outlined our vision for involving Colonial Beach students in WWER’s future while learning valuable skills in the process. Both Mr. Turner and Ms. Williams […]
Today we moved the radio studio gear. A small band of volunteers loaded the equipment and furniture generously donated by the Frederickburg Christian School into the back of a pickup truck generously loaned to us for the task, and drove it to our new home at the Chamber of Commerce where they are donating space […]
Week One Program Schedule Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 WWER Listeners: Today we are unveiling our Week 1 Programming Schedule! Please know that the first week of June will be our first week ever on the air. As such, the schedule will likely require some “on the fly” adjustments, as we learn our way into operating […]
I realize it’s been a little while since you’ve heard from us and you might think we have run out of steam. Quite the contrary – So much is going on that it’s hard to know where to start. The last piece of paperwork related to transferring the license of WWER to the Colonial Beach […]
I’m happy to announce that on May 8, the FCC approved the assignment of license for WWER to the Colonial Beach Community Foundation! Our radio station is soon to become a reality! I will be meeting with the current licensee on Friday to discuss the logistics of transition. We are on track for our official […]
Things are starting to come together. Our acting program director Tom Larson, has been hard at work planning interesting shows for WWER. Of course, he is not alone. We have some enthusiastic individuals coming up with program ideas and already starting to make test recordings of shows (basically pilot shows). I’d like to single out […]
Do rainy days make you want to listen to the radio? I hope so. As I write this, it is pouring in Colonial Beach – again! Seems like a good time to be sitting on the porch listening to the radio! We are hard at work coming up with show ideas that we hope you […]
I’m happy to announce our first ongoing underwriting pledge! Underwriting, is where a person, business or organization support WWER with an ongoing donation, and we recognize that support with on air announcements. This week, the American Legion voted on a silver level underwriting plan at $50 per month for one year. We are very grateful […]
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I wasn’t sure if we were going to have enough people to do this, but we pulled the Easter Rabbit out of a hat and managed to get enough people as of yesterday! If you have been wondering about what WWER will be about but did not attend the March 30 meeting, please feel free […]
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