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WFTE-FM Community Radio

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WFTE (90.3 FM and 105.7 FM) will be a full power, educational/nonprofit radio station broadcasting 24 hours a day, seven days a week at 3,000 watts Starting in early 2011. Our signal will reach a population of about 300,000. We will serve communities in five Pennsylvania counties (Wayne, Pike, Monroe, Luzerne and Lackawanna and possibly parts of Susquehanna) including the greater Scranton area.

WFTE’s educational purpose and programming criteria are defined by its mission statement:

WFTE is dedicated to the progressive values of social justice, economic justice, human rights, multiculturalism, environmentalism, freedom of expression, and democracy. WFTE shall aim to create and provide high quality, innovative and community-oriented programming serving communities, information, and ideas that are ignored, suppressed, overlooked, or underserved by the mainstream media. WFTE shall operate at the highest levels of professionalism and integrity, seeking on-going participation from the communities being served.

All information regarding WFTE is publicly available at the FCC website: www.fcc.gov/fcc-bin/fmq?call=WFTE

For more information go to wfte.org
 
radio_monster said:
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I went back through your old posts before accusing you of being one of those who bitches about how bad radio is today. You aren't, but still, considering how many people have problems with today's commercial radio, offering an alternative is not a bad thing. They might even play some music that you like in between "Democracy Now!" and the "Left-Handed Armenian Lesbian Hour."
 
Well, maybe when Scranton city council finally gets their way and shuts down the public access cable channel, WFTE can air the council meetings.

I agree..yawn. I've seen Free Speech TV, and that alone scares me.
 
Mark Jeffrie's, my goodness, left handed Armenian lesbian hour.... I guess that about sum's it up and cover's it.... I'm sure we'll all look forward to it.
 
They have until February 2011 to get the station on the air. They have to come up with all of money to put it on the air.
 
While money to get the station on air may exist, are there enough Progressives to keep it going?

The programming will have to serve the actual needs of the community (not just the Far Left) or the average NEPA listener won't donate.
 
I do not think they are going to make the time line. They have alot of work.

1. Build a tower.

2. Build a studio.
 
It's going to be very hard when you are trying to sell one Raffle Tickets and each one is $100.00

I wish you good luck.
 
WBAI-FM 0.1 147,400 (ratings for presumably comparable NYC station)

This doesn't bode well, but the comparison may be unfair. WBAI doesn't play Lefty and the Polka Chaps!
 
Isn't there one of these stations in the Lehigh Valley, somewhere around 91.5? I remember picking up polkas by some guy that sounded like it was out of his kitchen. Could only pick it up from the tunnel to the quakertown exit.
 
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