Progressive Rocker planned for Northern VA?
It sure has been some time since the DC radio market had the original WHFS-FM - - a station that broke the mold for originality and proved progressive/free-form could be done well on commercial radio. Many of us would put up with static and a very weak signal 80 miles out while driving into the region, just to hear as much of it as possible. It was a magnet to many. After Infinity bought the station in 1996 and morphed it into a standard Alternative format, its ratings dropped yearly. It's now a Hispanic station with new calls. The HFS calls moved to Baltimore.
Now, Alternative Broadcasting, a non-profit, wants to start a non-comm progressive rock radio station to serve the Northern Virginia area with the cooperation of Charlottesville's progressive rock WNRN, says DCRTV. Alternative hopes to launch an FM station in the Fredericksburg-Stafford, VA area within two years.
From the website
Have you been complaining about the radio stations in the Northern VA/DC area for a while? Well, so have we and we've decided to do something to fix the problem. Alternative Broadcasting will be one of the few non-profit, locally-owned radio station this area has seen in. Our objective? To rescue Northern VA by providing an alternative to the highly commercialized environment of radio in the area. Not only will Alternative Broadcasting bring you everything you loved about the late 99.1WHFS, but we also plan on providing all the genres derived from rock, including punk rock, emo, screamo, prog rock, metal, indie, ska, Brit pop, classic rock, and even music from local bands! Will any other station offer you that kind of musical diversity? Alternative Broadcasting will be launched in early November from right here on our website! However, we'll need your support to get our commercial-free station on the FM airwaves. Wanna help? Have some spare change? Make a donation by visiting our Donate page. Every penny counts and it all goes towards making Alternative Broadcasting a reality. Together, we can bring the DC area the kind of radio station it really deserves.
Alternative Broadcasting: A Radio Revolution
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