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WNCW (88.7 FM) is a non-commercial public radio station licensed to Isothermal Community College in Spindale, North Carolina. The station broadcasts a varied format including folk, blues, jazz, reggae, celtic, world, rock, bluegrass, indie, and news. The station's broadcast area covers most of western North Carolina from a tower on Clingman's Peak near Mount Mitchell.〔Mike Benzie, "WNCW trying to clear air", ''Asheville Citizen-Times'', April 1, 2003〕 The tower's elevation is above sea level. WNCW programming is also available on WSIF, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, and on four translators. WNCW has at least secondary coverage in portions of North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, and Virginia. The station has a recording facility, Studio B, where a range of musical artists perform and are interviewed for the station's regular live programs.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Studio B )〕 Selected recordings are compiled into annual "Crowd Around The Mic" albums which are only available to people who pledge support to the station,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Crowd Around the Mic )〕 while some video recordings of the sessions are posted on YouTube.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WNCW videos )〕 ==History== In 1986, Isothermal Community College received support of the State of NC and the federal government to begin the process of planning and starting a public radio station for Western North Carolina along with the communities it would be serving. On October 13, 1989, WNCW signed on from a tower on Clingman's Peak near Mount Mitchell at 6 A.M. with ''Morning Edition'', starting with the theme music from B.J. Leiderman. Station manager Burr Beard described the audience as "everyone". ''Crossroads'' aired from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M. weekdays, with songs from 6000 LPs and "hundreds of compact discs", and started with a song from the Tracy Chapman album ''Crossroads''. Other programming included National Public Radio and American Public Radio.〔 The earliest description of WNCW's original programming said that the station's weekday program was ''Crossroads'', featuring a broad range of music genres, similar to today; in the evenings, listeners could hear classic radio dramas like ''The Lone Ranger'' and ''Sherlock Holmes'' followed by classical music. In 1992, the Alternative Radio Coalition began. A major goal of the 1600-member group was to raise $15,000 for a translator that would reach Charlotte listeners.〔Tim Funk, "Coalition's Goal: Alternative Radio in Charlotte, Via Spindale," ''The Charlotte Observer'', February 4, 1993, p. 1E.〕 Meanwhile, WNCW added a translator at 97.3 in Greenville, SC in 1993 and had plans for one in Boone, North Carolina by 1995.〔Dennis Romero, "A Breath of Fresh Airwaves," ''The Charlotte Observer'', February 8, 1994, p. 1E.〕 The Charlotte translator finally signed on at 100.7 FM across the street from Cotswold Mall in May 1994.〔Tim Funk, "Turn on WNCW and Tune in to Surprises," ''The Charlotte Observer'', May 17, 1994, p. 1E.〕 WNCW produced its first Crowd Around the Mic in 1997. In 1999, WNCW began streaming programming on the Internet. In 2002, WNCW wanted to improve its signal in Charlotte, which would include a move to 100.3 FM and relocating to the WFAE tower. One reason for the change: WABZ (100.9 FM) planned to move to the Charlotte area from Albemarle, North Carolina, and this would significantly impact the 100.7 frequency.〔Mark Washburn, "WNCW Fans Make Their Voices Heard," ''The Charlotte Observer'', June 30, 2002, p. 1H.〕 The move to 100.3 was completed late in 2004.〔Mark Washburn, "WNCW Back on Radio Dial: New Charlotte-Area Frequency Is 100.3 FM," ''The Charlotte Observer'', December 4, 2004, p. 7E.〕 Until 2003, WNCW operated a translator at 96.7 FM in Knoxville, Tennessee.〔(WNCW's Return: Who'll Run It? )" ''Metro Pulse'', 31 July 2003. Accessed at the Internet Archive, 2 October 2015.〕 The station currently has an application for a new translator in Knoxville. In 2009, Isothermal Community College acquired the license of WSIF, Wilkesboro, North Carolina, formerly operated by Wilkes Community College.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=WNCW obtains broadcast license of WSIF in Wilkes County, will begin broadcasting its programming there this week )〕 WSIF began simulcasting WNCW programming in January, 2010. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「WNCW」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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