For the Peach City Radio鈥檚 celebration of their first-year over-the-airwaves, they blew past their goal of raising $4,000 for the day.
The final total, after the day鈥檚 fundraising wrapped up with the last show late at night, was $5,192, combined from both phoned-in, online, and in-person donations. The fundraiser was part of their ONAIRversary special show, with the first show broadcasting at 7 a.m and the last one of the day starting at 10 p.m.
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鈥淎 year ago today we flipped the switch on our FM transmitter, 鈥� said Claire Thompson, the vice-president for CFUZ, on Saturday outside the broadcast booth. 鈥淭here鈥檚 been so much work that has gone into this, it鈥檚 been about ten years in the making.鈥�
As a non-profit organization, the radio relies on the community鈥檚 support. The money raised from their ONAIRVersary will support the station鈥檚 continuing broadcasting.
The radio transmitter was turned on last year, putting Peach City Radio across the airwaves, but it had been broadcasting since 2014 with programming on the internet.
It was thanks to the support of the community, including the volunteer programmers who build the shows that the radio broadcasts, that helped get the station onto the air at 92.9 FM.
鈥淚t鈥檚 been so exciting being on air for one year,鈥� said Thomspon.鈥漌e have so many volunteers, it鈥檚 a totally volunteer-run station. All the folks you鈥檙e listening to on the radio are volunteers who are giving up their time to talk about what鈥檚 passionate to them.鈥�
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The radio broadcasts a wide range of subjects, reflecting the many volunteers who make up its programming, with content ranging from country music to heavy metal music, as well as a range of spoken word programming.
There is always room for additional programming, and if you are interested, you can get involved by sending an email to volunteer@peachcityradio.org.
Peach City Radio is always open for donations, which can be made online at peachcityradio.org/support.
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