Save Adventurous Radio

[Bill Fox <billyfox@soundscapes.us>]

Dear Friends of EMUSIC,

I am in need of all the help I can get to save my radio program.  To 
understand the issues, here is the plea that I've sent to my local 
listeners.  If you listen to EMUSIC by computer or are a musician or 
record label whose music is played on my radio program, please take the 
time to read this.  I hope that everyone else will excuse my use of 
bandwidth for such selfish reasons.

Cheers,

Bill Fox
http://soundscapes.us/bill

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Dear Friends,

Perhaps you have heard about a proposed merger between WDIY radio and 
WLVT television.   It is my opinion that this is nothing more than a 
thinly veiled take over attempt that, in the long run, would eliminate 
the community aspects of WDIY.   Shows such as EMUSIC would be in grave 
danger since they are hosted and produced by the community volunteers 
who have been the heart and soul of WDIY programming.   WDIY's Bylaws 
state that the main purpose of WDIY is to be run by community volunteers 
and to present local programming that is not generally available.   This 
is certainly contrary to how WLVT is run.   The two, vastly different 
cultures would clash if WDIY and WLVT were to merge.   I don't mean to 
say that there is anything wrong with WLVT or its programming.   I'm 
just saying that WDIY's purpose and way of doing things are very foreign 
to WLVT management and that they have no allegiance to the WDIY 
philosophy.   And since WLVT has a budget that is ten times the size of 
WDIY's, guess who would control the purse strings and be in charge of 
the resulting single organization?

Do not take my word on this.   Instead, you should make up your own 
mind.   But please be sure that you get all of the facts and sift 
through the fictions that are acting as a smoke screen to clear 
thinking.   I implore everyone who listens to WDIY to attend the 
membership and listener meeting at Godfrey Daniels on Monday, September 
13, at 7:00 pm.

Godfrey Daniels is located at:
7 East Fourth Street
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
18015-1601
610-867-2390

If you have strong feelings about this proposed merger, please make your 
feelings known to WDIY, its staff, and board members.   You are the 
biggest part of the community in COMMUNITY Public Radio, WDIY.   You 
must fight to save this precious Lehigh Valley gem.   As Joni Mitchell 
said, "You don't know what you've got 'till it's gone."   Only your 
actions can preserve the WDIY you love.   You must voice your opinion 
while you still can.

WDIY Contact information:
301 Broadway
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
18015
610-694-8100
610-954-9474 fax
info@wdiyfm.org
http://wdiy.org

Although I am restricted by WDIY Guidelines from voicing my opinions on 
the air, I am free to speak my mind in my private life.   Therefore, I 
need you to spread the word to as many listeners as possible.   The more 
listener reaction there is, the more weight your voice will carry, 
forcing the WDIY board of directors to listen to reason.

Musically yours,

Bill Fox
Host of EMUSIC