Current News About KSVR-FM

KSVR-FM DJ is 2013 nominee for Best DJ by the
Washington Blues Society

DJ Janice of The Blues Note Janice Gage, who is the DJ for The Blues Note with Janice, has received the 2013 nomination for The Best DJ by the Washington Blues Society. She travels the region, connecting with local blues artists and bringing their music to the airwaves, along with her favorite old blues.

Lester Anderson, DJ for Lester's Blues Tour, continues the beat by playing mixed style, up-tempo rocking blues to deep down blues from musicians all over the country, including many local artists.

Keep your need for the blues satisfied every Wednesday night at KSVR 91.7 FM starting at 8 p.m. with The Blues Note with Janice. Then at 10 p.m., continue on the blues highway by listening to Lester's Blues Tour. If you happen to miss the live broadcast, head on over to archives page at ksvr.org.

Show your support for KSVR and the blues by calling (360) 416-7000 or make your donation online and become a member. If you can't make a financial donation, just give us a call and let us know that you like our shows and that you appreciate public radio. We need to know that you are listening!

Social activist and guitarist Dana Lyons performs at SVC

Dana Lyons, Bellingham singer, song-writer and environmental activist filled the Phillip Tarro Theater with his always passionate, sometimes humorous music on Thursday, March 21. KSVR recorded the show and will replay it in the near future. Stay tuned.

HitMania plays dance club music every Saturday

Roger Balta KSVR-FM airs HitMania every Saturday night from 10 p.m. 'til midnight. Produced in Barcelona, Spain, Roger Baltá brings us the best of dance club music each week. Created especially for KSVR and the Skagit Valley, Roger produces a fresh program just for us!

Roger was born on July 18, 1979 in Terrassa, Barcelona. He achieved extensive knowledge from a family member in telecommunication engineering.

He officially started in the radio world as a DJ host when he was 15 years old at a top 20 hits radio station in Barcelona. Broadcasting from a skyscraper in Terrassa City, Roger took his first steps into producing his own radio dance show.

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Listen to Speak Up! Speak Out!

Hosts of Speak Up! Speak Out! Speak Up! Speak Out! is a half hour weekly radio show focusing on the issues of peace, justice, and non-violence that impact our community. Listen to this show in the Archives page.

Skagit Talks has a local community focus

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About KSVR

KSVR is committed to providing local news and information to the Skagit Community in both English and Spanish.

KSVR provides opportunities for students and community volunteers to produce radio programming to reach local populations served little by conventional media.

Licensed by the Board of Trustees for Skagit Valley College, KSVR has been on the air since 1973.

SKAGIT VALLEY COLLEGE MISSION STATEMENT
Skagit Valley College exists to expand opportunities and horizons for students and to improve the communities in which they live. We achieve this by welcoming and valuing diverse learners, providing quality education and support, and contributing community leadership and service.

For complete mission, vision, and values, visit this Skagit Valley College Web page.

The facilities and basic operations of KSVR, KSVU, and KSJU are supported by Skagit Valley College. This year, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting will provide nearly 50 percent of the funding for KSVR-FM, with about 25 percent donated by local business, organizations and listeners. For KSVU, Local business and listeners provide about 50 percent of the cost of operations. KSJU is a new station, and is currently supported entirely by SVC and its Radio Services administration.

Board of Trustees Meetings Notice

KSVR-FM is licensed to the Board of Trustees of Skagit Valley College. The regular meeting of the Board is held monthly. The meetings are open to the public.

On occasion, the Board will hold special meetings, and those meetings are posted on the college website. The regular meeting dates are posted here, and on the college website.

All meetings will begin at 4:30 p.m. and will be held on the Mount Vernon Campus in the Annex Board Room, except for the November 13, 2012 and May 14, 2013 meetings, which will instead be held in Oak Harbor, at the Whidbey Island Campus, in Oak Hall room 223 and Hayes Hall room 137, respectively.

On the college website, www.skagit.edu, an archive of minutes can be found.

Here is the Board of Trustees calendar for the 2012-2013 school year:

July - No meeting is scheduled.
August - No meeting is scheduled.
September 11, 2012
October 9, 2012
November 13, 2012
December - No meeting is scheduled.
January 8, 2013
February 12, 2013
March 12, 2013
April 9, 2013
May 14, 2013
June 11, 2013

KSVR needs your financial support

KSVR needs your financial support to continue! Over 50 percent of KSVR operations are supported by listener and business donations. This station needs funding for:

Mic and Earphones • Support for KSVR staff
• Development of new programs
• Broadcast equipment

KSVR-FM DJ is 2013 nominee for Best DJ by the Washington Blues Society