The Zoneby Origix
(April ,7, 2010)
Non-commercial radio is a dying breed for many different reasons; one major reason being lack of funds. That is why WHFR. FM asks listeners one week out of the entire year to donate to our pledge drive Radiothon to help continue our mission of exposing independent music. “The college (Henry Ford Community) provides us with a small annual budget to cover some of our costs, but the amount of money it takes to run a radio station, even in the no-frills way that we do, is not cheap. Over 60 percent of our operating budget comes from donors,” says General Manager Susan McGraw. It’s important to reach out to our listeners in order to keep hip-hop on-air at a station that believes in what we do. “WHFR is so proud to support the hip-hop music community here in Detroit. We made a conscious choice to provide a forum for this creative, urban style of music years ago when we realized that no one else was playing it,” McGraw says. Radiothon runs April 11-17th. Please call in 313-845-9676 or pledge online at www.whfr.fm . The Zone will be taking donations on air on April 12th . | MCB
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