Friends Of Mvyradio Inc

BUILDING COMMUNITY THROUGH THE POWER OF MUSIC.

THE STATION PROVIDED LOCAL AND NATIONAL NEWS AND BROADCAST PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.THE STATION PRODUCES SEVERAL LOCALLY-FOCUSED FEATURE PROGRAMS. "THE MVYRADIO PERSON OF THE WEEK" IS A 3 MINUTE FIRST PERSON PORTRAIT OF A LOCAL INDIVIDUAL WHO IS CREATING A COMMUNITY BENEFIT. WE SPOTLIGHT OVER 50 INDIVIDUALS EACH YEAR. ON SUNDAY MORNINGS, WE AIR A 30 MINUTE "NEWS MAGAZINE" FORMAT PROGRAM CALLED "THE VINEYARD CURRENT." THIS PROGRAM HAS WON A MASSACHUSETTS BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION AWARD FOR 7 STRAIGHT YEARS. THE PROGRAM BEGINS WITH A WEEKLY NEWS ROUND-UP FEATURING REPORTERS FROM THE VINEYARD GAZETTE, FOLLOWED BY PROFILES OF PEOPLE AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT MAKE MARTHA'S VINEYARD TICK. THIS SHOW HAS A COMPANION PROGRAM CALLED "THE CAPE COD CURRENT" WHICH FOLLOWS A SIMILAR FORMAT, INSTEAD FOCUSING ON CAPE COD RESIDENTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. ON SUNDAY NIGHTS, FROM 7PM TO 8PM, WE AIR A PROGRAM CALLED "MVYRADIO NIGHT CASTS." THIS MUSIC PROGRAM FOCUSES ON A WEEKLY THEME, WITH MUSIC SELECTIONS TO HIGHLIGHT THE THEME, PLUS AN IN STUDIO LOCAL GUEST, AND RECORDED "LOCAL VOICES" TALKING ABOUT THE THEME. ON TUESDAYS, WE AIR THE WEEKLY ONE-HOUR PROGRAM "THE MVYRADIO LOCAL MUSIC CAFE" WHICH SPOTLIGHTS LOCAL/NEW ENGLAND-BASED INDEPENDENT MUSICIANS. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS, HUNDREDS OF LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS ARE GIVEN A VOICE ON THE AIR. IN 2022, WE HELD OUR SECOND FORUM SERIES. "ISLAND HOUSING CRISIS PANEL CONVERSATION SERIES" WAS HELD IN MARCH 2022, FOR ONE HOUR EACH MONDAY NIGHT, FEATURING GUESTS REPRESENTING THE MANY ASPECTS ON THE ISSUE OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD.AFTER A COLLABORATION IN 2021 WITH THE MV DIVERSITY COALITION ON A PANEL SERIES, THE STATION PARTICIPATED IN THE FIRST "TRUTH & JOY" EVENT, FEATURING AN UNVEILING OF A NEW PLAQUE ON THE MV AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL, AND AN EVENING OF LIVE MUSIC.WE ALSO MADE ONDA BRASIL A WEEKLY FEATURE ON THE VINEYARD CURRENT. POLI BELLAN WILSON TRANSLATES AT LEAST ONE IMPORTANT WEEKLY STORY, INTO BRAZILIAN PORTUGUESE, FOR THE COMMUNITY THAT LIVES HERE. WE WERE ABLE TO ALERT THIS COMMUNITY ABOUT THINGS LIKE THE FREE COVID VACCINATION CLINICS.IN 2022, WE CONTINUED TO UPDATE OUR LONG-RUNNING BLACK HISTORY MONTH FEATURES. THESE 90-SECOND PIECES AIR DAILY DURING FEBRUARY. PREVIOUSLY, THEY FOCUSED ON A NATIONAL FIGURE, BUT IN 2018 WE WORKED WITH THE MARTHA'S VINEYARD AFRICAN AMERICAN HERITAGE TRAIL TO CREATE PIECES THAT ARE FOCUSED ON LOCAL AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY. WE EXPANDED THE LIBRARY OF THESE FEATURES EACH YEAR.

BROADCASTING: WMVY CAN BE HEARD ON 88.7 FM ON MARTHA'S VINEYARD AND 96.5 FM IN NEWPORT. WMVY CAN ALSO BE HEARD ON A VARIETY OF STREAMING DEVICES.