97.9 Valley FM: The Heart of the Community
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Welcome Friends!
Thank you for joining us online.
We are soon to be broadcasting at 97.9 FM across Greater Vernon.
During the course of our Power the Tower Fundraising, we have made many new friends and welcomed many new members into the Vernon Community Radio Society.
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E-transfers can be sent to vernoncommunityradio@gmail.com
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Our Story
In 2017, Gord Leighton and others saw a need for an additional radio station to provide local ON AIR programming for the greater Vernon area. So they founded the Vernon Community Radio Society.
Since that time, the society has gotten an approved FM radio frequency, studio space, and broadcasting equipment. In addition, Valleyfm.ca has been streaming content (and a growing list of local programs) online over the past year.
Valley FM is now taking the dream of a locally focused radio station into reality and will soon start broadcasting on 97.9 FM ON AIR!
Thank you for joining us in making this dream into reality!
Click here to see our recent “Our Story” page.
About Us
97.9 Valley FM is about bringing us all together.
We are locally-focused radio: local talk, news, music, news/interviews nurture a vibrant, friendly, informed community.
As we go ON AIR we will be able to become a vital part of our city offering live news coverage of local stories and more. Last year’s wildfires reminded us of the necessity for 24/7 live broadcasting of news!
We provide quality air-time support and advertising and promotional opportunities for Vernon businesses–from exciting startups to established community-minded businesses.
We provide broadcasting and promotional support for local sports and recreation as well as festivals, arts, and culture.
We give volunteer and learning (student) opportunities for careers in radio broadcasting, IT, writing, promotion, and more.
We understand that we have much work to do to establish the kind of programming, learning, quality, and advertising for which we are reaching here. But we believe that through this kind of local focus we can build a type of community radio that brings us together and is a vital part of the media landscape of our city.
Click here to see our recent “About Us” page.
Foundation for the Station
Please join us as we move forward. We have many ways to contribute to 97.9 Valley FM. You can donate, sponsor, partner with us, and continue to support our fundraising events and activities.
Our Board of Directors, Executive Team and Key Supporters
Executive Director: Paul Bielby
President – Vacant
Secretary – Garry Molitwenik
Vice-president – Vacant
Technician: Matt Schafer
Directors: Dave Weatherall, Melanie O’Hara, Rob Tooke, Terry R, John Trainor, Tom Mark
Vernon Community Radio Association Bylaws and Constitution.