WEVL IN THE NEWS

"Be sure to flip your radio dial to WEVL 89.9...terrific blues and alternative country music." WEVL recommended in the New York Times 10/14/11.

WEVL voted Memphis' Best FM Station for the fifth year in a row by Memphis Flyer readers!

"A musician, teacher, actor and radio show host, Joyce Cobb is a major contributor to the legacy of Memphis music." Joyce Cobb Takes Memphis Sounds Around The World. (Memphis Commercial Appeal 9/22/11)

Many thanks to the International Paper Foundation for their generous grant to WEVL to purchase a new HVAC system!

WEVL's way: listener support keeps eclectic station going 35 years by James Dowd, Memphis Commercial Appeal.

The Memphis Flyer talks to Memphis Beat host Andrew McCalla about music.

"WEVL is the jewel of Memphis' airwaves." WEVL voted Memphis' Best FM Station once again by Memphis Flyer readers.

WEVL named one of the 40 Best Little Radio Stations in the U.S. by Paste magazine. "From 'Deep Blues' to 'Hillbilly Jazz' to 'Old Time Country,' WEVL is as down-home as the city it serves."

Car Tunes host Nancy Apple featured on WKNO-TV's Southern Routes show and named an Emissary of Memphis Music by the Memphis Music Commission for her "significant contributions to Memphis music."

Rebecca Chertow, host of Pajama Party, profiled in Commercial Appeal's Spotlight on Mom and on Midsouth Moms website.

Joyce Cobb, host of Voices and Songs For My Father, featured in the December 2009 issue of RSVP Magazine.

WEVL voted "Best FM Station" for three years running in the Memphis Flyer Best of Memphis poll.

"Memphis continues to be a terrific music town, in no small measure due to the existence of WEVL." WEVL named Memphis' Best Radio station by Southern Living, 2008 & 2009.

Donate your old car, RV, motorcycle or boat to WEVL:

WEVL's Blues on the Bluff Turns 21 by Andria Lisle, memphisflyer.com 7/24/09.

"In a downtown hotel room, a radio is tuned to WEVL, a 4,800-watt beacon of all things Memphis at 89.9 on the FM dial." WEVL mentioned in German Spotlight magazine 7/09.

"Truly, the city begins wherever 89.9 on your FM dial starts to stabilize." WEVL featured on $5 Cover Insider Guide 5/13/09.

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GREAT GIFTS THAT SUPPORT WEVL!

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Make your online purchases through GoodShop and support WEVL! Visit http://tinyurl.com/helpwevl, shop at your choice of over 2,400 online stores, and a portion of your purchase goes to WEVL. Amazon.com, Apple, Dell, iTunes, Target, Expedia, LL Bean, Macy's, and many more. This link is valid year round.

PROGRAM UNDERWRITING

Underwriting programming on WEVL allows you to raise awareness of your business, event or organization and support WEVL at the same time. You can reach the entire WEVL audience or just the listeners of one particular show. Learn more about this affordable way to extend your marketing dollars.

WISH LIST

Take a look at our Wish List and let us know if you can donate an item!

SOUNDS LIKE MEMPHIS

Visit our YouTube channel now to watch Star & Micey with Jack Oblivian, Harlan T. Bobo's Valentine's Special, the Magic Kids, plus videos of Vending Machine, John Paul Keith & The One Four Fives, and Harlan T. Bobo's Christmas radio show.

They're all part of our Sounds Like Memphis series, featuring live music on air and videos of each show on YouTube! This project is funded in part under an agreement with the Tennessee Arts Commission and ArtsMemphis

Extra special thanks to Andrew McCalla (audio) and Gregory Gray (video).

WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOST A SHOW?

Current open slots are: Tuesday 6-8 am and 6-8 pm; Tuesday and Thursday 4-6 pm; Friday 2-4 pm; Saturday 9-10:30 pm and 10:30-midnight; and Sunday 2-4 pm.

Go here for more information about hosting a program. All music formats compatible with WEVL's programming and mission will be considered.

Want to volunteer on air but you can't commit to a weekly show? We always need substitute programmers to fill in for vacant slots and when regular hosts can't make it. Go here for more information or download a program application now.

Eddie Hankins photo by Hayden Jackson