CELTIC RADIO AND SINGER-SONGWRITER SHOW
DEBUT ON CAPE MAY 101.5
The Center for Community Arts announces two new community-created programs on its volunteer-run radio station, WCFA-LP Cape May 101.5 FM.
“Original Audio,” with Phil Broder, features some of the best original singer-songwriters that you’ve never heard of, including New Jersey artists. The show is on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. beginning May 8, with a different theme each week. This Tuesday, Phil features female artists.
“Celtic Radio” debuts Saturday, May 12 at noon with Harry Patterson and other members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, featuring Celtic music, history and heritage.
“Everyone at the Center for Community Arts is excited to be adding community-produced programs to Cape May 101.5,” said Steve Bacher, CCA’s Executive Director and WCFA’s Station Manager. “We’re on the air seven days a week, 6 a.m. to midnight. The vast majority of the music is Drew Butkocy’s special blend of jazz, sometimes selected from his collection by our volunteer DJs, sometimes computer programmed for broadcast by Drew.
“After five months on the air, we’re happy to begin moving to our next level in the development of the station by celebrating the diversity of our community, which is part of CCA’s mission statement, through programs such as ‘Celtic Radio’ and ‘Original Audio.’”
Volunteers first learn to operate studio equipment and choose from among 600 pre-screened jazz CDs, a mixture of smooth, straight and latin jazz honed over many years by Butkocy. They tell listeners what they have heard and are about to hear, and promote upcoming free events throughout Lower Cape May County, as well as the programs of the Center for Community Arts.
“And we always ask for people to send in membership dollars,” Bacher added. “The special phone line needed to connect our Cape May studio to the antenna atop the Wildwood Crest water tower costs over $400 per month.
“We are also seeking more underwriters. The station reaches Stone Harbor, Middle and Lower Townships, the Wildwoods and Cape Island, with a summer population of as many as 300,000. In recognition of a modest donation, as little as $60, we will announce a business’s name, what they do and how to contact them, three times a day for a week. The per-announcement fee drops if they sign up for a month or more. Memorial Day to Labor Day is only $500. And the donation is tax deductible.”
Bacher stated that most of the station’s volunteers need only a few hours of training before going on the air. Their ages range from 16 to 78, and they live everywhere from Cape May Point to Ocean City. After training, volunteers are on the air for three-hour shifts once a month, twice a month or every week.
Interested volunteers or underwriters can contact Bacher at 884-7525 or email WCFA@centerforcommunityarts.org.
The Center for Community Arts received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. It receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
DEBUT ON CAPE MAY 101.5
The Center for Community Arts announces two new community-created programs on its volunteer-run radio station, WCFA-LP Cape May 101.5 FM.
“Original Audio,” with Phil Broder, features some of the best original singer-songwriters that you’ve never heard of, including New Jersey artists. The show is on Tuesdays at 7:00 p.m. beginning May 8, with a different theme each week. This Tuesday, Phil features female artists.
“Celtic Radio” debuts Saturday, May 12 at noon with Harry Patterson and other members of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, featuring Celtic music, history and heritage.
“Everyone at the Center for Community Arts is excited to be adding community-produced programs to Cape May 101.5,” said Steve Bacher, CCA’s Executive Director and WCFA’s Station Manager. “We’re on the air seven days a week, 6 a.m. to midnight. The vast majority of the music is Drew Butkocy’s special blend of jazz, sometimes selected from his collection by our volunteer DJs, sometimes computer programmed for broadcast by Drew.
“After five months on the air, we’re happy to begin moving to our next level in the development of the station by celebrating the diversity of our community, which is part of CCA’s mission statement, through programs such as ‘Celtic Radio’ and ‘Original Audio.’”
Volunteers first learn to operate studio equipment and choose from among 600 pre-screened jazz CDs, a mixture of smooth, straight and latin jazz honed over many years by Butkocy. They tell listeners what they have heard and are about to hear, and promote upcoming free events throughout Lower Cape May County, as well as the programs of the Center for Community Arts.
“And we always ask for people to send in membership dollars,” Bacher added. “The special phone line needed to connect our Cape May studio to the antenna atop the Wildwood Crest water tower costs over $400 per month.
“We are also seeking more underwriters. The station reaches Stone Harbor, Middle and Lower Townships, the Wildwoods and Cape Island, with a summer population of as many as 300,000. In recognition of a modest donation, as little as $60, we will announce a business’s name, what they do and how to contact them, three times a day for a week. The per-announcement fee drops if they sign up for a month or more. Memorial Day to Labor Day is only $500. And the donation is tax deductible.”
Bacher stated that most of the station’s volunteers need only a few hours of training before going on the air. Their ages range from 16 to 78, and they live everywhere from Cape May Point to Ocean City. After training, volunteers are on the air for three-hour shifts once a month, twice a month or every week.
Interested volunteers or underwriters can contact Bacher at 884-7525 or email WCFA@centerforcommunityarts.org.
The Center for Community Arts received a Citation of Excellence from the New Jersey State Council on the Arts. It receives operating support from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State, the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation, and the New Jersey State Council on the Arts/Department of State, a Partner Agency of the National Endowment for the Arts.
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