KOWA 106.5 FM

2015 has been a very special year for KOWA, a roller coaster ride, but we’re finishing stronger than ever. We need your support to make 2016 a breakthrough year for KOWA in this community. Give generously a tax deductible donation…

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Tis the season when buying local matters the most! KOWA is committed to supporting a vibrant local economy and keeping dollars local. Our listeners are community members who work locally and understand this shared value of shopping locally as well. Becoming an underwriter of…

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KOWA is going to the Cascade Media Convergence in Portland! It’s going to be an amazing weekend and if you are a media maker we would love for you to join us there. Media Island is taking a bus down…

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Media Island was founded in the 1980’s with an original focus of elevating frontline Indigenous struggles and the struggles of people in Latin America facing US imperialism by grassroots media and solidarity. Later in the 1990’s it became a part…

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KOWA 106.5fm, is about to be broadcasting at full low power with a new antennae and transmitter. “Flowpower,” as we are calling it, brings us from the current reach of the downtown core to all of Olympia and Tumwater, creating…

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Media Island is going to Hope Island for a retreat focused on KOWA. KOWA received a substantial grant and is poised to reach new strength. We’re hoping to have a blast, bond, and organize in a beautiful location. If you…

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KOWA is gearing up to finally become the community radio station that serves the entirety of Olympia and Tumwater. This will increase our range to include an audience reach of potentially 100,000 people. It’s been a long struggle, but for…

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This May Day, join local artists, groups, and community powered radio station KOWA 106.5 FM in a costumed celebration of past, present and future inter-sectional solidarity and the connecting of Earth Day to international Worker’s Day. Connect visions, liberate space,…

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KOWA 106.5 FM Community Powered Radio, is putting on a wild benefit show like no other… and we want your artistic genius! Submit your original poster for this event & day of international solidarity to join our ‘mob’ and enter…

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