WPVM-LP

WPVM-LP (103.7 FM) is a non-commercial LPFM radio station located in Asheville, North Carolina licensed to the Mountain Area Information Network (MAIN), a nonprofit Internet service provider founded in 1995 for a 14-county area of western North Carolina. MAIN operates the station as MAIN-FM. The station is an integral part of MAIN's alternative media vision to enable citizens to spend their Internet dollars to support non-corporate news, music, and public affairs programming.

Programming

Since going on the air in October, 2003, MAIN-FM (then known as WPVM) has produced live broadcasts of community events such as the WordFest poetry festival, media reform talks, and the 2007 Right to Dissent public forum at the University of North Carolina at Asheville. MAIN-FM features a mix of local and syndicated programs including Democracy Now!, and the Thom Hartmann Program, "with a strong emphasis on local voices."

History

The station began broadcasting in October, 2003 under an LPFM Class 1 license for 100 watts effective radiated power (ERP), but FCC rules forced the station to reduce its power to 1 watt ERP due to a commercial station in Knoxville, TN using the same 103.5 FM frequency.