[Nfbwv-talk] Article from Cumberland Times

[Ed McDonald]

This is interesting. I did not attend the meeting in question and did not know the story had been published. Not an award-winning piece of journalism, but publicity for the project nevertheless. I believe they even spelled my name right!

Ed



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Subject: [Nfbwv-talk] Article from Cumberland Times

I want to thank Karen Swauger for sharing this article which involves Ed McDonald.

Charlene

New low power radio station coming to Keyser. KEYSER, W.Va. - A new low
power radio station is slated to start broadcasting in the Keyser area next
year, Frank Roleff, president of the Mineral County Historical Society
announced during the Recruitable Communities work session on Wednesday.

One of the issues discussed during the work session was the need to
communicate community events better.

"One of the things that is the planning stages right now that could help
this situation - and it would only be locally- is a formation for low power
FM radio station. It will probably only cover the Keyser area," said
Roleff. "The whole idea is to advertise local activities and do historical
vignettes.

The station, WKYW 102.9 FM, could begin broadcasting by December 2016.

"By having this low-powered radio station you can get people trained at
8:30 in the morning or whatever to tune their radios. This would be perfect
because they could tell you what is happening today or this week," said
Mike Dougherty West Virginia University Extension professor and planning
specialist.

Recruitable Communities holds meetings aimed at recruiting and retaining
medical personnel in the area by improving the community, according to
Ginger Harmon, recruitable community program coordinator for the West
Virginia Division of Rural Health and Recruitment.

WVU Medicine Potomac Valley Hospital and the WVU Extension Service
co-hosted both a stakeholder meeting and the work session. The extension
service has received a $10,000 grant toward the project and its first
meeting was held Oct. 28. A group of people that had never been to Keyser
discussed their first impressions during a meeting with stakeholders, which
was followed by a community meeting.

Ed McDonald, who will be in charge of the radio station, has entered into
a memorandum of agreement with Potomac State College of West Virginia
University for a 500-square-foot space in Catamount Place, according to
Roleff.

"His plan is to bring the communications majors from Potomac State into
that and give the opportunity to work on a radio station," said Roleff.
"This is under the auspices of the Historical Society because we are a
501C3 organization and it had to be under the auspices of a not-for-profit
organization.

Follow Staff Writer Elaine Blaisdell on Twitter @eblaisdell.



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