Unique By Nature
A history of community radio in the Allegheny Highlands

Episode 1 : The Beginning

Gibbs Kinderman and the residents of Pocahontas, WV set out to establish a community radio station in the National Radio Quiet Zone.

Jun 16, 2021, 3:20 PM

Episode Notes

Songs used in this episode by the Black Mountain Bluegrass Boys Workin’ on a Building – BMBB 1968-1973; Mill Point – BMBB 1968-1973; Goldrush – BMBB 1968-1973; Muddy Road – BMBB 1968-1973; Forked Deer – BMBB 1968-1973; Shenandoah Breakdown – Live at Midnight; Lonesome Reuben – BMBB 1968-1973; Old Home Place – Live at Midnight; Charlie Brown –Live at Midnight

<pre> You can find both of these albums for sale in our [SHOP](https://www.alleghenymountainradio.org/shop/page/3/)! </pre>
WVMR hit the airwaves on July 9th, 1981 as a lone AM community station in the National Radio Quiet Zone. 40 years later, Allegheny Mountain Radio has grown into a network that spans Pocahontas (WV), Highland, and Bath (VA) counties – straddling the West Virginia-Virginia Border and continues to provide hyper-local news and music programming to the Allegheny Highlands. Unique By Nature is a limited podcast series which explores the establishment and development of Allegheny Mountain Radio. While our goal is to celebrate the history of our station, we are also hoping to ask (and maybe answer) some big questions about the nature of community media. Unique By Nature is produced by Allegheny Mountain Radio