by usertldDoes Radio Tierra make your life better?
Do you start your day with Humberto? Dance to the music? Does it connect you to your community? Are the interviews with public figures like our mayors and school superintendents helpful?
We hope you can answer “Yes! Radio Tierra does make my life better!”
Radio Tierra is a community radio station, and it depends on the community to keep going.
So if you can help us with a donation, even a little bit, now is the time. You can donate with your credit or debit card, send a check to PO Box 859, Hood River, OR 97031, or drop off a check or cash at our studio in The Next Door’s building at 965 Tucker Rd., Hood River.
Mark Reynolds and Mark Johnson interview: Oct. 25
Oregon State Representative candidates Mark Johnson and Mark Reynolds will be interviewed on Conectados con Leti Valle. Tuesday, Oct. 25th starting at 10:30 a.m.
CAST productions of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon on Radio Tierra
CAST Theatre’s productions of Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon is going on at the Columbia Arts Center this month. Actors portray characters from the 1940s working for a local radio station to bring the stories to life. You can go see the performances Oct.14-15, & 21-22 at 7:30 p.m. and Oct. 16 at 2 p.m.
Then you can hear the recorded performances broadcasted on Radio Tierra Oct. 29-30 at 7:30 p.m.
Radio Tierra Annual Meeting: Oct. 9, 2016
Everyone is invited to Radio Tierra’s Annual Meeting, Sunday October 9, 2016. The meeting starts at 5:30 p.m. and will be held at The Next Door building: 965 Tucker Rd, Hood River, Oregon. Please come and share your ideas for the station and learn about all the upcoming actitivies at Radio Tierra.
Gale Arnold Reports: Aug. 2016
August 2016. We here at Radio Tierra hope you are enjoying the bounty of the summer harvest now available in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge.
New shows. We are delighted to welcome two new DJ’s to the Radio Tierra team this month–Nubia Contreras and Mike Nichols. Nubia Contreras program on employment opportunities is undergoing a change, but will air Tuesday from 1-3 p.m. However, it will become a 30 minute program beginning Aug. 23.
In the News. Gorge Magazine featured an article on our July 3, Mayor’s Independence Eve. The Hood River News printed a full article about Mike Nichols’ enriching our programming for the community we serve. We are delighted to be in the limelight in this way.
Equipment woes. We’ve had a few technical problems this month with our equipment. The main broadcast board has been acting up – sometimes one of the channels is not functioning, so you may have heard a mono sound instead of the full stereo sound. We are researching a new upgraded board, so please be patient with us.
Spanish and/or English language programing? I understand there is a discussion about the merits of Radio Tierra having programs and content in both Spanish and English in our broadcast community. There are those who say the station should be all in Spanish. Below I’m writing to clarify this issue and to correct the mistaken beliefs.
How Radio Tierra began. In 2006 a group of local individuals had an organization called the Multicultural Trust. They learned of an opportunity to apply for a low power public radio station. In order to apply for a license to operate a radio station, the group had to have a legal organization recognized by both the federal government and the State of Oregon government to be responsible for the radio station. This new board of directors became that responsible group, and went through all the steps necessary to become a legal organization. They applied to both the U.S. Government and the State of Oregon to become a “public” non-profit business corporation. They submitted their articles of incorporation and their bi-laws to the state and federal government. These documents were approved by both governments and are a matter of public record. Anyone may see them. They are in English.
Becoming a licenced station. Once these steps were taken, the board then prepared an application to the Federal Communications Commission of the United States to become a low-power public radio station. The application was accepted. Several years ago, I helped the station reapply for a renewal of the license showing that we were continuing to follow all laws and regulations of the Federal and State governments as well as complying with the many regulations of the Federal Communications Commission. By law, our radio station has to comply with our Articles of Incorporation and our Bi-laws as they were written by the founders of the organization.
Radio Tierra became incorporated as a public nonprofit corporation. Not a Spanish speaking corporation. Not a commercial station.
Article 1 of our By laws states and I quote: “The purpose of this organization is a public benefits organization, noncommercial, charitable, scientific, cultural, educational, listener-supported and COMMUNITY radio broadcasting station emphasizing in Spanish and outreach to area youth. Radio Tierra will air programs of interest to the whole community. Radio Tierra will especially target the Latino community and most of the programming will be in the Spanish language.”
In other words, we were accepted as a station that would serve the entire public of the Gorge community with an emphasis on reaching the Spanish speaking audience. We were not established as a Spanish speaking only station. We have to, by law, serve the entire community. Many people do not speak Spanish. Radio Tierra is very proud to say that we are doing exactly what we were established to do.
We are currently on the air 24 hours a day 7 days a week–that is 168 hours a week. The majority of our programming is in Spanish. We currently have only or 4-5 hours a week in English. Additionally, all of our DJ’s do their best to find a volunteer to translate, when they have a guest who speaks only one language.
If you have any questions, opinions, or concerns regarding this issue, please give me a call at the station, I would love to talk with you.
Thank you to all our underwriters. KZAS wishes to once again acknowledge our current underwriters whose generous donations make it possible to keep our equipment up to date, pay our bills, and keep Radio Tierra on the air. Remember, Radio Tierra is a public radio station so we cannot advertise, but we may mention those individuals and organizations that support us with regular generous donations – you too can make a tax deductible donation to us anytime. Our thanks to our current underwriters: Gorge Rebuild it Center, Puerto Angeles 3, Hood River Country Prevention Department, Chicken Teriyaki, Ortigoza Auto Service, Casa Mirador, Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital, Parkdale Fire Prevention District, Carniceria y Verdularia La Mexicana, Ixtapa Mexican restaurant, Aly’s Gift Shop, la Michoacana, and The Next Door.
Board of Directors meetings. A reminder that we hold our monthly board meetings the first Sunday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at The Next Door. The public is always invited. Our next meeting will be on Sunday, September 4 at 5:30.
Come volunteer. Radio Tierra’s mission is to entertain, educate and inspire our community. And we are a volunteer organization. We would love to grow our station – we are always on the lookout for more volunteers – both English or Spanish speakers. We welcome diversity. You can contact us on our website at www.radiotierra.org or call us at 541-387-3772/541-645-5159. I personally am now carrying the KZAS cell phone which gets the calls that are forwarded, when there is no DJ in the studio, and I promise to return your calls promptly.
Again thank you all for your support and thanks for listening to the Beat of the Gorge, Radio Tierra, KZAS 95.1 in Hood River, 95.9 in Stevenson, WA , 107.1 in Parkdale, OR107.7 in The Dalles, and 96.7 in Carson, WA. We are delighted to be broadcasting to you in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. We are your station and everyone has a voice!
New bluegrass show Mon. 7-9 p.m.
KZAS is excited to announce the kick off of a brand new bluegrass music show, Radio Hula. hosted by Mike Nichols starting Monday evening, August 15 from 7 – 9 p.m. The show will air the first and third Monday evenings of the month. His program will alternate with Nate Fleming’s show, One Drop Radio, on the second and forth Monday evenings in the same time slot.
Mike, a Bluegrass fan for over 50 years, previously hosted a bluegrass radio show in Durango, CO on KDUR community radio station sponsored by Fort Lewis College. Here he’s going to share his extensive music collection with Radio Tierra listeners–33 1/3 vinyl records and hundreds of CDs. He’ll play music from the early 1970s to the present with some material from the 40s and 50s that was re released on vinyl and CD. He continues to add new, traditional bluegrass music. Listen in!
Parades, Grants, Expanded broadcast, Independence Eve. Wow!
by Gale Arnold, President of the Board of Directors of Radio Tierra. We here at Radio Tierra hope you are enjoying the bounty now available in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. Lots has been happening for us in the last couple of months.
Grants. First we received two grants – one from The Salvador Fund which was for expanding our signal into the Upper Hood River Valley and the other from the Joan Burchell Fund – both grantors are a part of the Gorge Community Foundation. Our deepest thanks to both funders for their trust and financial support.
Expanded listenership. As you are all undoubtedly aware by now, we have finally expanded our listenership to the Upper Hood River Valley and have a call frequency of 107.1 FM in Parkdale, OR. We would like to especially thank Mike McKafferty and the Parkdale Fire Prevention District for their role in allowing us to place our equipment and antenna on the roof of the Parkdale Community Center.
Mayors Independence Eve. The second annual Mayors Independence Eve held in Bingen WA was a great success. Thanks to mayors Paul Blackburn, Bettey Barnes, and David Poucher. We were delighted to have Presidents Obama’s Declaration honoring local figure Minoru Yasui. This year marked the first live remote broadcast. We intend to make this an annual event. A special thanks to:
- Rod Kriehbel, who assisted in the production and recording of the event.
- Gary Young and Kathy Williams, producers, writers and directors of the event
- Humberto Calderon and Leti Valle for DJ hosting,
- The event sponsors: Skyline Hospital, Valley Crest Orchard, McClaskey Orchards, Yasui Orchards. Ruby Mason, realtor; Director’s Mortgage, Paddock Appliances, Red Carpet Orchard, Mikey’s Mufflers and More, North Shore Medical group, Hood River Jeweler, McCoy Hollister Insurance, Cicci Gelato, D’lish D’livered, Hood River News, Your Rental Center, Gorge Net, Novedades El Potrillo, John Annala Orchards, Kathy Williams, Gary and Barbara Young, and Jean Harmon.
- All the entertainment: Musical groups: Harmony of the Gorge, Kendra Williams, Arturo Leyva, Antifaz and Mayor Paul Blackburn, Tim Mayer, Los Temerosos, the Fathas of Convention, Bill Weiler and Jim Tindall, and the Midnight Gypsies. Actors and Poets: Tom Burns, Juliet, Leah, Danica, Cassandra Medley, Deborah Langloismand Ken McCarty and Kirby Neuman Ray our tonguetwister master.
Hood River Fourth of July parade. We tied for first place with the Hood River County Library for best non-profit entry. Thanks to the Mid Valley Folkloric Dancers and Miss Salazar. And a big thanks to our DJ’s Humberto Calderon, Juan Reyes, Leti Valle, Rosario Chavez, and Felix Ruiz who joined in the parade festivities.
Democracy Now. You may have noticed that Radio Tierra is no longer airing the full English version of Democracy Now, but is playing the shorter Spanish version at 3 p.m. every day. Two other stations in the area were also broadcasting the English version so we made the switch.
Underwriters. KZAS wishes to once again acknowledge our current underwriters whose generous donations make it possible to keep our equipment up to date, pay our bills, and keep Radio Tierra on the air. Remember, Radio Tierra is a public radio station, so we cannot advertise, but we may mention those individuals and organizations that support us with regular generous donations – you too can make a tax deductible donation to us anytime. Our thanks to our current underwriters: Gorge Rebuild it Center, Puerto Angeles 3, Hood River Country Prevention Department, Chicken Teriyaki, Ortigoza Auto Service, Casa Mirador, Providence memorial Hospital, Parkdale Fire Prevention District, Carniceria y Verdularia La Mexicana, Ixtapa Mexican restaurant, Aly’s Gift Shop, la Michoacana, and The Next Door.
Board meetings. A reminder that we hold our monthly board meetings the first Sunday of the month at 5:30 p.m. at The Next Door. The public is always invited. Our next meeting will be August 7.
Volunteers needed. Radio Tierra‘s mission is to entertain, educate and inspire our community. And we are a volunteer organization. We would love to grow our station – we are always on the look out for more volunteers – both English or Spanish speakers. We welcome diversity. You can contact us on our website at www.radiotierra.org or call us at 541-387-3772/541-645-5159. I personally now carry the KZAS cell phone which gets the calls that are forwarded when there is no DJ in the studio and promise to return your calls promptly.
And Thanks. Again thank you all for your support and thanks for listening to the Beat of the Gorge, Radio Tierra, KZAS 95.1 Hood River, 95.9 Stevenson, WA , 107.1 Parkdale, OR; 107.7 The Dalles, and 96.7 Carson, WA. We are delighted to be broadcasting to you in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge. We are your station where everyone has a voice!
Mayors’ Independence Eve 2016
Radio Tierra premier live remote broadcast, The Mayors’ Independence Eve celebration, originating at the Bingen Theater proved to be a huge success on July 3, 2016. Twenty- four sponsors provided funds for the broadcast.
The evening, led by hosts Humberto Calderon and Leti Valle recognized the contributions of Minn Yasui whose life work was dedicated to overturning racism and who was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Obama.
Mayor Paul Blackburn of Hood River, Mayor of Bingen Betty Barnes, and White Salmon’s Mayor David Poucher welcomed the live studio audience and those listening at home. Musical performances were the highlight of the evening artist included Harmony of the Gorge, Arturo Leyva, Tim Mayer, The Mayor and Antipaz, Los Temerosos de Juan Antonio, Weiler & Tindall the Fathas of Convention, Midnight Gypsies all who gathered on stage for a rousing conclusion of “This Land is Your Land.” Poetry readings were performed by Ken McCarty, Cassandra Medley and Deborah Langlois with original poetry works by White Salmon Fourth Graders Juliet, Leah, Danica along with a special appearance of Sam Hill as portrayed by Tom Burns. This original program was written by Kathy Williams and produced by Gary Young.
Join us again next year on July 3, 2017 at the Bingen Theater for the Third Annual Mayor’s Independence Eve Celebration.
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Main Sponsors ($250)
Skyline Hospital
Valley Crest Orchard
McClaskey Orchards
Yasui Orchards
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Participating Sponsors ($125)
Ruby Mason, Realtor
Directors Mortgage
Paddock Appliances
Red Carpet Orchard
Mikey’s Mufflers and More
North Shore Medical
Kathy Williams
Hood River Jewelers
McCoy Holliston Insurance
Cicci Gelato
D’lish D’Livered
Hood River News
Your Rental Center
GorgeNet
Novedades “El Potrillo”
McCoy-Holliston Insurance
John Annala Orchards
Jean Harmon
Gary & Barbara Young
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Radio Tierra expands
The Parkdale 107.1 FM antenna is up and running as of Monday June 20, 2016 at 8 p.m. Now our upper Hood River Valley radio listeners can tune into us at 107.1 FM. Due to the geographic features of the Columbia River Gorge, Radio Tierra, in order to reach greater distances, has had to construct several translater stations–each includes an antenna and houses a receiver and transmitter to rebroadcasts the signal.
Our thanks to Garrett Sharp, Gray Frierson Haertig, Robert Rogers, Francisco, Erubiel Valladares, Alejandro, Jose. who did a great job prepping and installing the antenna.
Repair Cafe
White Salmon Librarian Turner Savard was invited to be on the air with Radio Tierra to talk about some of the library’s ongoing and special programs, including a first in the Gorge ‘Repair Cafe’. Turner was pleased to receive a call-in question while on the air. Another listener contacted him after he got off the air. “It was very exciting to know that members of the Spanish speaking community were listening and interested,” wrote Library Director Jennifer Hull, “enough to follow up to get more information about the library programs and services.”
Photo: Volunteer Ryan Vansickle, (left) Repair Cafe organizer Turner Savard (center) and volunteer Justin Black. Photo: Suzanne Wright
