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City Reclaims Waldron: Live Uncut Audio


23:33 minutes (21.57 MB)

“We saved the Waldron”. That was Bloomington mayor Mark Kruzan’s triumphant declaration as the Bloomington Area Arts Council announced it has signed an agreement for the city to take over the John Waldron Arts Center from the financially troubled council. The BAAC is getting a good deal, walking away from the Waldron without any debt. The city is getting a good deal too, as the holders of a clear title to a historic building worth anywhere from one to two million dollars, and careful control over its destiny.  Hear the details straight from the source in this unedited full audio from the announcement.

State Representative Matt Pierce elected to WFHB Board of Directors

Fri, 02/26/2010 - 4:58pm — Wm

Indiana State Representative Matt Pierce is the newest member of the WFHB board of directors.

The board unanimously approved Pierce’s selection during their February board meeting. Pierce fills the unexpired term of  Duane Schau, who stepped down last fall.

“Matt Pierce will bring another set of skills and another network to an already strong board of directors,” said WFHB Board President Mark Need. “I look forward to working with him and drawing upon his expertise and experience in radio and telecommunications law.”

Help create Bloomington Community HD Radio!

WFHB signed on in 1993 with a transmitter that was already used. We haven’t made significant upgrades to our transmission equipment since. If WFHB is to stay timely and relevant, we must upgrade our transmitter to support HD Radio. The new equipment is expensive -- nearly $100,000 total. But we have already come a long way to meeting this challenge. We have secured a digital conversion grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting worth $57,000, but we must match it with an additional $28,000. To date we have secured nearly $20,000. Now we need to raise just $8,000 more before March 15th!

The WFHB transmitter will not only be newer, it will be a better, digital transmitter. We will be able to broadcast in high-definition (HD), which allows for additional channels, but just as importantly, improved CD-quality sound. We would love for you to experience that better sound, so if you pledge $180 to help us go digital we have a new Insignia Portable HD radio for you as our way of saying thanks. Of course, any amount is welcome and every pledge is appreciated. So, please show your support for Local, Live, Community, DIGITAL radio.

Click here to donate and help WFHB go digital!

Learn more about HD radio and the CPB Digital Conversion Fund

WFHB Board of Directors issues statement on the Waldron Arts Center situation

Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:08pm — Wm

(The following statement was read into the record of the Waldron Task Force during a town hall meeting on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010, by WFHB Board President Mark Need)

Over the past few weeks, our community  has discussed the financial difficulties faced by the Bloomington Area Arts Council (BAAC) and the effect of those difficulties on the future of the Waldron Arts Center. Though representatives of WFHB have spoken informally with many of the principal parties in this matter, the station has not yet issued a formal statement or presented its own position. In general, the effect of the crisis on the future of WFHB, which operates from space adjacent to the Waldron, has not been mentioned publicly. What little has been said about the station’s role in this matter has been positive —- there is consensus that the station is an important music, arts, news, and public affairs source, and a center and hub of information by and about our community.

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