WMNF
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- "WMNF" may also refer to White Mountain National Forest.
WMNF is a non-commercial, community radio station operating in the city of Tampa in the U.S. state of Florida that broadcasts at the FM frequency of 88.5 MHz. The station has been on the air since 1979, and has a broadcast power of 70,000 watts (a class C1 transmitter).
The radio station is listener sponsored, relying on some 8,000 supporters for a majority of required funding which is raised in two or three semiannual pledge drives. The station has paid operations staff, but the daily programmers and pledge drive workers are volunteers. The station is licensed to the Nathan B. Stubblefield Foundation, a non profit organization established solely for this purpose. The Board of Directors is comprised of programmers, volunteers, staff, and community members.
WMNF hosts many concerts, speeches, films, and festivals, most notably the annual Tropical Heatwave festival.
[edit] Shows and Personnel
While WMNF has a constantly changing mix of shows featuring music the station has a number of long-running community affairs programs such as "The Women's Show," a show touching on feminist issues that first started running in the 1980s, and "Out In The Open," a show dealing with gay and lesbian community issues that has aired since 1993. Many of the programs, including "Out In The Open," are available via podcast at the station's web site and most shows are archived there as well. While most of the on-air talent tends to change on a regular basis the station's personnel has remained fairly constant, including Programming Director Randy Wynne, News Director (and regular Pacifica Radio contributor) Rob Lorei. Other notable personnel and alumni of the station include former program host Todd Frary, Dorothy Abbott (co-creator of "The Women's Show"), John Chambrone, Bob Pomeroy, and Mary Glenney.
[edit] Controversy Surrounding WMNF
While providing extensive public affairs programming to the greater Tampa Bay area, or perhaps because of it, WMNF has at times become the focus of controversy:
In 1997, Florida state Senator John Grant zeroed $104,000 in state funding from the annual budget, citing his displeasure at the lyric of a song he had heard broadcast (Iris DeMent's "Wasteland of the Free"). In response to the shortfall, the station staged an emergency fund-raiser that took in $122,000 in a day and a half.
In 2000, some accused the station of being a cause (through extensive coverage of Ralph Nader's presidential campaign) of Al Gore's defeat in the November Presidential election. Such a charge seems spurious at first blush, but examination of that year's Florida results and the fight for the Interstate 4 (I-4) corridor reveals that any number of issues could have led to a Gore victory.
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