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Mountain Talk on Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency

wmmt — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:30:43 +0000

Even though our broadcast tower is still without power, WMMT is still streaming live online! We will certainly let you know as soon as we’re back on your radio dial, but in the meantime, join us online both all day for WMMT programming and tonight at 6 for Mountain Talk, WMMT’s weekly community discussion [...]

A Snow-Induced Bummer

wmmt — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 22:09:54 +0000

The Appalshop on Monday Morning (Feb. 20)

Any of you lovely folks in our listening area might have noticed that you haven’t been able to pick us up on your radio dial as of around 10 a.m. this (Monday) morning. Well, we haven’t just given up (never!); our 88.7 FM transmitter atop Mayking Peak [...]

Coal Report February 20, 2012

wmmt — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:14:50 +0000

Coal Report 02-20-12

Demand for coal is “collapsing,” according to the Bloomberg news service. Use of coal for electricity is expected to drop to the lowest point since 1992. And Appalachian coal producers are the hardest hit. Benchmark prices for Appalachian coal have dropped 15 percent. Two big factors are driving this change. One [...]

Lessons from a Live Radio Cooking Show

wmmt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 18:39:56 +0000

Mr. Piercy with co-host Jenny Williams in the Opulent Appalshop Kitchen Complex

So WMMT’s very own Jonathan Piercy trekked up to Cincinnati recently for the 5B (Believers in Better Beer, Bites, and Blogging) Conference to represent WMMT and the world’s only live radio cooking show that we know of, What’s Cookin’ Now! [...]

Mountain News Report – I Love Mountains Day

wmmt — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 15:26:12 +0000

Mountain News – I Love Mts Day Report

Retired coal miners, college students and citizen activists lined the steps of the capitol in Frankfort, Kentucky on Tuesday for the seventh annual I Love Mountains Day rally, organized by Kentuckians for the Commonwealth. The record turnout of 1,200 people called upon Governor Beshear, legislators and members [...]

Getting Excited about Seedtime 2012!

wmmt — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:49:02 +0000

It’s February, it’s dreary, and it’s grey. Now is exactly the time to begin getting excited about the 2012 Seedtime on the Cumberland Festival.

(film by the fantastic Ms. Rebecca Jones)

Stay tuned both here and on the Seedtime website over the coming weeks as we begin announcing the 2012 lineup. The Festival will [...]

Kid’s Radio

wmmt — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:41:54 +0000

Kid’s Radio-Miner Tribute-2-12 & 16-2012

Randy Wilson, host and producer of Kid’s Radio brings part 2 of Tribute to miners.

History Alive

wmmt — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 17:08:48 +0000

History Alive-Powells-2-2 & 2-5-1012

This week on History Alive, Ben and Wandaleen Powell join our program. The Powells both grew up in Lynch and have agreed to share some of their stories with our History Alive audience.

Just in case YOU weren’t excited about Whirled Beet tonight,

wmmt — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 00:42:42 +0000

This is how excited I am about Whirled Beet tonight.

Coal Report February 13, 2012

wmmt — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 22:06:32 +0000

Coal Report 02-13-12 A student-led protest at the University of Alabama came up with 6,000 signatures on a petition to block a proposed mine near Birmingham. The Birmingham News reports the protesters are objecting to a 1700-acre mine proposed by the Drummond family which would sit mostly on land owned by the University of Alabama. [...]