WAMC's Cyber Drive Begins

ALBANY, NY (01/18/2011)(readMedia)-- WAMC Northeast Public Radio started an on-line Cyber Drive yesterday, two weeks prior to kicking off their on-air drive. The Cyber Drive was developed to include more of the online community, bring in more new members, and create some added excitement before the actual on-air drive begins. The Cyber Drive will end on January 27th at 11:59pm. Every dollar raised will be counted towards Day One of the WAMC on-air winter fund drive starting on January 31st at 6 am.

"The whole idea of finding enough money to make the station go is to give enough people enough time and incentive to end the drive as quickly as possible," says Alan Chartock, WAMC Northeast Public Radio's President and CEO. "Our online pledges have increased steadily over the years and that is what prompted us to bring back the Cyber Drive opportunity for pledging."

There will be three drawing winners from this Cyber Drive, but more surprises are anticipated. One winner will receive a roundtrip bus package including two orchestra tickets to New York City to see the Broadway production of Spiderman courtesy of Yankee Trails World Travel. Another lucky winner will receive an iPad thanks to Plug Power of Latham, NY. We will also be giving away an Orvis 864-4 Hydros Fly Fishing Rod. All of these valuable prizes were donated by friends of WAMC.

"It isn't the prizes we're offering, but the opportunity to check in early that will have some people participating," says Chartock. "Every dime we get in advance will come right off the total and for the first time, we'll be thanking our listeners on-air during the Cyber Drive as well as the first day of the fund drive."

For drawing rules and information and to participate and pledge during the Cyber Drive and the winter fund drive, go to www.wamc.org.

Member-supported WAMC Northeast Public Radio broadcasts news, informational and cultural programming to listeners in portions of seven northeastern states. WAMC is an award winning producer of regionally based programming and an affiliate of National Public Radio, American Public Media, and Public Radio International. www.wamc.org

Money raised during the fund drive will support the following WAMC Northeast Public Radio's station network: WAMC-FM 90.3 FM, Albany; WAMC, 1400 AM, Albany; WAMK 90.9 FM, Kingston; WOSR, 91.7 FM, Middletown; WCEL, 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh; WCAN, 93.3 FM, Canajoharie; WANC, 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga; WRUN, 90.3 FM, Remsen-Utica; WAMQ 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; WWES 88.9 FM, Mt. Kisco; 93.1 FM, Troy; 99.3 FM, Oneonta; 97.1 FM, Hudson; 107.1 FM, Warwick; 107.7 FM, Newburgh; 103.9 FM, Beacon; 96.5 FM, Ellenville; 106.9, Middletown; 102.1, Highland, NY and 90.9 FM, Milford, PA.; 97.3 FM, Cooperstown and on-line at www.wamc.org.