KGLT, Southwest Montana’s alternative public radio station, celebrates 48 years of great music with their annual fund drive starting Sunday, March 27th.
KGLT 91.9 and 97.1 fm in Bozeman is non-commercial and largely listener-supported, making their annual fund drive a major source of operating revenue. And every year, KGLT’s staff of over 80 volunteer DJs take to the airwaves for two weeks to create one of the most entertaining live on-air fund drives you’ll ever hear.
They’ll be offering a wide assortment of gifts donated by local businesses and organizations to entice their listeners to support this rare breed of radio stations.
A collectable t-shirt designed by KGLT listeners Sam Farmer and Ryan Wahle is available with your minimum $50 pledge, and the deal gets sweeter as your pledge increases with music packages, gift certificates, other t-shirt options, hand-made coffee mugs by Mountain Arts Pottery, canvas tote bags and hoodies.
Other incentive gifts this year will include certificates for food from your favorite restaurants and coffee shops, services from local businesses – like yoga classes, jewelry, massages and bike tune-ups with large-ticket items like a season pass to Bridger Bowl, guitars from Music Villa and a bicycle from Summit Bike & Ski.
In this age of corporate consolidation of the airwaves, KGLT remains wild and unfettered, offering a broad swath of music from its’ rotating roster of live, volunteer DJs every day from 6am to after midnight. Music offerings vary from the ever-popular Saturday morning bluegrass show with DJs Cathy Ebelke and Jim Albrecht, the zany banter of Keith and Randy on Wednesday afternoon’s ‘Coffee Show’ to Classic Country on ‘Cow Jazz’ with Deb Robiscoe Thursday mornings 9am to noon. Occasionally, you may even hear the crackle of vinyl from KGLT’s extensive 48 -year-old record library.
KGLT broadcasts from the MSU campus at 91.9 and 97.1fm in Bozeman, 89.5fm in Livingston, 98.1fm in Helena and in Gardiner/Mammoth at 107.1fm. Log on to www.kglt.net for live streaming and a complete show schedule. During the fund drive, you can phone in your pledge at (406) 994-4492, or 800-254-5458.
For more information, contact Ron Craighead @ (406) 994-7091.
