This article was scraped from Rochester Subway. This is a blog about Rochester history and urbanism has not been published since 2017. The current owners are now publishing link spam which made me want to preserve this history.. The original article was published August 20, 2014 and can be found here.
![WAYO 104.3 FM is a new non-commercial, low-power community radio station. [PHOTO: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/wayo-104-3-fm-radio-01.jpg?ref=senseofplace.dev)
The following is a guest post submitted by Katherine Stathis .
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Rochester's airwaves are on the brink of some exciting changes. WAYO 104.3 FM is a new non-commercial, low-power community radio station with expansive musical and cultural programming, emphasizing creative freedom, diversity, and community engagement...
![On Wednesday August 20, WAYO will launch
a $50,000 Indiegogo campaign to raise funding for equipment and the first year of operations. [IMAGE: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/wayo-104-3-fm-radio-03.jpg?ref=senseofplace.dev)
Since its inception in 2012, WAYO
has established affiliation with the Multi-Use Community Cultural Center
(MuCCC), received FCC approval to broadcast, secured studio space and a broadcast tower in the city, and launched a dynamic web presence ( Follow WAYO on Facebook
). The station is on track to begin broadcasting over the air and streaming online in December of this year.
WAYO now seeks public support to bring the dream to the radio dial. On Wednesday August 20 at 10:43 am, WAYO launches
a $50,000 Indiegogo campaign
to raise funding for equipment and the first year of operations. Contributions can be made here
.
![To celebrate the campaign's launch (and to wish WAYO good luck!) the public is invited to Good Luck Restaurant on Wednesday August 20, 7-9pm. [IMAGE: Provided]](https://www.rochestersubway.com/images/photos/wayo-104-3-fm-radio-02.jpg?ref=senseofplace.dev)
Donations of any amount are welcome. Donors can choose from unique, exclusive thank-you perks including a sticker, pin, t-shirt, a 7" record, mix CDs compiled by local and national figures with Rochester connections, and original artwork by over twenty Rochester-based artists.
To celebrate the campaign's launch (and to wish WAYO good luck!) the public is invited to Good Luck
) on Wednesday August 20, 7-9pm.
For more information about WAYO and how to get involved, go to http://www.wayofm.org
or watch this...
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About Katherine Stathis:
Katherine Stathis is part of a team of individual Rochesterians working to launch WAYO 104.3 FM. Katherine also writes for City Newspaper.
