Good for you. Community-funded WMNF has known for well over a decade what the FCC discovered, to its consternation, just this year: that not everyone in America is comfortable with getting all of its news and tunes from one massive corporation, or even a couple of them. It's undisputed that 88.5 plays the most diverse selection of music available over Bay area airwaves (in fact, it's been both a blessing and a curse, depending upon one's tastes). Over the past year, however, the station has not only further broadened its stylistic palette, but also added a locally produced daily news hour to its informational programming. The level of support they've shown local music over the past 12 months is unprecedented, as well. www.wmnf.org
This article appears in Sep 25 – Oct 1, 2003.