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1360.1 AM/FM Update: Internet Radio Station Wikipedia Story The Beginning And
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WVSR 1360.1 AM/FM
West
Philadelphia Van Stone Radio Station “Philadelphia Internet Education Radio
Station” WVSR 1360.1 AM, was founded in 2003 as Philadelphia, Pennsylvania’s
first located Internet education television station and radio station, a Black
American programming that allows viewers to watch television and listen to the radio
over the Internet, Telephone and Car Radio.
It was the first Philadelphia-licensed Internet radio/phone station
since June 2004. Bearing the callsign WVSR1360.1 AM, it broadcast with
significantly low power on the web than standard radio and television stations
did.
Introduction
Introduction
WVSR1360.1 AM “Philadelphia Internet Education Radio” is a popular and pioneering Internet radio station that defines itself as the nonprofit run station - 24 hours/seven days a week – providing talk radio and television that address issues pertaining to education, politics, and community interest. Television is provided by the compliment news component, the Philadelphia Front Page News, a daily newspaper found also on the web.
The
radio programming differs from most online radio broadcasting in that the talk
is not limited to any specific genre but instead speak for prime
diversities. West Philadelphia Van Stone
Radio mostly plays original styles of smooth Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, grove,
spiritual, classic soul, and kids’ music. All of the styles are DJ-mixed.
WVSR-AM is a non-commercial organization.
It accepts sponsorships for donating their service and running
commercials. And they financially support the station through donations for
needy children and animals on-line.
WVSR
TV/Radio, not affiliated with a major TV network, runs many reruns, music
videos, and television workshop projects.
One of the advantages some will find if they can tune into this internet
radio/TV site is being able to pick up the events like cable stations that
broadcast the Philadelphia 76ers home basketball games and the Philadelphia
Eagles football games. Such telecasts
are shown only on cable with blackouts on TV sets that have satellite hookups
or non-digital television sets.
Nevertheless, besides focusing on community news, the mixed media does
air everything from Rock to Gospel and even features independent artist who
produces their own music.
Stone’s
WVSR goal is to make it easier for independent artist to become known.
The
station also provides access to non-accessible local and national television
and radio and cable news stations, as well as AM radio. The nonprofit website/station is able to
provide such a vast variety of programming because of the donations that are
given by viewers/listeners. The site
also solicits groups to advertise their wares and services. Stone's’ WVSR is designed to create Internet
workshops that teaches kids and adults about the Internet.
Affiliations
included Accent Radio Net. James
Sullivan is also a part owner as well.
The station achieved an interesting amount of success under Sullivan’s
stewardship.
WVSR
streams are available in MP3, HE-AAC (AAC+), WMA and RealAudio in various
bitrates, and can be accessed through Apple's iTunes radio tuner service as
well as the SHOUT cast Radio search feature available in the Win amp player and
the Shout cast web site. The station can also be found under the "Cool
Streams" playlist built into the Amarok Media Player.
The
web site offers listeners the ability to comment live by telephone on talk
themes and the rotation playlist. Radio
Host participates in interactive re-recorded shows. The station has made much impact in the
ratings.
Aside
from providing a varied selection of original and old school style music,
WVSR1360.1 also has a lively on-line community via its forums, journals,
comments section and contests (through donations) on the web site. Health and Human interest are a key reason
that listeners log on the website and newspaper to share and learn.
Van
Stone Downing started the station.
Gerald McNeil developed the webmaster components and broadband
technologies. Much later, in 2007, did
Diane White from Harrisburg, PA, a Webmaster, Political Activist and Community
Activist, join the team of Stone and McNeil to help make both the WVSR1360.1 AM
and the Philadelphia Front Page News a household name. But as for Van Stone, he has been a radio
station host and DJ at various education non-commercial stations such as WPEB
Philadelphia since 1994, as well as working as a radio & TV engineer and
producer. Stone is best known for his
former show, “Radio Magazine, with your Host Van Stone.
WVSR
TV/Radio was featured in a Philadelphia Westside Weekly newspaper article of
July 23, 2004 on ‘They Link the N’hood to Internet’ through an interview with
Stone and McNeil.
WVSR
TV/Radio was discontinued in September 2004, when Stone was allegedly
wrongfully incarcerated by Media Delaware County Courthouse Judges Barry C. Dozer
and Maureen Fitzpatrick during a custody matter over Stone’s 2 children and his
estranged wife but, later the station was reinstated on New Year’s Eve
2007. James Sullivan, who was titled as
vice president of communications, became owner of both the WVSR1360 radio
station and the Philadelphia Front Page News to relieve Stone of conflict of
interest.
At
the conception of Stone’s WVSR TV/Radio Downing and station programming was
focusing on all types of abuse. Even
religious abuse. And this is where
Downing’s Internet TV/Radio becomes controversial. The station takes aim at the Jehovah’s
Witnesses sect and Judges Barry C. Dozer, Maureen Fitzpatrick, and Court Master
Wright, Media Delaware County Courthouse, alleging hypocrisy in some of the
Jah’s Witnesses doctrines especially its links to the United Nations. And alleging corruption in some of the Media justices’
decisions especially its links to bigotry, prejudice, bias, and racism in
Family Court matters; divorce, custody, support, and protection from abuse
orders.
In
2003, Stone and WVSR programmers discussed the Jah’s Witnesses religion bans
any involvement in any form of governmental or political activity, except
paying taxes.
According
to Van Stone Downing, a former JW himself, “leaders of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
organization are telling their members not to vote, but at the same time the
leaders joined the United Nations.”
Stone, who left the Jehovah’s Witnesses organization, for reasons that
don’t matter, also said that the religious organization has a lot of child
sexual abuse allegations successfully proved in court.
As
for the Media Delaware County Courthouse Judges in question, Stone has
supported groups and legislators that have raising concerns about Media
Delaware County Courthouse and Judges Barry C. Dozer and Judge Maureen
Fitzpatrick.
Stone
wanted to help change Philadelphia to a safer and more economical city by
helping Philadelphia become a producer of analog or digital, terrestrial, or
Internet – radio pioneering job increasing for poverty-stricken blacks in
particular and all youngsters that are dealing with school dropouts’ rates,
youth gun-homicide, unemployment, and child fostering.
Stone
developed the concept in Internet radio and job improvement that 13 songs or
ads per hour, would bring about hundreds of donated dollars for streaming, per
station per month that 90% adults and teens living in a Philadelphia city
district would be employed in radio career.
Nonprofit Internet radio stations acquiring enough donation online spots
and website banners and sponsorships would make it affordable to hire 20 to 25
personnel.
In
addition, in 2008 Stone brought a Hollywood actor, Stefan Umstead, to reach
entertainment, corporations, sports and health professional demographics. Later Stone got nationally known Disc Jockey
“DJ Kid Scratch” to the station to blend in records being played when
social-conscience topics were not occurring.
Soon the station would become more competitive with FM radio. Stefan Umstead himself is a featured radio
personality. And DJ Kid Scratch himself
is a featured host, and is joined by several comedians and actors and film
stars. The station achieved notoriety by featuring former Philadelphia residents
that became stars and decided to come back and give back to the American Black
Philadelphia community.
And now viewers from as far as California, where Stefan resides, could call in live and talk on issues of the day with radio personalities.
Soon
Advertising donations picked up, and the viewership/listenership increased
50%. And also, Samuel Van Stone Downing
himself was a featured as a returned host.
When
new themes at WVSR next appeared, it was clear Chiropractic Care was in the
forefront of talk format. The science
behind chiropractic care has existed since as long ago as 2700 BC. Chiropractic Radio would help field the voice
for many physicians who stressed the importance of spinal manipulation as a
preventive measure. Dr. Michael L.
Pollard examined the chiropractic profession.
Dr.
Pollard explained how Daniel David Palmer, who started the Palmer School of
Chiropractic in 1897,
founded
it in 1895 in the United States. His son, BJ Palmer, continued the school after
his father's death and is credited for developing chiropractic care into what
it is today.
Since
then, chiropractic care has gained legal recognition in all fifty United
States, and worldwide support continues to grow. Chiropractors are recognized as physicians
and are often covered by insurance and Medicare. Chiropractors use a variety of
techniques and procedures to allow the body to heal at full potential. Dr. Pollard helps families learn and listen
about chiropractors that can take care of a person’s chiropractic and holistic
healthcare needs.
In
addition, 3 to 5 second psa’s and news tips about proper animal care and animal
rights drew in new donators and listener/viewers that are concerned about
animal abuse in Philadelphia and abroad.
In
2018, WVSR1360.1 is one of
the best radio stations that is streaming online. For access to a live stream,
anyone may listen via its website.
Philadelphia’s best public radio station
online, a partnership between KYWS and Van Stone Productions Foundation, Inc.
Music Project, highlights the best alternative music from around the globe.
Best known for its live studio sessions, WVSR 1360 is often among the
first major media outlets to showcase up-and-coming bands, making it a great
place to hear new music before all of your friends.
WVSR1360.1 AM/FM is just a great place to find emerging music.
Creator of the famed Radio Magazine radio program, a show
that highlights new music and live performances from talented indie artists, WVSR
1360.1 AM/FM is an excellent place to hear well-curated musical selections, as
well as to catch up on national news.
POWER 88 THE FM
Introduction
In
2015 the radio station introduced a sister station POWER 88 THE FM. The online frequency is www.power88.us. The FM station was established by Van Stone
and created for music video programming format concentrating on the historical
music roots and Black American History and programs about modern rap music
education videos. Stone established
political science talk dealing with international, national, federal, state,
city and local government.
WVSR/POWER
88 THE FM
Station
Address:
Van
Stone
P.O.
Box 395
East
Lansdowne, PA 19050
WVSR/POWER
88 THE FM Technical Info:
Status
Licensed Class Internet Affiliate
Area
of Coverage Broadcast During
Determined Hours Paid-For-AM-FM-On-Air Time
Hours
of Operation Unlimited
