• The Solar Eclipse Is Coming

    The Solar Eclipse is taking place on Monday April 8, 2024. It will be the first eclipse over Ohio since 1806. The Eclipse will take place through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, and New Hampshire, plus tiny parts of Kentucky, Michigan, and Maine between 1PM EDT and 4:30PM EDT. Cities on the Eclipse Path include Dallas, Indianapolis, Cleveland, Cincinnati, Buffalo, and the Columbus area.

    DO NOT STARE DIRECTLY INTO THE ECLIPSE WITHOUT Official Eclipse Glasses.

    Events Include:
    COLUMBUS
    COSI & Land-Grant at Land-Grant Brewing Company (424 W. Town St., Franklinton)
    Columbus Metropolitan Library (96 S. Grant Ave., Discovery District)

    DELAWARE
    First Friday - "The Space to Be" (April 5 in Downtown Delaware)
    Darkness Over Delaware (April 6-8) at Delaware County Fairgrounds

    DUBLIN
    Viewing Parties at Coffman Park (5200 Emerald Parkway) & Riverside Crossing Park (6635 Riverside Drive)

    GROVEPORT
    Viewing Party at Kidspace (630 Wirt Road)

    HILLIARD
    Viewing Party at Hilliard Station Park (4021 Main Street)

    NEW ALBANY
    Viewing Party at Bevelhymer Park (7860 Bevelhymer Road)

    POWELL
    Solar-Bration at Columbus Zoo and Aquarium (4850 W. Powell Rd.)

    SUNBURY
    Viewing Party at Freedom Park (890 State Route 61)

    WESTERVILLE
    Viewing Party at Hoff Woods Park (556 McCorkle Boulevard)

    WHITEHALL
    Viewing Party at John Bishop Park (4815 Etna Road)

    WORTHINGTON
    Viewing Parties at Old Worthington Library (820 High St.) & Northwest Library (2280 Hard Rd.)

    Here are links to Eclipse Events near you:
    FAQ's (from Upper Arlington) - https://upperarlingtonoh.gov/experience-the-2024-total-solar-eclipse/
    Tourism Ohio - https://ohio.org/home/eclipse/eclipse
    Columbus Metropolitan Library - https://www.columbuslibrary.org/solar-eclipse-2024/
    Experience Columbus - https://www.experiencecolumbus.com/eclipse/

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WCRS-LP FM is a non-commercial, listener-supported community radio station serving Central Ohioans, providing quality programming to:
•Promote personal and civic responsibility, informed action and thoughtful living;
•Challenge cultural and intellectual assumptions;
•Celebrate local cultures;
•Air alternative points of view and facilitate understanding through dialogue;
•To provide media training and to foster community empowerment and participation.
•To provide representation for under-served and under-represented constituencies
and viewpoints, and to provide news and information not commonly found elsewhere
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As Columbus Community Station, We are people driven which in our case means we need people to drive this station. Right now we are looking for Volunteers which you can fill out our volunteers form. It's under Volunteer and choose Volunteer Form. Also on the programming side we are looking for public affair shows to air on WCRS. This is your station so let's hear your voice. The Broadcaster form is also under Volunteer and make sure you fill it all out and you might be on WCRS!

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WCRS LP FM is Central Ohio's community radio station broadcasting soon 24-7 on 92.7 and 98.3 FM in most of Franklin County. WCRS is a service of The Neighborhood Network and a Pacifica Affiliate airing Democracy Now!, Free Speech Radio News and other syndicated public affairs programs in addition to locally made music, talk, and public affairs programs in English, Somali, and Spanish.

OUR MISSION

WCRS-LP FM is a non-commercial, listener-supported community radio station serving Central Ohioans, providing quality programming to:
•Promote personal and civic responsibility, informed action and thoughtful living;
•Challenge cultural and intellectual assumptions;
•Celebrate local cultures;
•Air alternative points of view and facilitate understanding through dialogue;
•To provide media training and to foster community empowerment and participation.
•To provide representation for under-served and under-represented constituencies
and viewpoints, and to provide news and information not commonly found elsewhere
on the airwaves.