Due to concerns about unhealthy air quality, KVMR has made the very hard decision to cancel the Wee Celtic Festival scheduled to happen (tomorrow) Saturday September 10th. After consulting air quality experts as well as exploring some options to reschedule or move the event to an indoor venue, it was determined that we cannot continue […]
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KVMR Launches 2nd Annual ‘Caravan of Love’ through Nevada City, Grass Valley This Sunday
Community Radio KVMR 89.5 FM is assembling “The Caravan of Love” – their second annual Covid-safe love-themed motorcade this Sunday, April 3rd, through Nevada City and Grass Valley, with everyone invited to take part. “We intended this event as a safe way to get together in the spirit of love and unity last winter when […]
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KVMR ‘Caravan Of Love’ Motorcade Drives Through Nevada City, Grass Valley on Valentine’s Sunday
Nevada City, Calif. February 9, 2021 – KVMR Community Radio is assembling a Covid-safe motorcade next Sunday, Valentine’s Day, February 14th, through Nevada City and Grass Valley, with everyone invited to take part. “In the midst of a long year of separation the ‘love drive’ will serve as a way to help bring our community […]
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KVMR Joins 100 Other Stations To Play Classic Song At Noon Tuesday For George Floyd
June 9, 2020 – KVMR 89.5 FM will join over 100 other community radio stations to play Sam Cooke’s poignant “A Change Is Gonna Come” Tuesday at noon in commemoration of the life of George Floyd. Floyd’s gruesome killing May 25 in Minneapolis has been the focus of international protests, and many communities ares struggling […]
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KVMR Celtic Festival – Postponed to 2021
April 24, 2020 -After much consideration and consultation with those involved we have come to the conclusion that it is in the best interest of our Volunteer, Vendors, Artists and Staff to postpone the 2020 KVMR Celtic Festival until September of 2021. The California Department of Public Health has issued a directive that all non-essential […]
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The Bridge 105.7 To Air Supes’ Cannabis Discussion, Vote
May 14, 2019 – The Bridge 105.7 FM will carry this morning’s Nevada County Board of Supervisors’ meeting as they discuss and vote on an emergency cannabis cultivation ordinance for the county. The board will hear a staff report at 10 a.m., then discuss it among themselves and make a vote on the proposal by […]
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KVMR Holds Suicide Awareness Forum on April 9
NEVADA CITY, Calif. April 5, 2019 – Tuesday, April 9th, KVMR Community Radio presents another KVMR Town Hall Forum on the important subject of Suicide Awareness from 6-8pm. This two hour broadcast takes place in the KVMR Community Room at 120 Bridge Street in downtown Nevada City. The public is welcome to attend. The forum […]
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The Bridge 105.7 FM To Air Newsom Inauguration Live Monday 11am to 1 pm
NEVADA CITY, Calif. January 7, 2019 – The Bridge 105.7 FM — Nevada County’s newest radio signal — will broadcast the inauguration ceremony and the inaugural address of new Governor Gavin Newsom today (Monday) live from the State Capitol from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The station is part of a statewide network carrying the […]
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KVMR Hires New General Manager
Nevada City, Calif. December 10, 2018 – Nationally acclaimed community radio station, KVMR is thrilled to announce Ali Lightfoot as the new General Manager. Lightfoot brings over 20 years experience in public and community media, most recently at KVNF Public Radio in Colorado. ”After months of the General Manager Recruitment process that included a nationwide search, […]
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KVMR raises over $43,000 for Camp Fire Victims
NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 30, 2018 – KVMR 89.5 FM’s alternative to Black Friday last week — a Day of Giving for Camp Fire victims — raised an estimated $43,098 according to the non-profit radio station’s officials. That does not include money given directly online to the North Valley Community Foundation (NVCF), since the station […]
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Black Friday on KVMR: A Day Of Giving To Fire Victims
NEVADA CITY, Calif. November 20, 2018 – Sure, this Friday is Black Friday, but instead of braving lines at stores and fighting for a parking place, why don’t you just listen to KVMR 89.5 FM between 7 am and 6 pm and give the gift that really matters to our neighbors who’ve lost almost everything […]
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Senate Judiciary Hearings to be broadcast locally at 105.7 FM on KVMR’s second signal
NEVADA CITY Calif. September 26, 2018 – KVMR Radio’s brand new second signal — The Bridge at 105.7 FM — will broadcast live Thursday’s Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination and Christine Blasey Ford’s testimony against him. The new 105.7 FM radio signal can be heard throughout much of western […]
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LaMalfa-Denney Sunday Debate Airs Tonight at 6 on KVMR 89.5 FM
NEVADA CITY, Clif. Sept. 17, 2018 – KVMR 89.5 FM will broadcast the first Congressional District 1 debate –which was recorded yesterday in Anderson, CA — tonight (Monday) at 6 p.m. This is the first of only two scheduled debates between Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa and Democratic opponent Audrey Denney of Chico. The Nevada City […]
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Welcome KVMR’s new station 105.7 – The Bridge
Nevada City, Calif. September 13, 2018 – KVMR, Nevada City’s 40-year-old non-profit community radio station, is excited to announce the launch of a new FM frequency in Western Nevada County – 105.7, The Bridge. While volunteer-driven KVMR 89.5 continues to offer the same eclectic mix of music, news and information, this new radio station airs […]
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Michael Moore’s New Film, “Fahrenheit 11/9” Premieres in Grass Valley as a KVMR Benefit
NEVADA CITY, Calif. August 31, 2018 – Oscar-winning director Michael Moore’s new film, “Fahrenheit 11/9”, will have its Northern California premiere right here in Grass Valley — and Moore will join the festivities afterwards live via Skype. KVMR 89.5 FM and the Del Oro Theater will present the highly-anticipated documentary Wednesday, September 19 with a […]
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KVMR Town Hall on March 20 | Affordable Housing: A Nevada County Dilemma
NEVADA CITY, Calif. March 7, 2018 – KVMR Community Radio will host a community discussion, “Affordable Housing: A Nevada County Dilemma,” Tuesday, March 20th from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Nevada Theater 401 Broad Street, Nevada City. This public affairs conversation will also be broadcast live on KVMR Community Radio / 89.5 FM. The […]
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RIP Wesley Robertson
March 4, 2018 – Our cherished KVMR family and friends: We have truly lost a one-of-a-kind, larger than life, unique KVMR character and talent. Wesley Robertson died late this morning from massive injuries he incurred in a car accident last night. Grass Valley Police say they found him at the northbound off-ramp to Idaho-Maryland Road […]
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36th Annual KVMR King Day Concert Comes to Nevada Theatre Monday At Noon
January 10, 2018 – The Bethel AME Church Choir of Marysville will headline KVMR’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Gospel Concert for the 36th time this coming Monday, January 15. The largely African-American choir will be featured in a free noon performance at the Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad Street, downtown Nevada City, with a live broadcast […]
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Hollywood Doesn’t Come to Nevada City, But A Duck’s Breath Film Does
November 17, 2017 – The first public screening of a new movie featuring the 40th anniversary shows of San Francisco comedy troupe Duck’s Breath Mystery Theatre is this Sunday 7 p.m. as part of the Nevada Theatre Film Series in downtown Nevada City. Tickets for this KVMR 89.5 FM benefit show are just $8 at […]
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KVMR Having Fun With Its Community Survey – Monkey See, Monkey Do?
August 15, 2017 – Jeez, how do you make a survey sexy? Maybe it’s the monkey… “Ah, well, I guess we’re going with the Survey Monkey theme, but maybe it’s representative of our collective monkey minds,” notes a smiling KVMR 89.5 FM General Manager Julie Chiarelli. “We’re always running around with new thoughts and ideas […]