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Grassroots public radio station broadcasting across a 5-state region that includes Asheville, Charlotte, & Boone, NC; Greenville/Spartanburg, SC, and East TN. Americana, rock, roots and other music styles, plus NPR. Live webstream and more at www.wncw.org
Songs of food & gratitude all day long on WNCW this Thanksgiving Day. Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” airs just past Noon and at 9:30 p.m.

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Happy Thanksgiving!
Your WNCW family has a seat at the table for you, with songs of food & gratitude all day long this Thursday. In one of our favorite annual traditions, Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree” fro...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Here is the livestream of Sunday's Free Planet Radio concert that was a fundraiser for WNCW. Enjoy, and feel free to donate via the "GiveButter" weblink provided! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWgv...
WNCW Benefit Concert with Free Planet Radio - at The Resonating Room
YouTube video by WNCWStudioB
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November 10, 2025 at 7:23 PM
A portion of our 2008 interview with the late Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, former singer with the Grateful Dead, is coming up next on "Studio B Rewind"!
November 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
WNCW is humbled to see this kind of support from the Free Planet Radio crew. If you can't make it to this Sunday afternoon concert person, they/we plan to livestream it on WNCW's YouTube page!
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WNCW Benefit Concert
Intimate Studio Concert with Free Planet Radio & Friends
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November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
We have ended our official drive at $294,844, which *beats our record!* We would love to reach $300,000 these next few days. So, if you didn't get an opportunity to donate this week, it is not too late! www.wncw.org

Thanks to you, WNCW will keep informing, inspiring, and entertaining listeners.
November 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Our on-air fund drive wraps up at 9pm! Call 800-245-8870, or at wncw.org. At 6pm, one lucky person will win tickets to see Billy Strings at ExploreAsheville.com Arena on 2/10, plus a $50 Wicked Weed gift card. At 9pm: tix to the Warren Haynes Xmas Jam/Pre-Jam, plus 2 nights at The Aloft Asheville!
October 31, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Celebrate Public Radio Music Day today! We are pleased to report that the CPB has secured music rights for public media through 2027 (details below.) Celebrate with a donation to keep your station WNCW strong! www.wncw.org #publicradiomusicday2025
October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Interview with The Infamous Stringdusters this afternoon in the 3 o'clock hour
Joe Kendrick speaks with The Infamous Stringdusters’ bassist and Brevard, NC native, Travis Book, ahead of the band’s appearance at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium on Wednesday, October 29th.
October 20, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New fall swag is here!
Our Fall Fund Drive is October 25-31, but you don't have to wait!
Our fall apparel is available now!
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October 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Get the newest Crowd Around the Mic for a $100 donation now during our Fall Fund Drive Pre-Drive. The donation level goes up to $120 at midnight on Friday. Our on-air drive with phone volunteers is October 25-31.
Get your copy of Crowd Around the Mic Volume 29 for a $100 donation during our fund drive pre-drive!
Our Fall Fund Drive is happening October 25-31. Nnow through midnight on Friday, October 24th, Crowd Around the Mic Volume 29 is available for a $100 donation during our pre-drive. Once the drive star...
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October 18, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Live in Studio B, Today at 11 am: Brennen Leigh
Her latest release, Don’t You Ever Give Up On Love, was released just this month. Brennen and her band play The Grey Eagle in Asheville on Monday night, then visit us in Studio B before playing Durham on Tuesday and Decatur, GA, on Wednesday.
October 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
We're excited about this upcoming fundraiser! Many thanks to River Guergarian, Chris Rosser, and everyone else involved in this. River's studio, nestled in the beautiful mountains outside of Weaverville, is a beautiful spot. Check out the details here: givebutter.com/bIU4vw
WNCW Benefit Concert
Intimate Studio Concert with Free Planet Radio & Friends
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October 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Enter to win tickets to see MJ Lenderman!!
Wednesday, October 15, 2025 | Asheville Yards | Asheville, NC
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September 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Enter win tickets to see Goose!
September 27, 2025 | PNC Music Pavilion | Charlotte, NC
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September 22, 2025 at 12:18 PM
A few scenes from AmericanaFest in Nashville: 200 acts in 50 venues covering a wide variety of styles, plus panels and talks. Were you there? 1. Jesse Welles & John Fogerty. 2. Awards Show Finale. 3. David Rawlings, Nathaniel Rateliff, and Gillian Welch. 4. The Wood Brothers.
September 16, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Enter to win tickets to see Lucy Dacus!
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 | Asheville Yards | Asheville, NC
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September 15, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Enter to win tickets to The Lumineers!
Wednesday, September 17, 2025 | PNC Music Pavilion | Charlotte, NC
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September 8, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Live in Studio B today at 2pm: Dawn Landes

Dawn Landes released The Liberated Woman’s Songbook last year, which was originally a book published in 1971 at the height of the Women’s Liberation Movement. Dawn’s album version leads us through a history of women’s activism. Tune in and join us!
September 4, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Enter to win tickets to see Panda Bear!
Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025 | The Orange Peel | Asheville, NC
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September 2, 2025 at 8:05 PM