Fundraising/Underwriting

Sometimes in the busy process of running the radio station and coming up new shows, it’s easy to forget to thank our listeners and supporters.  Our WATTS members help keep us on the air with their monthly donations of $5, $10 up to $20.  It doesn’t seem like a lot, but it adds up when […]

Do you shop Amazon? If you do, please consider setting WWER as your charity of choice. What is Amazon Smile?     Amazon’s Smile is a program that donates 0.5% of your eligible purchases to a charity of your choice. All you need to do is start your shopping at smile.amazon.com. The donation will be […]

I’m glad to say that we’ve had some new underwriters join the station recently, and I thought it was time to recognize them here.  Underwriting is what you might think of as sponsorship.  As a non-commercial radio station, we cannot broadcast advertising in the traditional sense.  Instead, we accept donations (we are a non-profit) and […]

We’ve just received another batch of WWER T-Shirts in Large and Extra Large sizes.   If you would like one of your very own, let us know by sending an email to [email protected] and I’ll set one aside for you.  They are $20 each, cash only please.  

As a non-commercial station, our two main sources of income are our WATTS members and our Underwriters.  Underwriters are businesses who donate money to WWER in exchange for on-air mentions of their business.  A more common term might be sponsor, but we like to differentiate with the term underwriter we are not a commercial station.  […]

Would you like to give a special gift to a friend or family member?  How about a special announcement for a birthday, anniversary, or graduation on WWER?   For $20 donation, we will wish a happy birthday, anniversary, or other special event on air on their special day.  We will make the announcement several times throughout […]