Soft broadcast kicked off at East Seventh Live
“We’re here to get some starch in your slacks… to tell you the best of what’s going on on your block,” spits out DJ Huh What on a new radio show called New Lens.
The two men behind the show are hoping to air twice weekly, showing off fresh hip hop tunes on a new East Side radio station.
“Welcome to a new show on WEQY. It’s called Dead Air,” quips another radio host, who goes on to explain that the show is dedicated to the jam band the Grateful Dead.
Such bits are samples of what’s to come from WEQY 104.7 FM.
The radio station that’s been in the making since 2013 is finally up and running — East Siders can now turn their dials to 104.7 for some local, East Side-oriented radio content.
Broadcasting out of a studio on East Seventh Street in Dayton’s Bluff, the community radio station will offer talk shows, specialty music shows, culturally specific features, live call-in shows and more, all rooted in the communities that make up the East Side.
The station comes out of years of effort, a lot of volunteer hours, and some perseverance.
