Wonderful grassroots station with an eclectic mix of music and talk! I hear music and stories on…read morethis station that I can't find elsewhere. The DJs represent such a wide variety of voices. Talk shows ranges from a poetry and prose show to news to Democracy Now to an anarchist radio show. Music includes freeform, experimental, local musicians, hip hop, R &B and so much more!

A great local radio station with lots of interesting talk shows! Well worth a listen --…read moreparticularly the talk shows on Sunday afternoon --

I was raised on public radio…read more I've been very fortunate to live in two cities that had truly kick ass public radio programming throughout the day, both Durham and San Diego. Noting how progressive Asheville is, I assumed that our local public radio station would be chock full of awesome content, interesting stories on local businesses and happenings... but sadly most of the programming is classical music. Luckily WCQS offers NPR programming between 3 and 7, and some nights they'll have Jazz with Bob Parlocha, which is a nice change of pace... but for the most part it's classical. Some times it's latin classical, other times it's kids playing classical, I mean it's downright surprising how many different iterations and incarnations of classical music WCQS offers. When I drive north of the 240 I try to grab WCQS' sister station WYQS that plays nothing but BBC news all the time. That's content that I can dig. But the signal is weak. I love it when I actually hear David Herrand on the microphone. It's like a breath of fresh air from the canned recordings of classical symphonies that all seem to blend into each other. When there's a local story, or an interview I want to scream YES! THIS IS WHAT THIS STATION IS FOR! This year I donated to WCQS for the first time, but I did so begrudgingly. I want to support my public radio station, but I also don't want to let them feel like the course of action they're taking is one that I agree with. I'm certain that what they need is more money to create more content, but I feel like more content is needed to generate more funds. It's a tough place to be in. I will continue to listen, and I'll continue to donate money during the pledge drives. I can only dream that as our town grows, so will the content and variety of our public radio station.

This is what I listen to, all day every day when I m not listening to my iPod ( I seriously still…read morehave one, it lives in my house). 88.1 has some of the NPR shows like morning addition but usually plays a lot of classical music, I find that educational and relaxing while I m driving. Blue ridge public radio has local news and talks about Asheville politics and stuff that's going on in surrounding counties. I also donated my car to them when it died, the service was amazing, super painless, we talked on the phone twice , a tow truck came and the car was gone a donation receipt was sent to me shortly after . Love this station

It seems odd that an "Alternative" radio station is owned by the iHeart conglomeration but here we…read moreare. ALT 101.1 is Asheville's Alternative Rock When the "seek" button landed here, it stayed for my time in the city. Not very "alternative" since it played Foo FIghters, Weezer, Coldplay, Red Hot Chili Peppers. But I enjoyed the tunes and the commercial breaks that reminded me I could ask my Alexa device to play this on my smart speaker. [Review 18866 overall - 3357 in North Carolina - 2389 of 2022.]

I love the eclectic mix of music and thought topics. The station is unique just like the Asheville…read morecommunity. Set your car radio to 103.3 and give it a go! Richard

I'm biased here. I've even done a show here for awhile with some friends of mine. But as a hardcore…read moreradio junkie, whose worked in public radio since high school. I gotta support the fam, even if ya'll are going through some rough times right now.

Spending two hours driving through Asheville and enjoying your local traffic, I was at least able…read moreto have some decent tunes. The Brew is one of those "We Play Everything" stations and they do. The music skipped from Aerosmith to Huey Lewis to Spandau Ballet to Madonna. Decent adult contemporary tunes where I knew most of the words. Minimal interruptions but they sure like to remind you that you can get this same content on your smart speaker if you're so inclined. If there was a DJ, I didn't notice them. And that's a good thing. [Review 14944 overall, 446 of 2021, number 2840 in North Carolina.]

Be a light in a world of darkness... that is truly what this radio station is! They live up to…read moretheir name for sure, 106.9 The Light! They are kind, supportive, always on, always giving and always positive! Just received my free tshirt and stickers from them just for sending a text when they said to and it has such an amazing message on it and arrived at the perfect time. That's what they do, deliver the message of hope when there seems there isn't much. That message is Jesus! The answer is Jesus... to everything! Thank you for reminding me and so many others of that all the time and for reaching those who have never heard the message before! With love, -A forgiven, sinner!

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Smoky Mountain News out of Sylva hits that perfect sweet spot of small town intensity and regional…read moredepth, the kind of paper where you flip a page and suddenly you are knee deep in annexation debates in Waynesville or a property tax cap fight in Haywood County. It is the sort of hyperlocal drama that national outlets will never touch, and that is exactly why it is so addictive. One issue had Clyde putting a moratorium on data centers, Graham County dealing with a removed sheriff appealing his ouster, and a whole spread of community voices weight in on what it all means. It seels like being handed the keys to the region's group chat! What makes it even better is how it wraps up all that civic grit in the texture of everyday mountain life. Local ads from businesses you can actually walk into, opinion columns that sound like real neighbors, and listings for shows at the local playhouse all sit side by side with the government coverage. It is a paper that treats its readers like they care about their home, and it rewards that curiosity with stories that you simply cannot get anywhere else. [Review 673 of 2026 - 4758 in North Carolina - 25854 overall]