"Always Eclectic, All the Time."
"A seductive, addictive, professional blend of 'Cosmic' Americana, Contemporary Blues, Modern Bluegrass, Jam, Folk Rock, soulful alt.country & more."
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Listen live thru either of these two Most Popular platforms: Tune-In Radio or Radio Garden.
Or - click on the logo above and you can listen thru there, as well. It's all good.
Or - click on the logo above and you can listen thru there, as well. It's all good.
artists & labels, send promo CDs our way for airplay consideration:
WreckingBallRadio.NET - 500 Umstead Drive #202A - Chapel Hill, NC - 27516
WreckingBallRadio.NET - 500 Umstead Drive #202A - Chapel Hill, NC - 27516
Our quarterly goal for operating expenses is a mere $999. We have officially reached our Spring Fund Drive goals.
Now let's crush those Summer goals!
Thanks to you all for helping out this past quarter.
Thanks all for the donations and encouragement to keep the stream alive!
Now let's crush those Summer goals!
Thanks to you all for helping out this past quarter.
Thanks all for the donations and encouragement to keep the stream alive!
New Blog Posts:6.20 - So, I have a new show running weekdays at noon EST on wreckingballradio.net. There are replays but as of now they're at no fixed time. I'm looking for ideas. What do you think? Should my show replay 4 x a day? 3 x? Twice? Or just once with repeats on the weekend? Suggestions are welcome but you'd have to replay on the station's Facebook wall: facebook.com/wreckingballradio - but yes, I do want to know your thoughts. Thanks!
6.19 Thanks to Bruce & Karen for their donation today!! Making some early progress on our Summer Fund Drive! Excellent, thank you! - jayson
6.19 - Happy Birthday to ... The Album!
6.16 ...and thanks to Ruth for starting off our Summer '18 Fund Drive. That's 5 down and 994 to go! Happy weekend to you.
6.15 - I'm thinking to get back to deejaying on the stream. For some reason we have more listeners when I do it. I know, I know. I don't get my own appeal, either!
6.13 - ...and thanks to Bruce putting us over the top! We have officially met our Spring Fund Drive goals, Thanks Bruce! And your $175 was the biggest donation so I'll be sending you that CD pack we promised ASAP. Thanks all for participating this quarter. It really helps to know that the station is still meaningful to you after all these years.
Hopefully with the changes in Net Neutrality protections we won't notice any slow down of the stream. Oh, plus I'll be moving these Spring blog posts over to the archive page in a couple of days. In this space we'll chart the progress of our Summer Fund Drive! |
Note: to see the list of songs playing in real time, click the station logo above. You can also find more ways to stream there.
We are Legal and Free thanks to Your support! - Our music royaltees are paid so our artists can get paid.
Thanks to Stream Liscensing.com. I'd have their official badge here but it's no longer compatible with our website host, due to warnings about cookies and privacy, etc. Same with their official listening widget.
Our Podcasts are on Mixcloud
Finaly! A Selfie I like! and yes, I am an old Hippie, for sure.
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You can donate through our Paypal Address: wreckingballradio@gmail.com
"Old school" checks and money orders are also fine, through our mailing address Jayson c/o Wrecking Ball Radio 500 Umstead Drive #202A Chapel Hill, NC 27516 If you do it this way, please include your email so I can thank you, ASAP or right away! 
The perfect cup for your better moods!
A Cup for Our Times!
900 a quarter seems to just cover the bases. It's a little higher now because some of the licensing companies have raised their fees so our artists can get a raise.
PayPal: wreckingballradio@gmail.com Interest on paypal adds up quickly, too. Webhosting costs money. Music itself costs money. Yes I do get some promo stuff but most of what you hear is music I've bought for the station. And sometimes we have to replace a microphone or a laptop or something basic like that. There's Internet fees & more. We don't have a huge overhead because there's no fancy studio or tower to worry about. But since this is my only "job", I do have to put on my fundraiser hat now and then. If I could I'd pay for it all myself, I would. Maybe if they ever get that Basic Income thing going. I haven't won any lotteries lately so I do rely on the kindness of strangers. Wrecking Ball Radio
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Your Promo Here!!
We don't have advertising but as an incentive to donate, if you have a small business to promote, a coffee shop, a new album, an ebook or book or movie or comic book or anything (within reason, of course, example: no porn, no guns, nothing racist or sexist), in exchange for any donation $50 or more we'll gladly help you promote it here on this page. Or.... Hire Me!
Another way to help out with WreckingBallRadio.NET, if you like my voice (and some people do, believe it or not!), I'm available to create a radio ad for you which you can place on various radio stations in your market. I specialize in the "soft sell" approach. Just write me some copy and I'll send you an mp3 or two or three in a timely manner, which can be used when you buy time on other outlets running commercials. I'm also available to program or consult other radio stations, on line or wherever, in the wreckingballradio.net style. Moving is not an option but you don't need me hanging around your break room anyway, when I can do it long distance just fine. Questions or suggestions: wreckingballradio@gmail.com Wrecking Ball Radio:
I love this pic. No clue where it came from or who owns it. If you own it and would like me to take it down, lemme know. But it's one hell of a shot!
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Paypal us: wreckingballradio@gmail.com - plus, Obviously, buy their music, go to their websites, buy their t-shirts, go see them in concert, friend them on social media. We need our artists to survive and thrive - just as we need our web-streams and podcasts to continue to do so For as long as you allow us, we're going to promote them with the loving care they deserve. |
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."I got into radio when I was 19 out in Walla Walla, Washington. after some time at Whitman College's KWCW I landed a job at KTEL - a little news, sports and country music station. Before too long I became their music director. It was my dream job, really. Same station Family Guy & Batman's Adam West began his career, btw.
Moved to Florida in the mid 80's and spent some time as Music Director at Class 103 in Naples, back when they were 'THE' station to listen to. After that I hosted a popular weekly Sunday Jazz Brunch show on WAVV-101. I got out of radio for a while to pursue other interests and wound up back on the air at Eye-Q Radio in Miami where I began exclusively playing Americana and alt.country. This was back in 2000. Moved to North Carolina and found myself continuing the Americana/alt.country show at WCOM, a little community station here in Carrboro. The show got "syndicated" on a few other internet stations in the USA and UK - which was very cool. But a weekly 2 hour show just wasn't enough for me. Once I finally figured out how to put the pieces together for a full time internet-based radio station, and thanks to the generosity of friends who believed in this project (and my ability to pull it off and create something innovative, fun and interesting) - Wrecking Ball Radio was born in 2011. The station continues to survive ONLY on listener donations and, for that, we are eternally, extremely grateful." "This is my only real skill and it's becoming less and less marketable so I really do appreciate the support." 
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"A terrific source for discovering new music! I've bought a ton of music because of you!"
Jamie T. "I had satellite but I got rid of it and now I only listen to Wrecking Ball Radio. Nothing compares." B. Tweedy "WreckingBallRadio.Net must continue. It is the go to sound track for my life. Your programming skills are spot on. Bringing joy to me every day of my life. Telling all my friends about your station."
Joel K. "[Wrecking Ball Radio] is a goldmine of new and old Americana nuggets curated by Jayson Tanner, who seems to have the knack of uncovering under the radar artists... He has a real ear for intelligent music, the kind that has something to say and which does not simply seek to replicate the past...."
Steve Swift, writing in 'Louder Than War'. "We play your station every day , and EVERY day, so many clients ask about the station because they LOVE the music that is played. We're sharing the good news! Thank you for playing great songs all the time."
- Dennis S. "Wow...seriously? Radio with really good music? Really, REALLY good music...song after song after song? Two hours ago I would have said it wasn't possible ... thank you Jayson for proving me wrong." - Barbara P. "... reminds me of listening to "underground" radio back in 1969..." - Ron I. "Incredible! ... I love ur song selections and could never find all these artists on my own. Thank you I can now lay in bed and listen to my hearts content." - Virgil J. "I like having a place I can escape to where I can be guaranteed awesome music." - Jessica D. "Wrecking Ball Radio harkens back to the quality and depth commercial radio once had the freedom and chutzpah to explore. Class, quality and excitement." - Jon M. Send Comments:
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