WMMT

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WMMT is the non-commercial community radio service of the Appalshop in Whitesburg, KY.  Our mission is to be a 24 hour voice of mountain people’s music, culture, and social issues, to provide broadcast space for creative expression and community involvement in making radio, and to be an active participant in discussion of public policy that will benefit coalfield communities and the Appalachian region as a whole.   

Series

Caption: Main Street, McRoberts, KY.
8 Pieces

Natural gas drilling in southwest Virginia and eastern Kentucky is the subject of a new radio documentary from WMMT, Appalshop’s public, community radio station in Whitesburg, Kentucky. “Fractured Appalachia” is a one-hour program, also available as seven short features, that examines legal and environmental facets of the region’s burgeoning new energy industry.

  • From: WMMT
  • Updated: May 04, 2012
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9 Pieces

Making Connections is a project for sharing news, stories, and information highlighting opportunities and challenges for building a healthy future for Appalachia's land and people. http://www.makingconnectionsnews.org/

  • From: WMMT
  • Updated: Oct 18, 2012
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25 Pieces

A series of free 30-second PSAs attempting to lay out some of the major changes brought by the Affordable Care Act. More info about the issues discussed and the project as a whole can be found at http://www.acaexplained.org.

  • From: WMMT
  • Updated: Aug 29, 2013

Latest Pieces

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Because of historically cheap energy rates and lots of poorly insulated housing, Kentuckians’ average home electricity use is one of the highest in...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 12:49
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Terry Creech is a rare breed – a second generation apple grower in Harlan County, KY. Jeremy Williams, Harlan County Extension Agent, and Mitch Whi...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2016
  • Length: 07:59
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In Dec. 2013, the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC) received a $30 million Race to the Top grant from the US Department of Education t...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 24:54
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Ronni Lundy, one of the organizers of the very first Appalachian Food Summit, sees this event in Hindman as a chance to break bread, talk with one ...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 12:45
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The Clinch River Watershed is one of the most biodiverse river systems in North America, home to a staggering variety of aquatic life and even enda...

  • Added: Apr 14, 2016
  • Length: 10:08
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9-11- 14 WMMT Mountain News & World Report Feature Coal mining jobs have dropped around Cleveland, VA, but when residents looked around they reali...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 09:25
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9-27-14 WMMT Mountain News & World Report Feature The After Coal: Wales and Appalachia Project visited Elkhorn City recently to talk about eco-tou...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 11:24
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5-05-15 WMMT Mountain News & World Report Feature April 4th was the 6th anniversary of the Upper Big Branch disaster, when 29 coal miners were kil...

  • Added: Apr 08, 2016
  • Length: 15:54
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Gerry Roll, Executive Director of the Foundation for Appalachian Kentucky, is a long time advocate for children and families. She has seen the regi...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 04:43
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Coming from coal mining people in Letcher County, KY, Evan Smith is a lawyer specializing in black lung cases with the Appalachian Citizens Law Cen...

  • Added: Feb 10, 2016
  • Length: 06:28