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

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Fractured Appalachia 
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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Making Connections 
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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The ACA Explained 
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

13 - Black Lung Benefits
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA outlining how the Affordable Care Act has made it easier to obtain benefits for black lung disease.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
12 - Care for Immigrants
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA outlining, very briefly, how the Affordable Care Act affects immigrant care.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
11- Native American Care
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining, briefly, some of the changes the Affordable Care Act will have on Native American health care.

Bought by KOJB 90.1 FM The eagle, KFOK-LPFM, and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 3
10 - Insurance Exchanges
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining (very briefly) the new insurance exchange system.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
9 - No Limits on "Essential" Care
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining how the Affordable Care Act forbids insurers from placing annual lifetime limits on care deemed "essential."

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
8 - Insurers Can't Drop You
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A free, 30-second PSA explaining how the Affordable Care Act prevents insurers from rescinding coverage if you get sick.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
7 - Small Businesses
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining how the Affordable Care Act applies to small businesses & non-profits.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
6 - Prescription Medications
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining how the Affordable Care Act changes the cost of prescription medications & eliminates the so-called "doughnut hole."

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
5 - Pre-existing Conditions
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining how the Affordable Care Act eliminates the restriction of coverage based on any pre-existing conditions.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2
4 - Tax Credits
From: WMMT
Series: The ACA Explained
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A 30-second PSA explaining how the Affordable Care Act creates tax credits to try & make insurance more affordable for more people.

Bought by KFOK-LPFM and KZXP


  • Added: Aug 29, 2013
  • Length: :30
  • Purchases: 2

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Staff of WMMT

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Mimi Pickering (Admin)
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Tea Wimer (Admin)
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Jared Hamilton (Admin)