Tube City Online Radio - McKeesport

Fund Drive: Your Support is Needed

I really hate asking for money, but we’re at a critical point.

Take a look at the numbers. More than 40,000 people tuned into Tube City Online Radio last year.

If everyone who listened had given us $1, we would never need to ask for money. But in reality, only a small percentage of people ever donate — usually as a thank-you for posting a death notice on our obituary page.

If it wasn’t for support for a few faithful donors — among them, the G.C. Murphy Co. Foundation, the Bill Persson family, the Flynn Family Foundation, Larry and Rikki Berger, and Eric and Judy Wisniewski — we’d be in big trouble.

As it is, we’ve taken two big financial hits recently. One of our longtime donors says they need to cut back their support by about $100 per month.

Royalties for playing music have gone up about 40 percent. We also now must pay for a service to file reports with the royalty-collecting organizations — that’s costing us $50 per month. (You may have noticed that several local Internet radio stations have gone out of business because they can no longer afford the costs.)

Adding all of that up — we need to raise another $500 a month or so, or we’re not going to be able to continue. We have a small reserve fund right now but it’s not going to last.

If you are financially able, and would like to make a gift, please consider doing so.

Donations may be made by check or money order to:

Tube City Community Media Inc.
P.O. Box 94
McKeesport PA 15134

Or via PayPal at: http://www.tubecityonline.com/contact/

If you think this is important, we very much could use your support. Your $50 or $100 gift goes directly to paying expenses — I don’t take any kind of payment from this website, and neither do any of our board members or officers.

If we could raise an extra $5,000 to $10,000 this year, we’d be OK.

We are recognized as a tax-exempt organization by the Internal Revenue Service, so your gift may be tax-deductible as a charitable contribution.

If you have a business that is looking to make a contribution, or if you have a charitable foundation that could donate money to help us, please reach out.

Thank you for your continued support of our organization.

Thank You for Your Continued Support

Our goal is to continue to provide coverage of news and events in McKeesport, Duquesne, North Versailles Twp., White Oak and the surrounding area. We'd even like to grow, but first, we need to get back to full strength.

We don't ask for money very often. If you can help us, we would very much appreciate a donation this year.

We are an IRS-registered 501(C)(3) charity, which means your donation may be tax-deductible.

If you are financially able, and would like to make a gift, please consider doing so.

Donations may be made by check or money order to:

Tube City Community Media Inc.
P.O. Box 94
McKeesport PA 15134

Or via PayPal at: http://www.tubecityonline.com/contact/

Hear news throughout the day on WMCK Tube City Online Radio

Dianne Ribecca brings you a summary of the week’s headlines twice daily on WMCK Tube City Online Radio:

Tube City Online Radio News:

12 p.m. Monday & Friday
1 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday
2 p.m. Sunday
5 p.m. Wednesday & Friday
6 p.m. Sunday & Monday
9 p.m. Tuesday, Friday & Saturday

We also feature FSN World News headlines throughout the day:

Every Day: 12 midnight & 5:56 a.m.

Sundays: 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 1 p.m., 6 p.m.
Mondays: 8 a.m.
Tuesdays: 8 a.m., 12 noon, 3 p.m.
Wednesdays: 8 a.m., 2 p.m.
Thursdays: 8 a.m., 12 noon, 9 p.m.
Saturdays: 1 p.m. & 2 p.m.

Thank You for 2020 — Here’s to 2021

In an era where we're being bombarded every day on our telephones by scams and on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram by hoaxes and propaganda, access to information is more important than ever.

This year was a very difficult one for everyone. At Tube City Community Media, we lost one of our best correspondents due to a family emergency, while another had to give up writing for us because of her daytime work obligations. That left us unable to cover some communities with the depth they deserve, and we're sorry about that.

But we've persisted and we are working to recruit several new writers — two of them have already had bylines recently and we're looking forward to more of their good work.

The 'golden age' of radio is on WMCK.FM!

Six days a week, we're the "new sound of the Mon Valley." But on Sunday nights, we're the "old sound" of original scripted radio drama and comedy!

Jack Benny is back on the air on WMCK Sunday nights at 7. Each week, we dip into an archive of classic Jack Benny episodes, featuring his regular cast of naive tenor Dennis Day, alcoholic bandleader Phil Harris, rotund announcer Don Wilson, the "yes-s-s-s-s-s" man, Frank Nelson, Benny's faithful (but sarcastic) valet, Rochester, and Benny's real-life wife, Mary Livingston.

Listen, and find out why Jack Benny, the pride of Waukegan, Ill., and supposedly the stingiest man alive, was one of America's most popular comedians for 40 years.