Huntley Community Radio http://huntleyradio.com/hcr Keeping Huntley Informed and Connected Fri, 16 Mar 2018 15:18:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.4 http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Favicon-011-60x60.png Huntley Community Radio http://huntleyradio.com/hcr 32 32 Election Night 2014 http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/election_2014/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Oct 2014 16:47:45 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=5766 read more →]]> Huntley Community Radio will have the best local coverage of the upcoming Nov. 4 election. Coverage begins at 6:oo p.m. with the Evening News on Huntley Community Radio. Then, immediately following the evening news a Huntley Community Radio Special Report will begin. Coverage will continue throughout the evening until the last votes are counted.

Be sure to tune in to 101.5 on election night to hear the results as they come in. Election Night coverage is part of our mission: to keep Huntley informed and connected.

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Huntley Community Radio now broadcasting on 101.5 FM http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/huntley-community-radio-now-broadcasting-on-101-5-fm/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:00:54 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=5678 read more →]]> FCC grants approval to WHRU-LP to begin broadcasting

HUNTLEY, ILL – After nearly four years of dreaming, conceptualizing, taking notes on napkins, creating a format, hiring volunteers, fundraising, erecting the antenna and connecting a community, Huntley Community Radio is now officially on 101.5 FM as well as continuing to stream over the Internet at huntleyradio.com.

On Oct. 14, 2014 the Federal Communications Commission approved our Low Power FM (LP-FM) license making us the first Low Power station in the State of Illinois with FCC approval since 2006.

HCR has been broadcasting since September 2012. The first shows aired on the website and since then, the station has grown to over 30 programs and more than 60 volunteers.

Huntley Community Radio’s mission is to Keep Huntley Informed and Connected. By being available on FM radio, now all residents of the area will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to participate in that mission.

Besides programming geared for young children to seniors and everyone in between, Huntley Community Radio has served as a radio/media training and learning opportunity for elementary, high school and college students, middle-aged adults and seniors who have all collaborated to make this unique community radio station possible.

Our robust, easy-to-use website allows you to easily identify programming you may be interested in, listen live, learn more about the hosts, make a donation to the station and contact the appropriate people if you are interested in volunteering your time.

As the primary media outlet for the Huntley Community, people can expect to find all things Huntley and related communities.

The team at Huntley Community Radio is very excited to welcome the entire community. On Friday, October 31, we will be hosting The Huntley Community Radio 101.5 FM Halloween Bash, an Open House at The Al Litwin Studios  of Huntley Community Radio – 11419 Illinois 47 in Huntley from 6:00-8:30 to help celebrate our launch on 101.5 FM.

Activities include:

  • 6:00 – The Huntley Community Radio LIVE on 101.5 FM – you can watch the evening news as it is being broadcast.
  • 6:30 – The 1938 original recording of War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and adapted by Orson Welles – come listen to the broadcast of this classic 46 years after its original airing.
  • 6:30 – 8:00 – Kids are invited to record a quick bit that may end up on the air. They will also receive a photo sitting in the studio with headphone and a microphone as a real radio personality.
  • 8:00 – 8:30 – Come enjoy the two-year anniversary of 2 Dudes and The Duchess – this will be a live show and all are invited to watch and participate.

About Huntley Community Radio – Huntley’s all-volunteer run, professionally guided, internet radio station streaming 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year with a variety of programs appealing to the diversity, needs, and interest of the Huntley community. We hope that you find HCR programs informative, enlightening, and entertaining enough to “Make HCR A Part of Your Day.”

MEDIA CONTACT:
William Geheren
Director of Marketing
bill.geheren@huntleyradio.org
847-989-6693

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Join us for the HCR Halloween Bash http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/halloween-bash/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sat, 18 Oct 2014 20:27:04 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=5663 read more →]]> Join us for the Huntley Community Radio 101.5 FM Halloween Bash.
Huntley Community Radio 101.5 FM Halloween Bash
Open House at The Studio of Huntley Community Radio – 11419 Illinois 47 in Huntley
October 31, 2014 6:00-8:30 to help celebrate our launch on 101.5 FM
6:00 – The Huntley Community Radio LIVE on 101.5 FM – you can watch the evening news as it is being broadcast
6:30 – The 1938 original recording of War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells and adapted by Orson Welles – come listen to the broadcast of this classic 46 years after its original airing.
6:30 – 8:00 – Kids are invited to record a quick bit that may end up on the air. They will also receive a photo sitting in the studio with headphone and a microphone as a real radio personality.
8:00 – 8:30 – Come enjoy the two-year anniversary of 2 Dudes and The Duchess – this will be a live show and all are invited to watch and participate.
Children will be able to trick-or-treat, learn about the radio and enjoy live programming. All children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult. This will be an open house, so please come and enjoy as much as you would like.
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HCR Has Been Granted Its FCC Low-Power FM License http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/hcr-has-been-granted-its-fcc-low-power-fm-license/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wed, 15 Oct 2014 19:16:20 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=5653 read more →]]> Dear HCR Directors, Advisors, Hosts, and Volunteers,

Representing Huntley Community Radio’s Board of Directors, I am very pleased to announce that yesterday afternoon, Tuesday, October 14, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) granted us our low-power FM (LPFM) license to officially broadcast as WHRU-LP on 101.5 FM.

Since submitting our LPFM application to the FCC on October 17, 2013 (one year ago this Friday), and receiving a FCC construction permit on March 14, 2014 (exactly seven months before our grant yesterday), Huntley Community Radio, became the first low-power FM station to be granted a LPFM license in the State of Illinois since 2006 among several LPFM applicants!  This is a great accomplishment, but also a great responsibility for us to produce the highest level of programming in as professional a manner as we are capable of producing!

I thank our Board of Directors, advisors, hosts, and the many volunteers who have dedicated themselves – in many cases tirelessly – to help us become a major asset to our community.  Aside from the hardware and software systems that put us on the air and over the internet, the greatest treasure that our station has is its PEOPLE – that is you individually and as a whole.

Personally, the greatest benefit that I derive from working at the station is interacting with each of you; it strengthens me as an individual and gives me great pleasure as I continuously learn from the differing perspectives on topics related to our station as well as personal philosophies in general.  I suspect that for many of you, you experience the same pleasures.

As each of us takes pride in knowing that you have contributed to HCR becoming a LPFM station, it’s only the beginning.  We must now work even more diligently to make our radio station the pride of our community, and a major contributor to its strength and development.  I look forward to working with you during the next phase of our growth.

Thanks to all of you,

Allen Pollack
Executive Director
Huntley Community Radio

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New website launched http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/new-website-launched/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sun, 24 Aug 2014 04:15:39 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=5044 read more →]]> Welcome to the new Huntley Community Radio website. We have a launched a whole new experience at HCR. In preparation for launching on the FM dial, we wanted to give our users an experience that makes it easy to navigate and find what they are looking for.

What’s New?

The design of the website is obviously new, but we focused on making it more accessible to find the content you need. On the homepage alone there are five different places to listen to our live stream.

We also wanted to make our show host’s have better pages for their programs. We developed a menu that makes it easy to find shows and also to educate their listeners.

We hope you enjoy the new site and if you have any questions, please contact us.

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FCC Grants HCR Permission To Become A Low-Power FM Station http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/fcc-grants-hcr-permission-to-become-a-low-power-fm-station/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sat, 19 Apr 2014 14:13:42 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=3659 Click this link for more information about HCR’s steps to broadcast on 101.5 FM:

Press Release – FCC Granted HCR Permission to become a LPFM Station

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Mountain Melodies Embedded Scrolling Window http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/mountain-melodies-embedded-scrolling-window/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 May 2013 13:45:34 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=567 read more →]]>  

Mountain Melodies Show – April 29 2013 – Segment 1

Download audio file (MM-Show-_25-Part-1-Apr-29-May-51.mp3)

Mountain Melodies Show – April 29 2013 – Segment 2

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“Huntley Community Radio (HCR)– Keeping Huntley Informed and Connected” http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/huntley-community-radio-hcr-keeping-huntley-informed-and-connected/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:45:12 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=352 read more →]]> Dear Huntley Area Residents and Business Representatives,

Did you know that Huntley has an all-volunteer run, professionally guided, internet radio station streaming 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year with a variety of programs appealing to the diversity, needs, and interest of the Huntley community? We welcome you to join your neighbors and other Huntley residents to “Make HCR A Part Of Your Day”. You can do this by simply going to huntleyradio.com and clicking on the “Listen LIVE” button. We ask that you do this primarily as a favor to YOURSELF.

For those of you who are regular listeners, you know the added knowledge, insight, and enjoyment that HCR is bringing into your lives. For those of you who have not given us a try, you simply are unaware what you are missing! Let’s try this… the next time you decide to search the web more than 5 minutes, open another window or tab on your browser and go to huntleyradio.com and listen to us while you continue your browsing. I suspect that many of you will be hooked on our programming. We’re local in nature, commercial free, and a joyful change from mass-marketed radio.

Attached is HCR’s Current Weekly Program Schedule. This program schedule will be your daily guide to HCR’s program offerings.

Feel free to contact me with any comments, questions, or desire to volunteer your time and skills to our station.

Sincerely,

Allen Pollack

Allen Pollack
Executive Director
Huntley CommunityRadio Ltd NFP
11419 IL Route 47
Huntley, IL 60142
Station: 847-802-4641

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HCR Status Report 8/10 http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/hcr-status-report-810/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/hcr-status-report-810/#respond Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:17:42 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=160 read more →]]>
  • The Huntley Patch and TCF Bank have become Gold Level Sponsors of HCR.
  • Two HCR Ice Cream Socials were held in July to introduce community residents and prospective HCR volunteers to Huntley Community Radio. Attendees mingled informally with HCR directors and volunteers, learned about HCR’s mission and plans, and received a tour of HCR’s office space. Mimi Geiger won the drawing of an airplane ride for two over Huntley and the surrounding communities.
  • On Monday, July 16, HCR held its first Culver of Huntley “Scoopie Night” fundraiser. Diners were entertained by a quartet from the Sun City Sun-Tones Barbershop Harmony ensemble. Culvers generously donated 10% of its gross sales received during the fundraiser.
  • Thirty-eight Huntley area residents participated in the first HCR Volunteer training class held on Sunday, July 29.
  • A repeat of the HCR Volunteer training class will be held on Monday, August 20, from 7:00pm – 10:00pm in the Deicke Park Building Social Hall at 11419 IL Route 47 in Huntley. Anyone who is interested in attending this compulsory volunteer training class should contact Dorothy Litwin at Dorothy.Litwin@huntleyradio.org with name and phone number to register for the class.
  • HCR Broadcasters Training will be held on Wednesday, August 29, from 7:00pm – 10:00pm in the Deicke Park Building Social Hall in Huntley. All hosts, announcers, voiceover specialists, and producers need to attend this class.
  • HCR donation cans have been placed in retail businesses throughout the Huntley area. Please donate your small bills and change by placing them in these cans. To retain its 501(c)(3) designation as a charitable organization, HCR must receive at least one-third of its funding through small donations.
  • HCR studio and office equipment will be purchased, delivered, installed, configured and tested in the next five weeks, in time for HCR to being its live broadcasts during the week of September 24.
  • HCR will host an “open house” of its studio and office space that coincides with Huntley Fall Fest during the weekend of August 28 – 30.
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    HCR Status Report 6/14 http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/90/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss http://huntleyradio.com/hcr/90/#respond Thu, 14 Jun 2012 18:58:27 +0000 http://huntleyradio.com/?p=90 read more →]]> Dear Friends of Huntley Community Radio (HCR),

    In response to HCR’s most frequently asked question: “What’s Happening with the Radio Station?”, here’s HCR’s current update:

    HCR is on-schedule to “go live” by mid to late September, in time for an “open house” including tours of our studio and offices during Huntley Fall Fest.

    On May 30, the Huntley Park District (HPD) Board of Commissioners officially approved a HPD/HCR licensing agreement that gives HCR sole occupancy of needed office space in the HPD Deicke Park building.

    HCR moved into its Deicke Park building space on June 1. This office space contains built-in workstations, desks, and cabinets, but HCR now seeks donated office chairs for its volunteers and guests.

    Centegra HealthSystem became a “Double Platinum Level” sponsor of HCR by contributing a very generous donation to our station.

    Seventeen members of the newly formed HCR Programming Development Committee held their first meeting on June 7 to present and discuss a variety of program concepts. Further meetings will be held in sub-committees to develop these concepts into HCR programs.

    HCR has sufficient funds to purchase its radio station equipment and operate as an internet radio station through mid-2013. Additional funding is needed to continue HCR operations through 2013, and to purchase equipment and construct a tower to become a low-power FM station (LPFM). HCR will continue to actively seek funding to meet its financial needs.

    HCR will apply for a “Construction Permit” from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prepare for its LPFM operation as soon as the FCC opens its LPFM application window which is anticipated by late summer.

    Huntley Community Radio will hold two identical social gatherings for its volunteers and prospective volunteers to mingle and learn about HCR volunteer opportunities on Sat. July 7, between 10:00am–12:00pm, and Sat. July 14 between 2:00pm–4:00pm. Please join us for either event in the Social Hall of the Park District Deicke Park Building. Light refreshments will be served, and a tour of the HCR studio and offices will be given.

    Check us out at www.facebook.com/huntleyradio?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss . You don’t have to be a Facebook member to view our site. While at our site, click on “FAQs about HCR” to get answers to Frequently Asks Questions about HCR, and “HCR Programs” to see the template for our daily programming schedule. And if you have interest in volunteering, click on “Volunteer Here”. No broadcasting experience is necessary; you’ll receive formal and hands-on training.

    Our website is under development, but you can view its progress at www.huntleyradio.org?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss 

    Allen Pollack

     

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