We're nearly 85% of the way there! One Call Does it All- 520-623-1000

KXCI's Spring Membership is rolling right along, but we could use your support. We are nearly 85% of the way to our goal. Please call 520-623-1000 to pledge your support or click here to pledge. It will give you a warm fuzzy feeling deep inside.

As of 12:30 PM Saturday March 13th, we have raised $84,849 of our $100,000 goal. Thank you to everyone who has already called and pledged online!

Things are about to get extremely exciting around here once all of your calls start to pour in.

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KXCI Back on the Air at 91.3

Thanks for your patience. As of 2:15pm, KXCI resumed broadcasting terrestrially. As you may know, recent storms knocked out the power on our Mt. Bigelow transmitter tower. Thanks for listening on line and thanks for pledging in our spring membership drive at 520-623-1000 or on line at www.kxci.org.

You never miss your water till your well runs dry. It's good to be back.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming, already in progress.

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KXCI Off The Air; Webstreaming Unaffected at KXCI.org

For the third or fourth time in this too long winter, snow has taken done the electrical service to our transmitter on Mount Bigelow, forcing us off the air at 91.3FM. Live and free webstreaming at KXCI.org (and through applications such as iTunes) is unaffected.

Trico Electric has a crew on-site working on the situation.

We will continue to update the situation as we know more. Thank you for your patience. This latest power outage comes during our membership drive; we now need your support more than ever: (520) 623-1000 or "Pledge Now" here at KXCI.org. Thank you!

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KXCI Music Memorial for Rich Morgan - Sunday 2-3:30pm

Tune in for special programming from 2 to 3:30pm Sunday, Feb. 28th, in memory of Rich Morgan. Rich loved music and was a long time KXCI supporter. His wide encompassing tastes are reflected in some of his favorite songs that we'll be playing Sunday, which range from the blues of Lightnin' Hopkins to Tuvan throat singing, from the African voice of Baaba Maal to the classic country of Hank Williams and includes jazz greats like Thelonius Monk along side The Rolling Stones.

There will be a memorial for Rich Morgan this Monday March 1st, 5:30pm, at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 4831 E. 22nd St.

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Online Pledging Restored; Click Here!

While we continue to rebuild the official KXCI webstore, we have moved the online pledging for our membership program into the KXCI auction site: http://www.biddingforgood.com/kxci

Instead of bidding to win a cool item (as in our regular auction) you can go to the site, select your pledge level (from $10 to $1,000) and "Buy Now" to show your support to Community Radio with a tax-deductible membership gift.

It's harder to explain than it is to do, so head over to the KXCI auction site right now to check it out and hopefully, make your show of support to KXCI 91.3FM: http://www.biddingforgood.com/kxci

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Homelessness Marathon Tonight; 6pm to 7am; Local Homeless Resources

6:00PM Tuesday, February 23 to
7:00AM Wednesday, February 24
91.3 KXCI Tucson
www.kxci.org

Community Radio 91.3 KXCI will broadcast the 13th Annual Homelessness Marathon live from Tuesday February 23 at 6:00PM through 7:00AM Wednesday, February 24. The Homelessness Marathon is an annual 14-hour radio broadcast featuring the voices and stories of homeless people from around the United States. The Homelessness Marathon features live call-ins all night long via a national toll-free number. This year, the nationally syndicated broadcast originates from Detroit where the economy is in shambles.

More information about services for homeless people and the working poor are available here: NeedHelpOnePageResourceDecember2009.pdf

There will be two call-in numbers for the broadcast.

ANYONE may call 877-NOBODY-8 (877-662-6398)
People who are homeless, formerly homeless or afraid they're about to be
homeless may also call 866-LEFT-OUT (866-533-8688)

Additional information available about the national broadcast is available at: www.homelessnessmarathon.org.

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Calexico & Friends FESTIVAL EN EL BARRIO VIEJO

Tickets are now on sale for KXCI's annual Calexico and Friends benefit concert, set for Saturday, April 3rd with an all day FESTIVAL EN EL BARRIO VIEJO, featuring an outdoor concert in the neighborhood south of the Tucson Convention Center. Two stages of live music, beer, food, vendors and more.

Tickets are on sale now at the Rialto Theatre: http://www.rialtotheatre.com/ and 740-1000, as well as at the KXCI offices at 220 South Fourth Avenue. We're open weekdays 10am to 4pm.

Confirmed "friends of Calexico" for this event include Sergio Mendoza y La Orkesta, Fourkiller Flats, Crawdaddy-O, Tom Walbank, Naim Amor, Silver Thread Trio, and Courtney Robbins.


It's going to be a great day of great music and great friends, April 3rd in Barrio Viejo. Get your tickets today!!



Organized by the Rialto Theatre and Stateside with support from Cushing Street Bar & Restaurant.

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You Love Us, You Really Love Us!

The KXCI pre-Valentine's Day auction has ended, with bidders placing $3,627 in winning bids, with all proceeds supporting KXCI Community Radio.

Thank you to everyone who placed a bid, whether ultimately the winning bid or not. We appreciate your support!

The KXCI offices (220 S. 4th Ave.) will be open Friday from 9am to 4pm and again on Saturday from 9am to noon for winning bidders to pick up their items.

Thank you!!!

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Valentine's Auction Ends Thursday, February 4th at 4pm!

There's still time for you to bid in KXCI's Valentine's Day online auction- but you need to act soon. You can bid on more nearly 150 items - some perfect for you, and some perfect for giving to that special someone in your life.


We have restaurant gift certificates, concert and theatre tickets, gourmet food and gift baskets, yoga and massage certificates, travel packages and a whole lot more. To see all of the items and to place your bids, click the Online Auction button at KXCI.org, or just click this link: http://www.kxci.cmarket.com/.


Bidding ends today (February 4) at 4pm, so don't wait to place your winning bids. And remember - all proceeds from this auction support Your Community Radio!

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