W0AS 88.5 FM INTRODUCES "PORCUPINE MOUNTAIN MUSIC FESTIVAL FEATURED ARTIST OF
  THE WEEK"

    April 21, 2006 (DOC) (TXT)

   Ken Raisanen, station manager of Ontonagon's unique public radio station,
   WOAS 88.5 FM, is pleased to announce the addition of the "Porcupine
   Mountain Music Festival Featured Artist of the Week" segment to the
   station's weekly lineup. The segment will air each Friday at 3:30 p.m.
   eastern time and will provide listeners an opportunity to hear 1-2 CDs in
   entirety from artists booked to perform at the Friends of the Porkies
   sponsored Porcupine Mountain Music Festival, to take place at the
   Porcupine Mountains Ski Hill/Chalet area on August 25-27, 2006. Listeners
   can tune in each Friday and hear CDs from artists such as
   singer/songwriter/acoustic blues guitar legend Rory Block, Melissa
   Ferrick, Willy Porter, Ember Swift and Everett Smithson Band to name few
   from the rapidly growing list of quality acts.

   Ken Raisanen, WOAS' station manager could not hide his enthusiasm "WOAS is
   a supporter of live music in the area and this segment will allow our
   listeners to become more familiar with the amazing lineup of regional and
   national artists that will be playing the festival this August...we are
   lucky to have a festival right here in the Porkies that will offer the
   audience so many talented performers". Raisanen also pointed out that WOAS
   88.5 is now web streaming on the internet and listeners can now tune in
   from their PC no matter where they are located, "If you are connected to
   the internet, you can listen to WOAS...this is a great opportunity for us
   to reach out to a broader audience...not only to new listeners, but also
   to former residents and students yearning for some musical sounds from
   home." Internet listeners can access the WOAS web stream from the
   station's website: http://www.woas-fm.org/

   For more information on the Porcupine Mountains Music Festival including
   artist roster, performance schedule and ticket ordering information, visit
   the festival's website http://www.porkiesfestival.org/ which is updated
   regularly. For those who prefer buying tickets in person rather than
   online: festival organizers will be present and selling tickets at
   Riverfest in June. Tickets are limited, don't miss out on this premier
   musical event!

   Contact: Cheryl Olson 
   (906) 869-0723        
   caolson@up.net