We can all agree that 2020 has been a horrible year, but you can make it better by supporting XRAY FM! How does XRAY make 2020 (and the future) better you may ask? Caution, TW for politics

• Mass media helped elect Donald Trump in 2016, ratings and money were more important than challenging his campaign or his corrupt "presidency" (we get to use that word loosley now).
  • XRAY FM is independent media, we strive for truth and justice instead of ratings and profit
• XRAY FM has conducted over 100 canidate interviews with people running for local office in 2020, this makes XRAY a viable resource for keeping you informed and educated as a Portlander!
• XRAY FM was named 2nd Best Radio Station in Portland in 2020!
  • While that may not sound as impressive as 1st, I'll remind you that the station that won first place has a budget many times our size and covers the entire state of Oregon. Also we were named #1 Best Radio Station in 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Support our past accomplishments, give to XRAY!
• XRAY FM supports the Portland Music Community!
  • In response to venue closures in 2020 we started a video series called Houseshows, we've used your donations to pay artists and solicited donations for many local non profits in the process!
  • We've worked dilligently to ensure we still have new, relevant music programs. Your money buys equipment for our DJs to use to create their shows from home.
• XRAY believes in science!
  • Seriously, we all wear our masks and have special rules about using the studios now.

We don't think this is just going to go away, but many media outlets are giving daylight to the theory that it will or that it's "not a big deal". Media has a responsibility to inform the public about the truth, you can support truth telling media today by supporting XRAY FM. We know that in these difficult times not everyone is in a position to give, but if you are, we ask you to support something that can help.

Wear your mask!

Love,
Chase.

The mass consolidation of media has a profound effect on what we see and hear on a local level. It leads to a decline in support for local artists and local venues, promotion of community advocacy, in the ability to engage civically with our government and those who seek to be elected to it. 

XRAY changes that. And this year has made that more important than ever before. 

This year, while the world has been in turmoil, we've been busy

• giving back to local artists who've lost gigs due to COVID-19

• lifting up hundreds of nonprofits and Black-owned businesses with free spots on air

• educating our community about the privileges they have and how to support their neighbors with our Annual Juneteenth & International Women's Day Teach-Ins

• launching Portland's only daily local news podcast to keep our community in-the-know while apart

• supporting the ongoing civic advocacy, education, and functioning of City Club of Portland when no other radio station would

• interviewing 100+ local candidates (more than any other media outlet) to ensure democracy doesn't die in the distance. 

• and bringing joy and connectedness to the people of Portland.

We are proud to be independent and driven by the purpose of amplifying the best and most distinctive of Portland. Our resources are directed toward supporting the people who support us, and that includes you. By becoming a supporting member of XRAY, you are adding to the resources that help amplify Portland, and Portland’s own artists, venues, activists, innovators, educators, and the community members who make this city run. As a listener named John recently said, "I'm really grateful to live in a city with XRAY." And we're really grateful to live in a city with you.