Saturday morning's all right, baby, when you're listening to XRAY.FM radio! Admittedly, 2020 has been kicking us in the pants, reminding us that life is full of uncertainties. But amidst this craziness, there is one thing we've been able to count on: XRAY.FM is here for all of us. 

In the face of the coronavirus, we've still been broadcasting fresh new shows every week, remotely from impromptu home studios (you should see my set-up--I'm not exactly a tech wiz, but it works!!) when we had to vacate the studio for home quarantine. Some of us are broadcasting live from these home studios. Our tech team has moved mountains to make sure we're on the air, sharing music and supporting each other 24-7. 

Our news reporters have been covering the local demonstrations, elections, and everything else happening in the moment, continually bringing independent voices to the airwaves. Nearly all of us are volunteers, relying on each other, and counting ourselves lucky to have the XRAY family to be a part of. 

We're glad you're here, because you're why we're here. We need each other now more than ever. I hope you'll join me in this fall fund drive to keep XRAY going strong. The way I see it, music is for neighbors, and democracy needs all the help it can get.  

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.