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The Hear & Now

Issue: 
October 2009

Twenty years ago this month, a little community radio station in Spindale started making a big noise

Photographs by: 
Matt Tierney
“It’s an addictive station. People work here not just because it’s their job, but because it’s their passion.” —Dana Whitehair, station manager
The Black Lillies, from Knoxville, perform live in Studio B
“A normal commercial station today might play about 500 different songs. We’ve got over 20,000 discs in our library.” —Joe Kendrick, on-air host
The Black Lillies lead singer Cruz Contreras
Dennis Jones has engineered Studio B since the 1990s
The CD collection’s honor system
One of WNCW’s popular compilations of Studio B performances
Thousands of CDs line the hallway and fill storage rooms
Hallway walls are plastered with autographs