96.1 The Bear

Real Country Music broadcasting live from Black Mountain, NC.

01/04/2024

Today's forecast from The Bush Farmhouse Weather Center - Partly cloudy skies. High 41F. Winds NW at 10 to 15 mph. Tonight, A clear sky. Low 24F. Winds light and variable. Sunrise at 7:39 am and sunset at 5:29 pm.

01/01/2024

🎆🎉🎆HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🎆🎉🎆

As the New Year dawns, our hearts light up with joy and gratitude!

On behalf of everyone at Signal Hill Media Partners and our family of stations, we extend the warmest wishes to our faithful listeners, our dedicated advertisers and sponsors, our AMAZING staff, and to our ever-supportive family and friends. Your unwavering commitment to us is what keeps our passion for local radio alive and kicking!❣️🎙️🏠

We would like to take a moment to express our immense thankfulness for your continued support and enthusiasm. Thank you for turning the dial our way, day in and day out, and for keeping the spirit of hometown radio alive. It is YOU who make it all worthwhile!🙏👏

As we step into this brand-new year, we fervently hope it brings an abundance of joy, blessings, and opportunities your way. May the year ahead be as bright as a morning show and as comforting as a late-night session. May it be a symphony of good times and heartwarming tunes!🎼✨

Stay tuned for more exciting things coming your way. Let’s hit the play button on this New Year! Play it loud, play it proud - Hometown Radio Style!📻🤩

Here's to a fabulous 2024! 🎉🥂

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We want to say thank you to all who helped collect toys & coats for our 1st Annual Toys & Coat Drive. It was a success and so many children will have a Very Merry Christmas. White Horse Black Mountain The Bush Farmhouse Givens Highland Farms Wellspring Direct Primary Care Foothills Grange Black Mountain Swannanoa Chamber Black Mountain Brewery

What a fun time Highland Brewing Company this past weekend! Here is Jewel introducing Laura Blackley and the Wildflowers, what an amazing show!!! Shout out to guitarist Dorsey Parker who is celebrating his birthday today! I played what is sure to be a hit song Carolina Country Blues on my morning show, give the track a listen on YouTube y’all it’s SO GOOD!!!

Woohoo! Get ready to dress up and step back in time, because the Carolina Renaissance Festival is coming! 🤗 We’re giving away FREE tickets to celebrate, plus TWO lucky winners will receive a Joust in their honor and VIP parking! 🤩 Stay tuned for more details!

🧸🎶💟 This happened on Wednesday of this week, and I don’t know who these beautiful people are, but they were right at the intersection across the street from the Town Hardware and General Store and 96.1 & 1350 The Bear STUDIOS! And we love them, TOO! 🐻🎶💟🫶🏼 And yes, I flashed them the L🩵VE sign… 🫶🏼🎶🥰#ILoveBlackMountain !! 🫶🏼 ❤️‍🔥💛💓💝❤️🤍💙

From Andee: 😃🎶🤠 Here’s one more from Mustache The Band Show at The Orange Peel last night! If y’all weren’t there, y’all missed out! We had so much fun! You can hear me scream at least twice in this video and today I’m hoarse - good thing I don’t have to go on the air today because I sound about 20 years older - and who needs that? TOTALLY worth it, though! 😃😆🎶🤠👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

From @Andee on Bear: 🤠Here’s what y’all missed at last night’s @Mustache The Band @The Orange Peel Show in Asheville! Everybody was singin’ and dancin’, and everybody knew all the words to every song even more than me! Their lead singer is just freaking amazing with his incredible voice & energy, every single musician is GREAT as they could possibly be! The guitarists just shredded, burned it up with their playing, the drummer was on-point, and the bass player was tight and very solid! And on-point harmonies! Soooo great!! Look at the mustaches people wore. There’s always that guy who wears a mustache in a strange place; I’ll post the video with the guy of the mustache on his forehead. 😃 And, yes, I got dressed up, and I even got two shout-outs from the lead singer, who is really cute! 😍 Y’all don’t miss the next time they’re here in Asheville, and we will make a big deal of it at @The Bear - believe me! 😃🎶🤠

A little preview of what to expect tonight at White Horse Black Mountain!!! Joe DeVitto is a local musician performing TONIGHT! You don’t want to miss this one! And follow Joe on Instagram @anti.flexx

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