Mountain Streams Radio

10/18/2024

Saturday, 19 October at 7:50 am Ed McDonald from WKYW-LP will be live on the Saturday Light Brigade with information on the Mountain Streams Music Celebration benefitting WVU Potomac State College Athletics and Mountain Streams Radio, Church-McKee Arts Center Auditorium, Keyser, WV, 10/26 (7:30 pm).

How to listen?
-Ask Alexa to 'Play Mountain Streams Radio'
-Tune to 102.9FM on your radio
-Stream at www.MountainStreamsRadio.org

10/18/2024

Listen to the Saturday Light Brigade out of Pittsburgh, PA LIVE from 6am to noon.

19 October Highlights:

Pop Quiz: WEST is a 4-letter word that begins with W and ends with T. Can you think of five more? Each word must be exactly four letters long and must start with W and end with T. For an extra challenge, can you use your five words in a sensible sentence? Share your answers by email or text at [email protected] or 412.200.5975.

19 October Highlights:

7:50 am -- Ed McDonald from WKYW-LP with information on the Mountain Streams Music Celebration benefitting WVU Potomac State College Athletics and Mountain Streams Radio, Church-McKee Arts Center Auditorium, Keyser, WV, 10/26 (7:30 pm)

8:20 am -- Scott Pauley previewing the Chatham Baroque Peanut Butter & Jam Session, Calvary Episcopal Church, 10/26 (10 am)

9:30 am -- Thomas Wendt discussing the Lighthouse Arts lecture series Brilliant Corners, celebrating the rich heritage of jazz with monthly listening sessions at the Morgan-Lee Arts Center, 2900 Bedford Ave, Hill District, Saturday 10/26, 11/23, and 12/28 (1 pm to 3 pm)

10:05 am -- Music from the Latino Community Center, featuring Samantha Ornelas (9th grade, Fox Chapel), Arianna Kobelak (6th grade, Haine Middle School), Natalia Hernández (3rd grade, Carlow Campus School), Jayce Johnson (9th grade, Pittsburgh CAPA), Ana Lucía Pérez Quintero (3rd Grade, Homeschooled), and Laura Alejandra Rey Greiff (7th grade, Peters Township Middle School) along with classical guitarist Daniel Santander and music director Giulia Galanate Golini

10:35 am -- Davine Beck (10th grade, Pittsburgh Carrick), Rohan Khera (11th grade, Shady Side Academy), and Riya Verma (freshman, University of Pittsburgh) on their award-winning entries in the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Ralph Munn Writing Contest and Teen Media Awards

11:05 am -- Folk-pop band Saint Agatha, featuring Hal McDonough (vocals, ukulele), Sofia Glorioso (vocals, guitar), Tim Glorioso (bass), and Mason Jaynes (drums)

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08/19/2024

Support local sports and your local radio station by purchasing a ticket to the Mountain Streams Music Celebration fundraiser scheduled for Saturday, October 26 at 7:30pm!

https://give.wvu.edu/event/mountain-streams-music-celebration/e604605

08/16/2024

"Alexa, play Mountain Streams Radio!"

The Saturday Light Brigade (SLB) - Saturday from 6:00am until noon - on Mountain Streams Radio broadcasting live from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Pop Quiz: TWINE is an example of a word that forms a new word when its T is removed. TWINE becomes WINE. Another example is METAL which becomes MEAL when its T is removed. Can you name 5 other examples? Words can be of any length as long as they contain at least one T and form new words when every T is removed. Share your answer by email or text at [email protected] or 412.200.5975.

In case you missed it: Last week's on-air segments featuring Keyser, West Virginia's Sesquicentennial, singer/songwriter Brad Yoder, teen singer/songwriter Addy Alexander, students from PRYSE Academy, and the Snappin' Bug Stringband are now available at slbradio.org/catalog.

On the radio this Saturday (8/17):

10:05 am -- Mahika Chopra (9th grade, Shady Side Academy), Angelina Jones (11th grade, The Ellis School), Jayla Rwigyema (freshman, Point Park University), and Ayushi Saxena (9th grade, Avonworth High School) sharing original writing from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards program

10:35 am -- Maria Ortiz (12th grade, Mount Lebanon High School) from the Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy Young Naturalists Program

11:05 am -- Music and conversation with singer/songwriter Joe Matzzie

07/03/2024

"Alexa, please play Mountain Streams Radio!"

06/21/2024

It's that time again! Tomorrow morning from 6am to 12 noon, Mountain Streams Radio proudly plays The Saturday Light Brigade out of Pittsburgh, PA. To prepare for tomorrow, below is a Pop Quiz and the Schedule for tomorrow! Enjoy!!

Pop Quiz:
PINK is a four-letter word ending in NK. Can you name 5 more? How about 10? Each word must be exactly four letters long and end in NK. For an extra SLB charge, use the words you've listed in a sensible sentence. Share your answers by text at 412.200.5975 or [email protected].

Schedule:
10:05 am -- Original songs from Lincoln Park Performing Arts Charter School 2024 graduates TommyLynn Kilian and Rosalie Kinney
10:35 am -- Sarah Voigt and Avery Litwin, both rising seniors at Shadyside Academy on Young Poets Society, a podcast they created and cohost that's designed to connect young people with poetry
11:05 am -- Music and conversation with singer/songwriter Matt Pitschman

06/14/2024

Saturday (6/15) from 6am to 12 noon Eastern time, Mountain Streams Radio proudly plays The Saturday Light Brigade out of Pittsburg, PA. Look for the Pop Quiz and the schedule below. Listen to Mountain Streams radio, the Voice of Mineral County Tourism, locally on 102.9 FM or worldwide at www.mountainstreamsradio.org .

Pop Quiz
Here's a puzzle inspired by Flag Day (June 14th). FLAG is a 4-letter word that begins with FL. Your challenge is to make a list of words beginning with FL with each word being one letter longer than its predecessor. For example: FLAG, FLINT, FLOATS, FLIPPER, FLURRIES. Share your answers by text at 412.200.5975 or [email protected].

Schedule
8:20 am -- Sloane Davidson with information on World Refugee Day Pittsburgh 2024, celebrating and recognizing refugees and immigrants, Schenley Plaza, 6/20 (4 to 8 pm), Oakland
9:00 am -- Dr. Hong Yan with reflections on Chinese and Western medicine. This series is made possible by the Mary Jane Berger Foundation, devoted to the use and enjoyment of herbs.
10:05 am -- Live music with the Pittsburgh Youth Chorus
10:35 am -- Pittsburgh Westinghouse students Jerel Sims and Jaden Mitchell on their recent success in the entrepreneurial competition at the 2024 Southwestern PA Youth Pitch Competition
11:05 am -- Music and conversation with the Mila Shadel Jazz Trio, featuring Mila Shadel (guitar), Chris McGraw (upright bass), and Soojin Park (drums).

Welcome to Mountain Streams Radio! “Mountain Streams Radio” is A mix of new and classic Bluegrass, Folk and acoustic music. WKYW-LP began broadcasting in February 2017 at 102.9 FM, and operates as a “low power FM” (LPFM) radio station, licensed to the Mineral County Convention and Visitors B...

05/24/2024

Tune in Saturday, May 25th from 6am to noon for the live presentation of the Saturday Light Brigade out of Pittsburgh featuring original puzzles, folk, jazz, bluegrass, and more!

Pop quiz:
The letters SNARE PIT can be rearranged to form four different 8-letter words. Can you find them? Share your answers by text at 412.200.5975 or [email protected]. Stumped? Write to us at [email protected].

Schedule:
7:20 am -- Greg Manley with a special update on the Friends of the Riverfront Litter League 2024
7:50 am -- Jeanie Howard with information on PattyFest, an annual old-time music festival at East Fairmont High School, 6/1 (9 am to 8 pm), Fairmont, WV.
8:20 am -- Joyce Meggerson-Moore and Eileen J. Morris on the New Horizon Theater production of The Nacirema Society, Pittsburgh Public Theater Hellen Wayne Rauh Rehearsal Hall, 5/31 to 6/16
9:00 am -- Herbalist Michelle Soto on Butler County's Cutting Root Farm and Apothecary. This feature is made possible by the Mary Jane Berger Foundation, devoted to the use and enjoyment of herbs.
10:05 am -- Taneiya Young sharing her music, work, and the process behind her new album Professa T, Through the Galaxy
10:35 am -- Teen poet Linda Kong (11th grade, North Allegheny High School) and City of Asylum Youth Poet Laureate Hallie D**g (11th grade, Sewickley Academy)
11:05 am -- Acoustic singer/songwriter Elliot Pullen

03/15/2024

Mountain Streams Radio is proud to announce the live broadcast of The Saturday Light Brigade from SLB Radio out of Pittsburgh, PA.

Listen Saturdays from 6am to noon on WKYW 102.9, locally, or on www.mountainstreamsradio.org, worldwide.

The Saturday Light Brigade is where our history begins. Broadcast since 1978, “the show that gets your weekend off to a good start” has connected generations of people as they listen and interact beyond the narrow boundaries typically associated with commercial radio. Kids listen with adults, adults listen with kids, and everyone has fun listening to the radio together. Honored with 16 national, state, and local awards, The Saturday Light Brigade airs music heard nowhere else, puzzles and games all can enjoy, and segments with youth and adult guests, all proudly presented live and in real-time with host Larry Berger every Saturday morning from 6 to noon Eastern. (SLBRadio.org)