WBAI is having a membership drive from May 2nd through June 1st. The drive goal is $850,000; pledges to date, Monday May 21 6pm - $447,841.  Thank you!

The phone number to pledge is (212) 209-2950
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Our programming varies during fund drives. The schedules are below:

Week 1: Wednesday May 2nd through Sunday the 6th.
Week 2: Monday May 7th through Sunday the 13th
Week 3: Monday May 14th through Sunday the 20th
Week 4: Monday May 21st through Sunday the 27th

It's marathon time again and WBAI needs you. We begin on Wednesday May 2nd and continue through Friday June 1st. Volunteers drive our efforts to raise money here at New York's Pacifica station, and we're at it 24/7. So pick a shift or two and come in to support your free speech radio station. We especially need people during the early morning, from 6am - 10am, so if you can, please volunteer at least one morning. Anyone who volunteers for 15 hours or more is eligible to receive a premium from a select list chosen by Kathy Davis. Thank you in advance for your support of WBAI.

Host Lynne Rosen helps you revitalize and charge into summer with her exciting double premium edition of "The Pursuit of Happiness". She will be offering The Rick Hanson CD "Stress—proof Your Brain" as well as her CD "Becoming the Person You've Always Wanted to Be". Stress-proof your brain offers a series of well thought-out guided meditations on topics such as anger, stress and feeling connected. "Becoming the Person You've Always Wanted to Be" deals with topics such as "perseverance" and "escape velocity" set to a hypnotic soundtrack. Lynne will also discuss some of the latest research into personal happiness as it relates to love and money.

WBAI, New York's progressive radio station, will hold a two day Art Exhibit and Benefit Auction at Rush Arts Gallery in Chelsea on June 27 and 28. We are seeking quality pieces by working artist friends to join select works by notable contemporary artists. Your tax deductible artwork donation goes to support radio for the 99%.
The deadline to submit images is June 10, 2012
Email images to auction at wbai.org

The WBAI Local Station Board Finance Committee will meet on Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 7PM at WBAI, 120 Wall Street, 10th floor. The public is welcome to attend. Members of the public should call 212-209-2800 during business hours so that someone can put their names on the list to get into the building. A photo ID is needed to get into the building.

WEDNESDAY MAY 2ND TO THURSDAY MAY 31ST
Throughout the Fund Drive, Wake Up Call will feature a revised format. Join regular Wake Up Call host Esther Armah, along with Wake Up Call engineer and Executive Producer of the Hip Hop Takeover Ife Dancy, as they welcome our WBAI producers, engineers and announcers into studio throughout Fund-Drive.

If you happen to go to any of the following local establishments, say THANK YOU! from WBAI for their delicious contributions to feeding our fund drive volunteers:

The Irish American Pub and Restaurant at 17 John Street,Lower Level
Tea and Sympathy on Greenwich Avenue in the West Village
Adel's Falafal Cart on Front Street by Maiden Lane
Alfanoose Lebanese Cuisine at 8 Maiden Lane
Patricia's Pizza at 35 Broadway in Brooklyn
Bon Chon Chicken at 104 John Street
Hot Clay Oven at 101 Maiden Lane
Gristede's Foods Inc. Maiden Lane
Red in the South Street Seaport
Moustache on East 10th Street
Cafe Sage, 108 John Street
Chipotle at 100 Maiden Lane

During the months of April and May we ask you to email us your ideas for how listeners can support the station, bring in new listeners, and get the word out about what we do here.

No, we are not asking for dollar donations we are asking for imagination and inspiration. Email your creative ideas to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

Listeners who submit the top 10 ideas will each receive a 2012 WBAI T-shirt. The best ideas will be read on the air.

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Because our broadcasting studios' lease ends in December of 2012, we are researching new locations and look forward to having a street level presence - one that is more easily accessible to our members and situates WBAI better in the public's eye. A large public performance / meeting space is planned that will enable WBAI to present and broadcast live audience attended events. To enable the move, a capital campaign has begun on both large and small scales. Fundraising events will take place monthly to support the move. On March 1, 2012 WBAI launched a Text to Give Capital Campaign.

Text message phone# 80888
and type in WBAIGIVE

You will receive a text back asking you to confirm with a "yes" and a $10 dollar donation will be charged to your cell phone bill - It's that easy! ... or visit our Facebook page and use the donation widget in the left menu.

Try the Premiums Customer Care Hotline: 212.209.2845 or fill out an online form (also available from: About Wbai-> Premium Customer Care).

Our live streams are available on smartphones and tablets using a variety of radio apps, Flash and HTML5. If you have an iPhone, iPad, or iTouch see our dedicated Apple streaming page at stream.wbai.org/apple. WBAI can also be heard on Android smartphones, BlackBerries and more. For full details, see stream.wbai.org.