Radio Beaver Island organizes a working group for the 100.1 station

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1. WVBI, “New Year's Eve and Day Programming on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, December 31, 2015.
   WVBI announced New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day programming, including a Top Ten + Five year-end countdown, Rockin’ the Boat, and holiday repeats on 100.1 FM and online. This is a station schedule notice, not an independent broadcast log or audience measure.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009773
2. WVBI, “Pearl Harbor Day on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, December 7, 2015.
   WVBI announced special Pearl Harbor Day programming tied to flags at Veterans Memorial Park and historical audio. This is a station schedule notice, not a preserved broadcast or independent program review.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009695
3. WVBI, “Top Ten + Five on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, December 5, 2015.
   WVBI announced a December 5 Top Ten + Five broadcast and repeat. This is a station schedule notice, not an independent broadcast log or audience measure.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009681
4. WVBI, “Top Ten + Five is Back; WVBI Weekend Lineup,” Beaver Island Forum, November 28, 2015.
   WVBI announced the return of its Top Ten + Five program and a regular weekend lineup on 100.1 FM and online. This is a station schedule notice, not an independent broadcast log or audience measure.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009664
5. WVBI, “WVBI Back on the Air,” Beaver Island Forum, November 23, 2015.
   WVBI reported restoration of its FM signal after troubleshooting a microwave-link device, while its online stream continued. This station report documents the claimed cause and restoration, not an independent engineering record or outage duration.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009650
6. WVBI, “Soundtrack for Your Halloween on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, October 31, 2015.
   WVBI announced Halloween programming on 100.1 FM and online, including a Halloween Rockin’ the Boat program and an encore. This is a station schedule notice, not an independent broadcast log or audience measure.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009578
7. WVBI, “Lt. Governor Brian Calley on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, September 4–5, 2015.
   WVBI announced a repeat Live at Five interview with Lieutenant Governor Brian Calley after his island visit; a forum reply praised the interview. This is a station notice and listener comment, not a transcript or independent account of the interview’s content.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009362
8. Beaver Island Community Center, “LIVE at 5 on WVBI 100.1FM!,” Beaver Island Forum, August 18, 2015.
   The Community Center promoted a WVBI Live at Five program featuring Billy Strings and Don Julin with Kevin Gills. This is a program notice, not an independent broadcast log, recording, or audience measure.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009257
9. WVBI, “WVBI Weekend: chock-full-o-special shows, music & more,” Beaver Island Forum, July 31–August 2, 2015.
   WVBI published a weekend schedule combining event information, including the AMVETS Native American veterans dedication and Road to Andersonville, with music and information programs. This is a station schedule notice, not an independent broadcast or attendance record.
   forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009166
10. WVBI, “Live Broadcast of the 4th of July Parade on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, July 3, 2015.
    WVBI announced live coverage of the July 4 parade on 100.1 FM with commentary by Jeff Powers and guests. This is a station program notice, not an independent recording or audience measure.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009012
11. WVBI, “Top Ten + Five (and more) on WVBI this weekend,” Beaver Island Forum, July 18, 2015.
    WVBI published a weekend schedule including a locally polled Top 15 program and recurring information and music programs. This is a station schedule and self-reported poll description, not an independent audience or survey record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 09 · t009095
12. WVBI, “WVBI Weekend Programing,” Beaver Island Forum, June 5, 2015.
    WVBI published a weekend schedule including information programs, music specials, and an announced broadcast of the June 3 St. James Township meeting. This is a first-party schedule notice, not an independent broadcast log or audience measure.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008836
13. WVBI, “WVBI - Tonight,” Beaver Island Forum, June 10, 2015.
    WVBI announced a late-night broadcast of Ted Nicholas’s comedy piece “Rude Tube.” This is a first-party program notice, not proof of broadcast reception or audience.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008860
14. WVBI, “For the birds!”, Beaver Island Forum, May 19–20, 2015.
    WVBI promoted and rebroadcast an interview with Pam Grassmick about bird habitat and Beaver Island as a birding destination. This first-party program notice documents public-radio outreach and scheduled content, not broadcast reception, audience size, or an independently measured destination ranking.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008751
15. WVBI, “Greg Butcher on WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, May 22, 2015.
    WVBI promoted an interview with Greg Butcher, identified as a U.S. Forest Service International Program migratory-species coordinator, about birds and migration. This is a station program notice, not an independent transcript or confirmation of broadcast reception.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008766
16. WVBI, “WVBI Downtime” and “We're Back,” Beaver Island Forum, May 9–10, 2015.
    WVBI announced a planned four-hour Live365 maintenance outage and then reported that service had returned sooner than expected. These are first-party operational notices, not independent uptime measurements.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008701
17. WVBI, "Live at Five now on WVBI.NET," Beaver Island Forum, December 12, 2014.
    WVBI invited listeners to a Live at Five interview with Joe Moore and advertised additional music programming and an overnight Jazz Nightwatch. This is a first-party schedule notice, not an independent broadcast log or audience measure.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008270
18. WVBI, "Live at Five....," Beaver Island Forum, October 31, 2014.
    WVBI announced that Jon Fogg was unavailable and that the Halloween edition of Live at Five would instead include a news update and Halloween music. This is a first-party program notice, not a broadcast log or audience measure.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008133
19. WVBI, "Live At Five tonight," Beaver Island Forum, October 21–23, 2014.
    WVBI announced and then rebroadcast a Live at Five interview with Bob and Joan Banville about winning the PABI fundraiser raffle. This establishes a planned station program and subject, not technical delivery, audience, or independent confirmation of the raffle result.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008106
20. WVBI, "WVBI Live at Five NOW," Beaver Island Forum, September 19, 2014.
    A forum participant invited readers to tune in to Jon Fogg's live program. This is a listener prompt and does not independently establish stream delivery or audience.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 08 · t008018
21. WVBI, "New Programming Tonight on WVBI," Beaver Island Forum, August 16, 2014.
    WVBI published an evening online-stream schedule including Celtic, international American music, classic rock, and a new jazz-and-blues program. This is a station schedule notice, not an independent program log or audience measure.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007871
22. WVBI, "Is Jon Fogg Live at 5:00 on WVBI???", Beaver Island Forum, August 29, 2014.
    WVBI confirmed a live online Jon Fogg program with Gay Ebers-Franckowiak and Julie Neff as guests. This is a first-party schedule confirmation, not proof of technical delivery or audience.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007920
23. WVBI, "Fishtank Ensemble on wvbi.net tonight at 8:00," Beaver Island Forum, July 10, 2014.
    WVBI said travel conflicts canceled Fishtank Ensemble’s live Community Center performance but that the group supplied a recording for a one-and-a-half-hour internet broadcast. In the same thread, WVBI said it was streaming 24/7 online and working toward 100.1 FM. These are station/operator reports, not an FCC or engineering record.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007686
24. WVBI, "What's the story on WVBI?," Beaver Island Forum, July 11, 2014.
    WVBI described its 24/7 internet schedule, local programming, parade and concert coverage, planned Museum Week and Baroque programming, and its relationship to PABI and the Community Center. This is a station self-description, not an independent program log or audience measure.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007692
25. WVBI, “Website Restored,” Beaver Island Forum, January 2, 2017.
    WVBI reported that its website had been restored under a new hosting service and warned that calendar widgets might require updated codes. This first-party operational notice documents restoration, not the outage cause or hosting history.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 11 · t011193
26. WVBI, “WVBI Off The Air Until Sunday midday,” Beaver Island Forum, December 24, 2017.
    WVBI reported transmitter difficulties that temporarily took the station off FM before its planned Christmas Eve return, while directing listeners to the internet stream. This is a first-party operational notice and does not establish the technical failure, exact restoration time, or uninterrupted service afterward.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012634
27. Joe Moore, “Merry Christmas! Live streaming from Beaver Island,” Beaver Island Forum, December 24, 2017.
    Moore reported successful live streaming of the town-area Christmas boodle and Holy Cross and Christian Church services, with additional Christmas broadcasts planned. This is an operator report of the streaming schedule and claimed success, not an independent audience or technical log.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012637
28. WVBI, “All kids outta the pool (and off the flight deck),” Beaver Island Forum, January 31, 2018.
    WVBI announced another broadcast of its Adult Swim music program on 100.1 FM and online. This station notice documents scheduled programming and reported availability, not audience size or independent transmission measurements.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012720
29. WVBI, “Back to Full Power,” Beaver Island Forum, February 20, 2018.
    WVBI reported that ice had affected its antenna and that the station had returned to full power at 100.1 FM. This is a station operational report, not an independent transmission measurement or complete outage log.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012774
30. WVBI, “Santa has delivered-WVBI is back on FM,” Beaver Island Forum, December 24, 2017.
    WVBI stated that transmitter problems had been fixed and that the station was broadcasting at 100.1 FM on the island, while also streaming worldwide. This organizer statement is useful evidence that over-the-air service existed by December 2017, but it does not document the transmitter installation date or uninterrupted operation.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 12 · t012636
31. WVBI, “Be part of WVBI... the island's new radio station!”, Beaver Island Forum, July 28–August 5, 2014.
    WVBI announced free August classes at the Community School and Community Center covering oral-history interviewing, audio production, live broadcasting, and FCC rules; follow-up posts said the station was streaming online. This is an organizer announcement and documents the project's volunteer/training phase, not completion of the final over-the-air facility.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007786
32. WVBI, “Thanks from WVBI,” Beaver Island Forum, August 7, 2014.
    WVBI reported that its first oral-history and radio-production classes had drawn participants and that students had begun producing programs for later broadcast. This organizer follow-up documents participation and work in progress, not the eventual broadcast schedule or production quality.
    forum · www.beaverislandforum.com · 07 · t007836
33. Beaver Beacon, April-May 2014, "No Static Here."
    Reports the working group's initial meeting, equipment and funding planning for the 100.1 station, volunteer recruitment, and reservation of WVBI as the best available call-sign suggestion. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-05_Beaver-Beacon
34. Beaver Beacon, April-May 2014, held issue PDF, source scan.
    The held April-May issue scan confirms the radio-project update.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-05_Beaver-Beacon
35. Beaver Beacon, October-November 2014, "Update on WVBI, the Island's Radio Station."
    Reports that WVBI began a full-time internet stream in late June, built an air studio at the Community Center, offered interviews and special programs, and was working toward FCC-authorized over-the-air facilities. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2014-11_Beaver-Beacon
36. Beaver Beacon, October-November 2014, held issue PDF, source scan.
    The held October-November issue scan confirms the WVBI progress report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2014-11_Beaver-Beacon