103.3 fm WPRB’s 2015 Membership Drive is underway. My lone show of this year’s week-long drive will be on Wednesday, October 14 from 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm ET.

WPRB can’t remain “community supported independent radio” without assistance from the community.

This is the one week of year that WPRB calls upon its listeners to show financial support to keep the station independent, innovative, commercial-free and competitive in a crowded digital world.

This year also marks WPRB’s 75th anniversary (have you been to see the exhibit “WPRB: A Haven for the Creative Impulse” yet?) and I’ve been a part of the station for over 1/3 of that time.

Let’s help WPRB endure as a strong, interesting, curious place at the forefront of the airwaves with a tremendous Membership Drive!

If you’ve given in years past, I am sure I can count on you again.

I’d especially love to hear from those of you who haven’t pledged previously and get you to join the WPRB family for the first time.

Last year I hit my goal of 100 pledges in three hours. It was AMAZING.

If we work together, that benchmark can be EXCEEDED in 2015.

Old DJs! Friends! Long-time listeners! Current DJs! Folks who just discovered all WPRB has to offer! Family! People who only tune in on Christmas! Those who have never pledged before! Punks! Mods! Rockers!

I need to hear from ALL of you!

This year’s show will be especially fast-paced, mixing 45s from deep in WPRB’s library with selections pulled from Ice Station Solomon.

I’ve dragged Julia Factorial out of retirement to co-host and an all-star collection of WPRB DJs will be manning the phones to take your pledges.

I’ll have ridiculous prize packages to give away each hour for those who contribute $45 or more. You’ll get solid odds to walk away with a box of records from the likes of Merge, Sub Pop, Slumberland, Matador, Goner, Pink Flag, Relapse, Slovenly, Chunklet, Kill Rock Stars and other labels you hear frequently on the station during my show, not to mention a pair of tickets to see Tortoise in Philadelphia *and* a pair of tickets to see Scharpling + Wurster in Philadelphia (plus a signed poster) as part of an amazing grand prize package.

That’s on top of the incredible WPRB-branded stickers, shirts, lunch boxes, high quality bags and other “thank you” gifts available starting at a $15 donation level.

ALL PLEDGES ARE TAX DEDUCTIBLE.

Thank you in advance for your support of WPRB’s unique freeform programming during this year’s drive. You can pledge on-line here or by calling 609-258-1033.

Pledging during my show sends a strong message that my program matters to you, but pledging at some point during the drive is really the most important thing.

Thank you!

Let’s do this!

Jon Solomon
103.3 fm WPRB

Ps. When you give, please use the hashtags #WPRB2015 and #JS100 on-line so I can properly thank you by screen name and on-line alias!