It is that time of year again!

Starting on Wednesday, October 1st at 7:00 pm ET, 103.3 fm WPRB will be holding its second-ever membership drive. The drive will run until the end of the Wednesday, October 8th broadcast day.

Wednesday October 1st will feature a special five-hour “opening ceremonies” edition of my radio show show starting at 7:00 pm ET, with live guests Oxford Collapse (Sub Pop), Jennifer O’Connor (Matador Records), Home Blitz (Gulcher) and Brown Recluse Sings (Tequila Sunrise).

I promise to have surprise guests in store, too.

WPRB operators will be standing by at 609-258-1033 to take pledges during all hours of the broadcasting day. Listeners can pledge with all major credit cards or with PayPal using pledge.wprb.com. Show your support for WPRB’s unique and varied programming.

Thank-You gifts available to pledging listeners can be seen on pledge.wprb.com and were designed by John Cei Douglas (shotformeat.com) and Maria T. (herjazz.org). Special premium gifts given by over 25 record labels, distribution companies, and artists are available to listeners who pledge with a credit card at specified hours which are to be announced over the air only. Specialty gifts range in value from $5 to $200 in retail value.

In addition to the special drive programming, WPRB will be giving away a brand new, custom-designed 2008 Toyota Yaris to one lucky listener this October, courtesy of FreeYrRadio.com. The FreeYrRadio campaign, which supports independent radio stations across the country, selected WPRB as a participating station this year, and hosted a special free benefit concert this past summer, featuring Secret Machines and DJ Dave P.