Blue Ridge Public Radio
Blue Ridge Public Radio (WCQS 88.1 FM) is the main National Public Radio station for Asheville and the surrounding areas in Western North Carolina. Owned by Western North Carolina Public Radio, Inc., the station offers a blend of programming that includes news and entertainment from NPR and the BBC World Service, along with locally produced talk shows and music. To effectively serve its audience across 11 counties in the hilly landscape of Western North Carolina, Blue Ridge Public Radio utilizes several sister stations and translators. Additionally, listeners can enjoy its broadcasts online through the Blue Ridge Public Radio app and the station's website.
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2 days ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
Appearing on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” this week, North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein made the appeal for viewers to visit Western North Carolina as the region rebuilds after Hurricane Helene. Stein encouraged visitors to spend time and money in Western North Carolina – noting Colbert’s love of fishing in the area. “Everybody should go to Western North Carolina this summer. You're gonna absolutely love it.
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3 days ago |
bpr.org | Gerard Albert III
The state agency that oversees drinking water quality will soon ask the federal government for money to make water treatment plants in Western North Carolina more resilient to natural disasters like Hurricane Helene. During a visit last week to the North Fork Water Treatment Plant in Black Mountain, NC Department of Environmental Quality Secretary Reid Wilson toured the facility, which is being aided by turbidity reduction machines from the United States Army Corps of Engineers.
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4 days ago |
bpr.org | Felicia Sonmez
The landscape for short-term rentals in Buncombe County has changed drastically since before Hurricane Helene. For years, Asheville and Buncombe County’s market for short-term rentals — such as those found on websites like Airbnb and VRBO — was booming. Things were going so well that some local residents began to worry about the impact on the city’s affordable housing supply. In 2018, Asheville enacted tight restrictions in response to those concerns.
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1 week ago |
bpr.org | Bob Mondello
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1 week ago |
bpr.org | Felicia Sonmez
Buncombe County’s labor market is continuing its slow recovery from Hurricane Helene, although the leisure and hospitality sector remains hard hit. Figures released Wednesday by the North Carolina Department of Commerce show that Buncombe had an unemployment rate of 4.7% in April, down from 5.3% in March. The Asheville Metropolitan Statistical Area — which includes Buncombe, Henderson, Haywood and Madison Counties — had an unemployment rate of 4.2%. Statewide, the rate was 3.4%.
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