{"id":127628,"date":"2023-03-30T07:32:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T12:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=127628"},"modified":"2023-03-30T08:47:21","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T13:47:21","slug":"thacker-mountain-radio-hour-expands-into-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/thacker-mountain-radio-hour-expands-into-new-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Thacker Mountain Radio Hour Expands into New Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour<\/strong>, Oxford, Mississippi<\/strong>\u2019s weekly music and literature show, is announcing a new station that will begin carrying the show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KNCE<\/strong>, an independent, locally-owned, community-supported radio station in Taos, New Mexico<\/strong> will begin carrying the Thacker Mountain Radio Hour<\/strong> starting Sunday, April 2<\/strong> at 2 pm (MT). The unique station, heard locally on 93.5 FM, broadcasts from a 1978 Airstream Excella RV travel trailer parked next-door to the Taos Mesa Brewing Mothership<\/strong> in El Prado, New Mexico<\/strong>. True Taos Radio<\/strong>, as it\u2019s known, began broadcasting as a volunteer community station in October.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, Dan Irion<\/strong>, one of four owners said, \u201cWe don\u2019t know what we\u2019re doing, but we\u2019re looking at that as a strength rather than a weakness.\u201d Nine years later, the station boasts over 100 volunteer DJs, playing multiple genres of music, as well as hosting live music in its compact RV studio. The show can be heard online here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KNCE Program Director John Henderson<\/strong>, happens to be a knowledgeable fan of Mississippi blues<\/strong> and has attended the North Mississippi Hill Country Picnic<\/strong> in Waterford, Mississippi, for several years. He explains the connection: \u201cTaos is a small but diverse arts community in the Northern New Mexico mountains that has developed a deep connection to the music of Mississippi over the last two decades. Over fifteen Mississippi musicians\u2014such as T Model Ford<\/strong>, Bilbo Walker<\/strong>, Cedric Burnside,<\/strong> R.L. Boyce<\/strong>, and Reverend John Wilkins<\/strong>, to name just a few\u2014have played Taos in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur local audience has really come to understand the importance of the roots of American music by the artists keeping it alive,\u201d he adds. Henderson visited Thacker Mountain Radio<\/strong> last fall during a swing through the Southeast and a broadcast deal was quickly reached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thacker production director, Tim Lee<\/strong>, says it was an easy call for the show. “After meeting with John Henderson last year, it was obvious that his station would be a good fit for Thacker Mountain,\u201d Lee says. We’re excited to be moving into new territory with KNCE.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KNCE joins Thacker\u2019s six other affiliates which include WUMS, 92.1 FM in Oxford<\/strong>; the network stations of Mississippi<\/strong> and Alabama Public Radio<\/strong>, plus three Tennessee <\/strong>stations, WYXR in Memphis<\/strong>; WUTC in Chattanooga<\/strong>, and WUOT in Knoxville<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Longtime Thacker host Jim Dees<\/strong> says the show welcomes all listeners. \u201cWe\u2019re thrilled to have John champion the show out there in the mesas of New Mexico,\u201d Dees says. \u201cWe\u2019re always looking to make the show stronger,\u201d he added, noting a spring fundraiser with partial proceeds going to Thacker is set for April 27 at the Powerhouse<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For his part, John Henderson doesn\u2019t need convincing of the importance of Oxford\u2019s 25-year-old \u201coriginal music and literature showcase.\u201d \u201cThe Thacker Mountain Radio Hour’s seamless marriage of music and literature on the airwaves is inspiring,\u201d Henderson enthuses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHaving listened for years and now, experienced the show live, has proven to me how real The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is. The show lets artists tell their stories and shares with the world what needs to heard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Thacker Mountain Radio Hour is heard locally in Oxford every Thursday at 6 pm on WUMS, 92.1 FM and every Saturday at 7 pm on Mississippi Public Broadcasting (90.3 FM) in Oxford. The show celebrated 25 years on the air in October 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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