Beaver Island Michigan

It may be raining outside, but there is plenty to enjoy on your community radio station rain or shine. This morning at 8:00 tune in for Interfaith Voices with Maureen Fiedler. This week a fresh look at Jesus of Nazareth. How would he view himself in the context of today? And, the secret history of t...

The Emerald Isle is sounding her horn more frequently, the light chorus of the frogs, bugs and birds has turned into a rock concert, and the sounds of breakfast, lunch and dinner service are breaking out all over. Itâ??s the first weekend of summer on the island and weâ??ve got programs to match. Tu...

Tune in this morning at 11:00 a.m. to hear a a special Mother's Day edition of The Moth Radio Hour - featuring true stories told live on stage without scripts, notes, props, or accompaniment - this time all about moms. Then stay tuned at noon for a special Mother's Day edition of WVBI's Top Ten + Fi...

While it appears that our phones (mobile and landline) are back up and running, WVBI has checked with the 911 center across and they continue to advise against relying on 911 until the system is cleared by AT&T. Right now, the projected time for that is 8:00 p.m. on Sunday evening. The 911 Cente...

Unfortunately, essentially all internet, cellular and long distance (e.g., off the island) links are down on the island (and have been since about 11 a.m.). So, WVBI's streaming service is off the internet. We are still on the air on the island, however, and at the request of Beaver Island EMS we ar...

Coming up this afternoon on your community radio station listen for another outstanding production from the BICS Media Lab. It's Home - a student produced show about the Strangite Mormons. The Strangite Mormon period on the Beaver Island, though a short 8 years, left an indelible imprint. More memor...

If you're missing Islander News from the BICS Media Lab, you're missing out. Today's report features interviews with the award winning BICS HOSA team (including Katie LaFreniere, Brennan Jones and Olya Stebbins ), the word of the day from Erin Wider and a report on the BICS Washington DC Trip. Liste...

The island's FIRST FRC robotics team is taking over WVBI's Top Ten + Five this week with a special broadcast that highlights their participation yesterday and today in the FRC Traverse City District Event with a countdown of the top 15 songs heard at FRC events between matches. You'll hear some grea...

Missed your favorite local special on WVBI? No worries. You'll find them at www.wvbi.net under Podcasts. Recently posted are today's Islander News (with features on the upcoming grade school basketball tournament and spring break) and the latest Storyteller's Night Sky (with news of SPRING). Want to...

It's the day we celebrate on Beaver Island and WVBI has your soundtrack for it. Listen all day for special Irish tunes and tracks from Island artists in the Cottage Mix and for some of our music shows all done up in green. At 10:00 this morning Cynthia Jaye has a special St. Paddy's Day edition of t...

The wind may drown out the music on the harbor, but it won't stop the Cottage Mix on WVBI or this evening's Top Ten + Five. Join Host Cynthia Jaye for a musical look at Winter Ice. If you're looking for information and entertainment on demand, check out our Podcasts page at http://wvbi.biccenter.org...

With FRC Team 6098 bIrobot's first competition coming up next weekend (and in celebration of the team's completion of the Build Season on Tuesday), we're proud to present a Top Ten + Five hosted by the bIrobot Team from 2016. Whether you want to find out what FIRST and STEM education are all about, ...

Once again we are battling ice to stay on the air. We're now back up operating at reduced power at 100.1 FM and available worldwide on www.wvbi.net. We hope the ice storm passes faster than the Beaver Island Crud.

For a comprehensive report from Olga Burton on the Islanders' outing to the UP, tune in to hear Islander News from the BICS Media Lab right after global news from FSN this morning at 8:00 and again at noon, 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. And don't miss a run down of all that's happening on the island with ...

We are happy to report that the ice has finally cleared from our antenna, so we are now back operating at our full authorized power. Listen today for the latest news (including the Island's Community Calendar with Greg Doig and Islander News from BICS with Nick and Cam), the Cottage Mix , Tech Tip f...