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• ‘Art for Radio’ gives visual element to spoken-word ideas

  July 26, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V8 On Main Avenue in downtown Spokane, there are two nonprofit organizations motivated to expose others to things that are often overlooked by mainstream media. KYRS-Thin Air Community Radio broadcasts from …

• Spotlight: Steves to share benefits of travel at GU lecture

  December 4, 2011 in Features on Page D6 The well-known (and unabashedly outspoken) PBS travel expert Rick Steves is on the way back to Gonzaga University for a lecture at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Steves’ lecture title is provocative …

• Spotlight: Thin Air’s ‘Saranac surprise’

  October 16, 2011 in Features on Page D7 April Smith and the Great Picture Show, the popular indie-pop-swing band out of New Jersey, delivered a swinging concert in front of 500-plus fans at the Bing Crosby Theater on …

• Spotlight: Spokane’s Thin Air Radio grows closer to regular air

  September 4, 2011 in Features on Page D6 Spokane’s KYRS-FM (Thin Air Community Radio, 89.9 and 92.3) built its new 70-foot tower last week, atop Stensgar Mountain, about 40 miles northeast of town. That puts this low-powered community …

• Council candidate stays on the air

  August 13, 2011 in City on Page A6 No candidate for Spokane office has had as much air time this campaign season as Mike Fagan, and he hasn’t had to dig into his campaign funds to get it. … 1

• Spotlight: Paul Taylor dancers, Kodo drummers coming up

  October 31, 2010 in Features on Page D6 Two out-of-the-ordinary cultural attractions are on the way to the Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox – one coming up soon, the other in midwinter: • Paul Taylor 2 , …

• Young Dubliners set to rock KYRS benefit

  May 7, 2010 in Features on Page C3 After taking a brief detour to pay homage to the masters of Irish music, the Young Dubliners are back in cruise control with their own brand of driving Celtic rock …

• Spokane youngsters tackle big issues during radio show

  March 15, 2010 in Features on Page C1 It’s a radio show for kids by kids, but lots of grown-ups enjoy listening to it, too. Every Sunday afternoon, 10 youngsters from Spokane squeeze into the 120-square-foot on-air booth …

• Thin Air Community Radio soon will feel the power

  May 24, 2009 in Features on Page D5 It’s full power ahead for KYRS-FM (Thin Air Community Radio, 89.9 and 92.3), which just received approval from the FCC to boost its signal to 6,500 watts. This eclectic community …

• Thin Air Community Radio to air at full-power

  May 20, 2009 in City KYRS-Thin Air Community Radio of Spokane has received permission to build a full-power station. 2

• Air Iran

  April 1, 2007 in Features on Page D1 He’s best known as a voice on the airwaves – the guy on Spokane’s community radio station who talks about life and culture in Iran while playing all the funky …