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Blue Plum Festival VIP ticket giveaway

Starting Saturday, May 10, you will be able to enter for a chance to win VIP tickets to the Blue Plum Festival held in downtown Johnson City, TN (Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2008). The pass allows you and a friend to sit in the VIP section, which is a cordoned off area at the front of the main music stage. Some of the headliners include Doc Watson and the Subdudes. How can you get entered into the drawing? Listen to both detour MUSIC and detour TALK for chances to win throughout the day! The first drawing for tickets will be held Saturday, May 24, 2008 at 3:30pm, so be sure to enter!

The Blue Plum Festival features several stages of different music, arts, and food. Beer is also permitted on the streets during the festival. The festival is held Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7, 2008 from 11am until 11pm each day.

Posted by vertical on 2008-05-08 11:12:35

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The detour is a non-commercial/non-profit community radio service focused primarly on the Appalachia region, but also serving the entire world. We feature two stations: detour TALK and detour MUSIC.

detour MUSIC is a free form radio station dedicated to taking away the boundaries that have been created in music. No matter if it’s indie or main stream, we play it all: alternative, rap, country, reggae, pop, bluegrass, techno, blues, new age, jazz, oldies, 80s, and more! Whatever we are in the mood for, we play it. Requests are always welcome by using requestNOW! or e-mailing the radio host. We give complete control of the station to the radio host. There is no program director; only complete and total freedom for not only the radio host, but also the listener! As part of our mission to broaden a listener's musical taste, every host is encouraged to play a variety of musical styles and genres (both main stream and independent). Rather than segregating music into limited boxes, this philosophy is an attempt to entertain the listener while broadening their musical experience. Specialized original and international shows will leave you wondering what you’ll be hearing next. For a complete schedule of detour MUSIC, click here.

detour TALK focuses on progressive and independent talk programming. The station features a wide range of shows that deal with everything from politics to health, technology to environmental issues. Local programming is also featured, giving the host freedom of speech to say whatever they wish. Send your opinions in by shooting a message to the host, or call in! Several shows allow you to express your own opinions..so tune in and participate! For a complete schedule of detour TALK, click here.

The region we focus on includes a region encompassing 13 states and 20 million people: (east Tennessee, southwest Virginia, west Kentucky, all of West Virginia, most of Pennsylvania, south New York, west Maryland, west North Carolina, west South Carolina, north Georgia, north Alabama, northeast Mississippi) [for a map of our "service area, please click here].

We are affiliated with the Pacifica Radio Network, bringing you great shows like Democracy Now and Exploration on detour TALK.

We can be heard in a limited capacity on 105.3 (WETX-P15) in a few parts of Johnson City (around W. Walnut & downtown), Bristol, and Kingsport...or just tune in online!! (Click here on details of how to listen.)

Below are the latest posts from the detour's talkization. You are welcome to participate simply by clicking a link, no registration required!

[Religion]	Re: Christianity and the Fakes! by Grizzly	May 03, 2008, 04:14:08 pm
[Religion]	Re: Christianity and the Fakes! by schacht99	May 03, 2008, 01:26:37 pm
[Introduce Yourself!]	The Mix Element w/ Sean Elliott (Every Thursday From 6PM-7PM) by drtaadow	May 02, 2008, 01:22:32 pm
[National talk]	FCC is taking comments regarding Localism by vertical	April 28, 2008, 03:39:33 pm
[Introduce Yourself!]	Re: Hi... by jam37620	April 27, 2008, 12:15:31 am
[whatevea]	Re: Marilyn Monroe Sex Tape Kept Private! by vertical	April 16, 2008, 11:24:28 am
[Introduce Yourself!]	Re: Is Johnson City Dying? by vertical	April 14, 2008, 06:15:49 pm
[Religion]	Re: Muhammad's story by Grizzly	April 14, 2008, 05:07:30 pm

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The detour was created to give the Appalachia region an oppurtunity to get unheard music and a voice on the air. Any opinions or views expressed on any show may or may not reflect the views of the station or staff itself. Remember that some shows contain explicit (cursing) language, so viewer discrestion is advised occasionally! The detour's audio stream is commercial free. The advertisements that appear on the detour's web site help to pay for the web site space and internet connection.

*A very few of the nationally syndicated shows that the detour play may include a few commercials in their programs. These commercials are inserted by the individual show and not by the detour. The detour does not make any money from the airing of the commerical. The detour is a commerical free radio station, but leaves full control of a syndicated show to their creator to do what they wish.

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