91.7 is the gap on the dial we borrowed our name from. But the High Country's real airwaves are full of good signal. Up the Dial is a guide to the public stations worth a preset: student radio, roots music, and NPR, all within reach of Boone.
Appalachian State student radio
App State's student-run station, broadcasting from Boone. College radio the way it's meant to sound: students behind the boards and a format that swings from indie to hip-hop to whatever the overnight DJ is into.
NPR News · Wake Forest University
The High Country's NPR news signal, on a Boone translator at 100.1 (88.5 out of Wake Forest University in Winston-Salem). Morning Edition, All Things Considered, regional reporting, and classical music off-peak.
Isothermal Community College · Spindale
Listener-supported public radio built on American roots: Americana, bluegrass, old-time, world, and deep cuts you won't hear anywhere else. Home of Appalachian Vibes and Southern Songs and Stories, and it reaches the High Country at 92.9.
NPR · East Tennessee State University
Public radio out of ETSU in Johnson City, with a big signal that carries into the western High Country, Avery County especially. NPR news and talk alongside folk, Americana, and bluegrass.
Run a station, show, or low-power signal in the High Country we should add? Tell us. If folks around here can tune it in, it belongs on this card.