Radio station promotes wind turbine business in Montana

"Cascade County (Montana) launched a radio station Thursday — 1620 AM —

• to promote wind energy.

"It signals to wind developers that Cascade County is investor-friendly," Commissioner Peggy Beltrone said.

• Beltrone said it is the first radio station in the nation featuring
• wind-only programming.

The low-frequency radio station is broadcasting from the county public works department in Vaughn, the site of a 50-kilowatt wind turbine that supplies 40 percent of the facility's electricity.

• The 9-megawatt Horsehoe Bend wind project, owned by United Materials, is located nearby.

Broadcast segments feature two separate recordings by Beltrone discussing wind resources and how the county is working to attract developers. Segments will be regularly updated, she said...

• To operate the station, the county needed to get a license from the Federal Communications Commission, Beltrone said.
• A $3,500 grant from the American Wind Energy Association* helped with the $6,000 cost of the project.

The station is the county's latest effort to promote economic and environmental benefits of the county's wind....

• In the coming weeks, the county is planning to post additional information via podcasts at www.cascadecountywind.com." 6/12/09 via RadioDailyNews

*Receives taxpayer funding via 2009 government grants. Free money. Everybody's doing it.

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