Last year, during the middle of August, our old AC unit was struggling. With the thermostat set to a conservative 76 degrees Fahrenheit, the ol' girl couldn't bring us down below 82*. We brought in the specialist. They charged her up, and she was back in business... we thought.

Skip ahead to the second week in February - while areas of the rest of the country were still requiring parkas and a snow shovel to walk out of the house, our beautiful Sarasota was seeing its first week in the 80s with over a month left of winter still to go! The programming committee was gathering in the station's music library for our monthly meeting. We walked into the building, and Mark Binder, the programmer for Yesterday's Dead Today, was in the Joe Jacco Studio with both fans running full blast. Beneath his sweat-drenched dancing bears bandana, his face held a look of concern.

"We've got a problem..." He said. " It's hotter in here than when the Dead played RFK in DC in 86! It was a scorcher. 98 degrees at show time and 96 degrees 6 hours later. You could cut the humidity it was so thick. This was Petty/Dylan opening. Dylan wore leather pants!"

Sure enough, the ol' AC was hurting.

Though drenched by the end of the meeting, the Committee faithfully carried out its monthly duties and Dave Beaton was on the phone the next morning getting an estimate for the repairs.

He had bad news... The cost of a recharge had almost doubled with inflation since the summer!

The management team and board members decided it would be best to go ahead and make the switch to a new unit before the real heat of summer and we called several AC companies to get bids. We settled on AC Warehouse as they agreed to include a UV HEPA filter to help ensure the best protection against the airborne viral spread.

That brings us here…

You know WSLR is the cool-est radio station on the planet!

Our music programmers help keep you cool by playing the most radical music selections on the airwaves.

Our public affairs programmers keep you cool by making sure you are always the most well-informed person at the party.

Now it's your turn to give back and help our programmers stay cool themselves before the summer heat comes blazing back by donating to our AC fundraiser

We need to raise $3000 to make up for our budget shortfall on our new AC unit and we need your help.

Please donate today. Help us stay cool so we can keep you cool!

-WSLR volunteers, staff, and Board

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HELP KEEP WSLR COOL!

Before the summer heat kicks in...

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