We’re holding a five-day fundraiser from Mon., Mar. 3 through Fri., Mar. 7! We would greatly welcome your support – you can visit our support page to make an online donation, or find instructions for sending in or dropping off a donation. There’s an option to become a sustaining member of KGVM by setting up a monthly donation – even $5 or $10 a month goes a long way toward keeping us going!
Thanks for supporting your community radio station, KGVM!
The Gallatin High Raptors have advanced to the semifinal round of the AA playoffs, and they will be facing Glacier High once again, but this year they will be here in Bozeman. If you can’t make it to the stadium for the game, you can listen here on KGVM. Friday night, Nov. 15, at 7:00 PM, Ian Laird will be calling the game live on 95.9 FM or streaming at kgvm.org.
KGVM has been busily attending and recording forums for candidates and ballot initiatives that will appear on the general election ballot on Nov. 5, 2024. You can find the recordings at Election 2024. Note that KGVM does not endorse or oppose any candidate or ballot issue; we strive to provide information to help voters make an informed decision.
There will be a silent art auction of various interesting works, many by esteemed local artists, as well as entertainment by such artists as Susan Platt, jazz vocalist; playful photos with pro Shelley Saunders; a poetry reading with Greg Keeler and friends; and actor extraordinaire John Hosking’s rendition of “Two Tunes and a bit of Shakespeare.”
Join us! You will have a great and unusual evening!
On Tuesday, Sept. 10, the Montana League of Women Voters organized a presentation by author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben, titled “A Desperate Moment – But an Exciting One: Can We Turn the Corner on Climate?” The lecture was presented at the Emerson center for the Arts and Culture. The recording is available here.
We have recordings of the forums for candidates for the school board elections in Belgrade and Bozeman, along with a presentation about the school bond issue in Belgrade, available in our Election 2024 section.
Our 6th anniversary of going on the air is coming up on May 11 – hard to believe it’s been 6 years! We’re hoping to raise $6,000 for our 6th birthday. If you enjoy the programming you hear on KGVM, with our focus on local events, news, lectures, environmental issues, music, arts, and more, we hope you will donate to support KGVM.
On Monday, Oct. 23, from 6-8 PM, we will be broadcasting the forum featuring candidates for the Bozeman Mayor, City Commissioner, and City Judge seats. The forum is hosted by Bozeman: City for CEDAW and will be held via Zoom, and we are broadcasting the forum live on 95.9 FM or streaming at KGVM.org.
The Health and Happiness that would normally air at 7:00 PM on Monday will air at 2:00 PM Monday – it features Eric Gale discussing activities the Local Elks’ Lodge have coming up.
The fall football season has begun! We will be carrying home games with the Gallatin High Raptors and Bozeman High Hawks here on KGVM – Ian Laird will be calling the games each Friday evening starting at 7:00 PM. If you can’t make it down to Van Winkle Stadium, you can listen on 95.9 FM or stream the game on kgvm.org.
If you are part of an organization or business that would like to sponsor our broadcasts of high school football, please email info@kgvm.org or call 406-624-6534. We’d greatly appreciate your assistance, and we will thank you during the games and during our regular broadcasts.
Joy LaClaire has been recording the daily proceedings of the Montana Supreme Court trial in the case of Held vs. the State of Montana, a case brought against the state by sixteen young residents of Montana. They argue that the state’s support of the fossil fuel industry has played a decisive role in exacerbating the effects of climate change and its impact on the plaintiffs’ lives, thus denying their right to a “clean and healthful environment” as required by the Constitution of Montana. Each day, Joy produces a digest of highlights from the day’s proceedings in the trial for her Ecotones program. You can hear the digests daily on KGVM, or you can listen to the programs any time under Ecotones.
We’re throwing a shindig at the Filling Station on Fri., Mar. 24, to help cover the cost of replacing some equipment that was damaged when our roof leaked and to make some repairs to our transmitter.
It’s going to be a big night at the Filler! Doors open at 7:00, and we’ll kick things off with the Bone Dry Comedy Hour at 7:30. Once your funny bone has been tickled, we’ll roll into an evening of great local music! The groups on the bill are the Art and Funk Collective, the Ocean Lee Band, the Jacob Rountree Trio, and the Benn & Abel Band!
Gracious local merchants have donated raffle items, so you can win some cool stuff, and we’ll have KGVM merch on hand. Come down to the Filler for a great evening of entertainment and us keep the community in community radio here in the Gallatin Valley!
Advance tickets are $15 each at EventBrite, and any remaining will be available for $20 each at the door.
This is a 21 and up event.
Our friends at Logjam Presents have donated some tickets for us to give away to KGVM listeners! We’ve got multiple pairs of tickets to the following shows: Dulcé Sloan at the Elm on Thu., Mar. 27, and Pinky & The Floyd – Matinee Show at the Elm on Fri., Mar. 28. More info for all shows available at logjampresents.com
If you’d like a pair of tickets to see one of these shows, call us at 406-624-6534 or email info@kgvm.org. Let us know your contact info and what show you’d like to see, and we’ll see about getting you on the guest list!
The crew at Bourbon have donated three pairs of tickets for the STiLGONE and MINT! show on Fri., Jan 20, to KGVM to give to listeners. If you’d like to attend the show at Bourbon on us, send an email to bob.wall@kgvm.org or call and leave a message at 406-624-6534 and let us know your contact info and answer one of these questions:
– What is the trademark neckware of the members of STiLGONE?
– What can you expect the members of MINT! to do before the night is over?
– Name one of the members of either MINT! or STiLGONE.
We’ll pick three respondents and get you and a companion on the guest list for the show. We’ll see you at Bourbon on Jan. 20.
With the cold weather, ice buildup, plenty of snow, and sudden thawing, the roof at the Labor Temple developed a leak. Which lead us to discover a fundamental truth – in the battle between water-logged ceiling tiles and electronic equipment, the ceiling tiles win. We lost some gear this week in the studio – a couple of mixers and some miscellaneous equipment. Luckily the main board and PC were unscathed. But we are going to be replacing some things, and we would greatly appreciate any assistance you might be able to provide. You can use the support link to donate online or find instructions for mailing in a donation or dropping it off.
Also, keep your eyes open for a fundraiser event coming up soon – there will be music!
Thanks for your help and attention, and thanks in advance for any support you can provide.
KGVM is 100% volunteer powered and completely community supported. We welcome your financial support to help us keep the Community in Community Radio. If you have an organization or business, you can help by underwriting our programming. As a non-commercial station, we aren’t allowed to air advertisements, but we can thank you on the air for your support and provide information about your organization, products and services.
Email info@kgvm.org for more information.
We are really excited to celebrate our birthday with some great local musicians at the Rialto Theater in downtown Bozeman! The celebration is on Saturday, June 11. Tickets available at EventBrite.
It’s time for Gallatin Valley’s annual non-profit fundraiser, Give Big! From 6:00 PM on Thursday, May 5 through 6:00 PM on Friday, May 6, you can visit our Give Big fundraising page to donate to KGVM. We will also have an open house on Friday afternoon, if you would like to stop by our studios and check things out! We are in the basement of the Gallatin Labor Temple at 422 E. Mendenhall in Bozeman – if you come in the back (south) door and go down the stairs, we are right at the bottom. We have just restocked our supply of T-shirts, if you’d like to purchase some KGVM apparel. We greatly appreciate your help in keeping the community in community radio here at KGVM!
The basketball tournament for the Eastern AA division is coming up in Belgrade on Mar. 3-5, and we will be broadcasting all of the Bozeman Hawks, Gallatin Raptors, and Belgrade Panthers boys’ and girls’ games! Ian will be calling the games. The schedule for the first round, on Thursday, March 3, is as follows:
If you can’t make it to the gym in Belgrade to watch the games, listen to them on 95.9 FM or online at kgvm.org!
We at KGVM would like to thank the Gallatin Underground and Lokken Productions for their tireless work supporting our local music scene! We’re all working together to get the word out about local musicians and to make their music available to our listeners and viewers! Your support of these fine organizations would be much appreciated – the Gallatin Underground is currently fundraising to support their third season of operations. You can throw them some support and there are opportunities galore to attend a Lokken Productions concert! They both have great YouTube Channels (GU and LP) and if you SUBSCRIBE it’s easy to keep up with new postings.
KGVM is proud to broadcast high school basketball games by the Bozeman Hawks and the Gallatin Raptors boys’ and girls’ varsity teams this winter. Ian Laird is calling the games – we are providing equal coverage to both high schools and the boys’ and girls’ teams, which necessitates choosing which games to broadcast each week. If you can’t make it to the gym to watch a game, you can listen right here on 95.9 FM or online at kgvm.org!