Radio Station Hands Over The Airwaves To Listeners To Raise Money For Charity

Oct. 4, 2012 - PRLog -- RONKONKOMA, NY – WRCN’S 103.9 Classic Rock will host their second 24 hour Request-A-Thon with DJs Bill Powers on October 25th. In 24 hours, the station hopes to raise donations through song requests, raffles, and auction items to the non-profit organization, Angela’s House.  This will also give Long Islanders the opportunity to take over the airwaves for an entire day.

Radio listeners are encouraged to call in any song to be played on the air for a starting donation of $25 from 10:00am on October 25th to 10:00am on October 26th. $1,000 will get a listener the opportunity to take over the airwaves for an entire hour, interact with other listeners, as well as the DJs and guest celebrities.

In addition, various supporters will be stopping throughout the 24 hours. Expected call ins include former Jets Wesley Walker and Marty Lyons, former wrestler Mick Foley, Headbangers Ball’s Riki Rachtman, and Zebra’s Randy Jack. NY 86’ Mets Mookie Wilson and Edward Hearn are expected to drop by. Up for auction will be the baseball that went between Red Sox’s Bill Buckner’s legs in Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, which is signed by both Bucker and Wilson. Former NY Giants player Tiki Barber will be present to give away autographed memorabilia.

Items that will be auction off on air include a Taylor Swift autographed guitar, Hank Williams autographed guitar, Zac Brown autographed guitar, two tickets to the sold out Zac Brown Band show at Madison Square Garden, a signed KISS guitar, various Giants and Jets merchandise. A three night stay at Manhattan Club for New Year’s Eve, Frank Catalanotto signed baseballs. More items are expected to be donated in the upcoming weeks to the event.

The request line number is 631-648-2500.

For more information or how to be part of the request-a-thon, call BluChip Marketing at 631-337-1603. Also, visit the Facebook’s page – www.facebook.com/angelarcn