WCWP to Broadcast 7th Annual
Glen Cove Music Festival Concert Series

June 22, 2004—WCWP/88.1 FM, the radio station of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, will be the exclusive broadcast partner of the seventh annual Glen Cove Music Festival Friday night concert series presented by the Glen Cove Downtown Business Improvement District.

This year, the concert features: the multi-faceted Marvin Floyd Band July 2; the Mike Ernst Project, who infuse a reggae flavor to their rhythm and blues, on July 9; KJ Denhert will meld urban folk and jazz on July 16; the Tercels entertain with 50s, 60s and 70s tunes July 23; and Sonido Clasico finishes the series on July 30. WCWP Director of Operations Joe Manfredi will host all the concerts.

The performances will be broadcast live from the Glen Cove Village Square over WCWP/88.1 FM from 7 to 10 p.m. The concerts are free and open to the public, and are performed at the Glen Cove Village Square on the corner of Glen and School Streets in Downtown Glen Cove. In the event of inclement weather, shows will be held in Glen Cove’s City Hall. Giveaways, such as free tickets for the Friends of the Arts and CDs will be held throughout the series.

WCWP/88.1 FM is located in the Benjamin and Elizabeth Abrams Communications Center on the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville, New York. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, it is partnered with anchor station WLIU/88.3 FM for the Long Island University Public Radio Network. Weekdays the station broadcasts WLIU jazz programming and National Public Radio news and information. Weeknights, listeners can tune into student-hosted programming "Prison Break Radio," which features a mix of hardcore, punk and metal featuring local bands and underground artists. On Sundays WCWP/88.1 FM plays the blues with Jim O’Keefe at 7 p.m. and is home of the longest running gospel rock show in history with Chris MacIntosh, which airs at 10 p.m.

For more information call WCWP at (516) 299-2683 or visit www.liu.edu/wcwp.