What’s the latest?

So proud of our volunteer staff!   Here's what we've accomplished, and what's next:

• Our non-profit corporation, XCSB Alternative Media., is now set up. Our mission is "to deliver publicly supported, community-based programming that celebrates northeast Ohio's diverse cultural landscape and offers an alternative to commercial media for the people of Cleveland and beyond." We are establishing a governing board drawn from the community and ex-WCSB station members, and will be building out the organization as we grow.
• Our Technical Committee has installed and configured the open-source streaming software that enables us to deliver our programs over the interwebs.
• Our Programming Committee has assembled a team of about 50 volunteer programmers (most of them ex-WCSB'ers) who can produce their programs from home, and pieced together a killer schedule of fresh programming.
• WE BEGAN WEBCASTING ON MARCH 1st! Volunteer programmers are now recording their shows remotely, and we now have programming streaming to you 24/7.
• We have located a physical space on Waterloo Rd., in the offices of Cleveland Rocks Past Present & Future, and will be building out our studio there in the coming months. Once the studio is operational, we'll being streaming LIVE!
• Our partners at The Reading Room is now accepting your tax-deductible contributions as our fiscal sponsors, until we receive our own 501c3 designation (it takes a long time).

Whew! And, with your help, there's still more to come

[Last updated as of 04/30/26]

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What do we need?

Now more than ever, we need YOU! Your continued support, your help, and... your money. To get back to serving our community with the programming you love, we need to rebuild everything - our organization, our studios our staff - from scratch. Which is gonna take some scratch:

▶ Financial donations

We are currently seeking financial donations to help us reestablish ourselves. Studio space, production and streaming equipment, startup costs - it’a big initial hill to climb, but with your help we can do it! Please consider making a tax-deductible donation to XCSB, via our fiscal partner The Reading Room. Online, Venmo, personal checks options available. THANK YOU THANK YOU for your support!!

▶  DONATE to XCSB  ◀

▶ In-kind donations

There are other ways to contribute, besides just financially. Our focus for the next few months is to get a studio set up and equipped, so we’ll need furniture, carpet, audio and computer equipment, office equipment & supplies, cleaning supplies, coffee...
We will also need help with various professional services – we have an immediate need for a certified electrician, and a contractor with experience in structural glass . Here’s a list of things we’re specifically looking for, and how you can coordinate your in-kind donations.

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What else can you do?

▶ EVENTS!

  JUNE —

• Sat. 6/6: XCSB table at NEOH Vinyl Club record swap, at the Winchester, 12112 Madison Ave, Lakewood. 11am-3pm.
• Sat. 6/27: XCSB will have a table at The Lottery League BIG SHOW, at Ingenuity, 5401 Hamilton, 7:30pm-til?

  JULY —

• Sun. 7/5: XCSB table at Kamm’s Corners Farmers Market, 16906 Albers Ave., Cleveland. 10am-1pm.
• Fri. 7/10: XCSB 'The Harder They Come The Harder They Fall' REGGAE FEST, Happy Dog, 5801 Detroit Ave. XCSB DJ’s starting at 5:30pm, live bands starting at 8pm. $12 suggested door cover. XCSB FUNDRAISER - 100% of donations go to XCSB!

• Sat.-Sun. 8/15-16: XCSB table at Cleveland Pagan Pride, 730 Broadway Ave., Bedford. Sat. 12pm-10pm, Sun. 12pm-6pm.

• Sun. 8/12: XCSB table at Waterloo Arts Fest, outside our future studio! 15721 Waterloo Rd., Cleveland. Food, vendors, music, bands from 12pm-7pm

  OCTOBER —

• Save the date: Fri. 10/30/2026: Our annual HALLOWEEN BALL, at the Beachland!

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