You don't miss your water until the well runs dry. And you never feel the need for community as keenly as when you are forced to keep apart.

Listening to and working for CHIRP has helped me feel connected to the pre-COVID world of enjoying music with friends and family. Give it a try. On your CHIRP phone app, on your laptop (https://chirpradio.org/), or at 107.1 FM (if you are on the north side of Chicago). See if listening doesn't help you cope.

Then help out with a donation. It's needed more than ever.  COVID shut down our most important fundraising events, but the bills keep coming. Help us keep the lights on and the music playing.

Thanks. 

We've been here for you throughout this challenging year - now, we need you to be here for us!

This wasn't how we anticipated spending our tenth anniversary year. Instead of parties and open studio events, we've spent the last six months, one DJ at a time in a carefully disinfected studio, keeping you connected while we all worked to stay safe. We've worked hard to amplify the voices of local artists who can't play live and local venues who were first to close, and to help you feel less alone at a time when it's easy to feel distant from your community.

But we've been hanging in there, and we hope you have too. We're still here every single day, live and local, commercial-free, with great music brought to you by true music fans. If you believe in this work, and if you're able, we hope you'll support the station with a gift today.

If you would like to become a sustaining member by making a recurring donation (monthly or quarterly), or if you want to select a thank you gift, please visit CHIRP's main donation page to make your contribution (and don’t forget to enter the name of the CHIRP Volunteer or DJ in the “How did you hear about CHIRP” section so they can receive credit for your gift).