Thanks to our engineers, tower crew, electricians, and others that worked tirelessly all day Saturday, KFFB was able to return to the air Saturday evening.

KFFB left the air Thursday morning. This was due to a partial collapse of our transmitting tower. At approx. 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning, the top 50 foot section of the tower broke away due to ice buildup and wind load, taking our transmitting antenna with it.

We are currently on a temporary antenna and are running at a reduced power level. We will be working over the next several days to get new, permanent equipment into place so that we can return to full power.

For those who listen on the web, our internet provider is working on the outage. We are told it will be restored sometime Monday.

Meanwhile, phone lines have been the new problem for KFFB. The phone lines at our office and studio have not been functioning over the last several days. All calls are being answered at our call center in Batesville from 8 a.m. till 9 p.m. Phone service is also expected to be restored on Monday.

Thanks to all the listeners who’ve called expressing concern over our being off the air. We appreciate each of you and have worked to quickly restore service for you.

Last updated Saturday, January 31st, 2009 @ 7:25 PM

A boil order has been issued for the West Stone Co. Water System until further notice for the areas from 263 and Old Brewer Road at Frank Rushing’s North.

Last updated Friday 1/30/2009 @ 9:40 AM

James Blackman Roberts, 71, was sentenced Friday to wire fraud charges. He entered a guilty plea in May 2008 on one count of wire fraud.
During his plea, Roberts acknowledged that when he began obtaining heavy losses in foreign currency exchange trading, he began a PONZI scheme telling investors that he was getting high returns on investments by paying earlier investors with tlater investor’s money.
Roberts admitted that he posted gains on a website used by investors to see the current status of their investment when I fact there were substantial losses.
There were more than 400 investors throughout the United States and Central America that fell victim to this scheme.
Roberts admitted that the loss attributed to his fraudulent conduct was $43,456,674.
Along with 180 months, or 15 years, in prison, he is sentenced to repay the $43 million plus as well as adding three years probation after he gets out of prison.
Press Release: U.S. Department of Justice

KFFB 106.1 FM your Timeless Favorites station invites you to listen and win this week January 26th to January 30 we’ll be giving away copies of Dean Martin’s new capitol CD, “Amore”

Track Listings

1. Just In Time

2. I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face

3. Let Me Love You Tonight

4. How Sweet It Is

5. Innamorata (Sweetheart)

6. Let’s Be Friendly

7. Dream A Little Dream Of Me

8. That’s Amoré

9. It Looks Like Love

10. All I Do Is Dream Of You

11. My One And Only Love

12. It Won’t Cool Off

13. Heaven Can Wait

14. I Have But One Heart (O Marenariello)

15. You’re Nobody `Til Somebody Loves You

About the Artist

For Dean Martin, singing came as naturally as breathing. Supple and warm, his vocals dance from breath to word as gracefully as Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gliding in perfect step across the parquetry. Effortlessly cool and dynamic in his life and career, Martin’s performances showcased his trademark style of casual, easy charm. His timeless love songs remain universal favorites and perfect accompaniments to any romantic occasion.

Martin’s velvet voice provided his entry into show business, when he began singing professionally in Ohio’s ballrooms. He built a loyal following and moved on to the supper clubs and cabarets of New York City, before moving to Los Angeles and signing with Capitol Records. Martin’s meteoric rise to fame made him a big-screen draw and landed him acclaimed roles alongside film legends, including John Wayne and Marlon Brando.

Dean Martin is recognized as one of the 20th Century’s greatest entertainers for his decades of hit recordings, films, TV shows and stage performances.

Product Description

Dean Martin’s most romantic love songs have been gathered for a mood-setting collection -
Amore features 15 classics, including “You’re Nobody `Til Somebody Loves You,” “Just In Time,” “That’s Amore,” “I’ve Grown Accustomed To Her Face” and “Dream A Little Dream Of Me.”

6th Annual ASO & ASYO Side-by-Side
to be Presented January 31 2009

LITTLE ROCK, AR – The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra and the Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras, conducted by John C. Jarboe, Tom McDonald, Casey Buck and James Hatch, will present the 6th annual Side-by-Side concert on Saturday, January 31 at 7:00 PM at the Robinson Center Music Hall in downtown Little Rock. This concert will feature performances by the Preparatory Orchestra, the Prelude Orchestra, the Academy Orchestra as well as a performance by the ASO with the ASYO together, conducted by ASO Associate Conductor Geoffrey Robson. The program includes Wagner  Overture to Die Meistersinger and selections from Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4. Tickets to the Side-by-Side concert are $20 for adults and $6 for students. Visit the ASO Ticketing Services Office online anytime at http://www.arkansassymphony.org/ or call (501) 666-1761 ext. 21 Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for tickets.

The Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras
The Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestras began as a dream of the Arkansas Symphony’s founders in the 1960s, and today continues to attract Arkansas’ leading student-musicians. Ranging in age from nine to eighteen and traveling from more than 36 communities throughout the state, the ASYO has grown to 200 members.  It is the goal of the ASO to provide quality ensemble experience and concentrated personal attention to any student desiring to participate in the ASYO program.  Further, it strives to provide all the tools necessary to achieve this goal. The three orchestras are led by a team of dedicated professional musicians who are committed to a standard of excellence that all have come to expect from the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra.

Purchasing Tickets
Tickets to the Side-by-Side concert are $20 for adults and $6 for students. Visit the ASO Ticketing Services Office online anytime at http://www.arkansassymphony.org/ or call (501) 666-1761 ext. 21 Monday through Friday between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. for tickets.

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra
With a budget of $3.5M, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra celebrates its 43rd season in 2008-2009 under the leadership of Music Director David Itkin. The ASO is the resident orchestra of Robinson Center Music Hall, and performs more than thirty concerts each year through its Stella Boyle Smith Masterworks Series, ACXIOM Pops LIVE! Series, River Rhapsodies Chamber Series, and numerous special events including The Masters and SuperPOPS!. National audition tours and new recruitment initiatives enable the ASO to attract the finest and most well trained orchestral musicians to its ranks, upholding the ASO’s reputation for excellence. An impressive roster of distinguished guest artists that has included such luminaries as Itzhak Perlman, Van Cliburn, Aretha Franklin, Maya Angelou, Al Jarreau, Bernadette Peters, Danny Glover, LeAnn Rimes, James Earl Jones, Yo-Yo Ma, Olivia Newton John, Alicia DeLarrocha, President William Jefferson Clinton, Michael Bolton, Kenny Loggins, Martina McBride, Maureen McGovern, Liza Minnelli, Natalie Cole, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Marvin Hamlisch, Robert Klein, Lucie Arnaz, Michael McDonald, Linda Ronstadt, Sir James Galway and Joshua Bell is another reflection of the ASO’s international reputation.

Title: 8th Annual Polar Bear Plunge-Batesville!
Description: 8th Annual Polar Bear Plunge, February 28th at 1pm at White River Sandbar, registration will start at noon. Registration forms are available at any of the following locations: Bishop\’s Body Shop; Citizens Bank; Chamber of Commerce; First Community Bank; Employers Staffing and the Property Shoppe. Post plunge party at Batesville High School Cafeteria. All proceeds to benefit Special Olympics. For more information call (870)698-080
Date: 02-28-2009

Conway Symphony Orchestra Presents Fire and Passion Feb. 17

Guest Pianist Neil Rutman Featured in “From Europe with Romance”

CONWAY, ARK. (Jan. 20, 2009) – The Conway Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Felix Mendelssohn and Johannes Brahms, two of the leading composers of the Romantic Period, in “From Europe with Romance” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 17 at Reynolds Performance Hall on the University of Central Arkansas campus in Conway.  Guest soloist is pianist Neil Rutman. Audience members are invited to join Maestro Israel Getzov in a conductor conversation at 6:45 p.m.

Tickets are available at the Reynolds Box Office, by phone at 450-3265 or toll free at 1-866-810-0012, and at www.uca.edu/tickets.  Prices range from $5 to $35, with significant discounts for children, students and the UCA community.  The concert is sponsored by the Ralph Behrens Legacy fund.

As soloist for the Mendelssohn concerto, Neil Rutman will demonstrate why he is known as one of the greatest musicians in Arkansas, according to Getzov.  Rutman has distinguished himself as a top prize winner in several international competitions

and has received awards from the National Endowment for the Arts. The Washington
Post has written of Rutman that his playing “met the highest standards and his spotless
articulation gave the whole program unusual polish and virtuoso marks,” and the New York Times stated that “he won the audience over for himself with exquisite performances – both commanding and full of character.”

“These works are full of passion, of fire,” said Getzov.  “Come to the concert and enjoy an energizing break from your work week.”  The youthful virtuoso Mendelssohn wrote Piano Concerto No. 1 for himself, and his joy shines through every note.  The mature Brahms – fueled by his much storied love of Clara Schumann, the pianist, composer and wife of his mentor Robert Schumann – reached the high point of his orchestral career with Symphony No. 4.

Getzov will present a pre-concert conversation at 6:45 p.m. Feb. 17 that gives the audience a chance to hear more about the stories behind the music.  The conversation is a great learning opportunity for long-term classical music lovers and newcomers alike.

“Brahms’ final symphony may have been influenced by his long-term and emotionally passionate but probably platonic relationship with Clara Schumann,” said Getzov.  “As with all Brahms, the 4th Symphony balances the cerebral and the emotional to provide an exciting journey – one that is well worth taking again and again.”

Now in its 24th season, the Conway Symphony Orchestra exists to create meaningful experiences through performances and education.  The CSO roster is composed of both professional and pre-professional musicians performing a six-concert season, plus classroom educational programs. Through the support of corporate and individual donors, the CSO keeps tickets affordable, making the enjoyment of classical and popular music available to the entire community.

For more information, call 501-269-1066.

The Van Buren County has issued a county wide BURN BAN until further notice.  There is to be no burning during this time. Violators will be subject to penalties as provided under state laws.

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January 19, 2009

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containing peanut butter until more can be learned about the contamination. The Peanut
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produced at its Georgia plant since July of 2008.
WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT ALL PEANUT CONTAINING PRODUCTS
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THE PEANUT INGREDIENT SUPPLIERS OF YARNELL ICE CREAM COMPANY
HAVE ASSURED US THAT EACH OF THE PEANUT CONTAINING INGREDI-
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FREE OF ANY FOOD SAFETY RISK ISSUES.

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associated with this recent outbreak of Salmonella contamination.
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