a number of long-running programs including the Sixties Show, the Morning Show, Caribbean Cruise, The Soul Party, Saturday Asylum and public affairs programs such as RadioActivity and From a Woman's Point of View (formerly The Women's Show), a show touching on feminist issues that first started running in the 1980s, Art in Your Ear, Talking Animals, and True Talk, which focuses on the Middle East and the global issues Muslims face. In February 2013 WMNF also introduced to Tampa-area listeners the weekly music, arts and culture program "Life Elsewhere" hosted by veteran radio personality Norman B. (Batley), a venerable brand that dates back to the 1970s in the Pacific Northwest. HD channels WMNF broadcasts four HD Radio channels: HD-1 simulcasts the main WMNF signal. HD-2 new Indie music and music shows featuring new releases. HD-3 The Source, which airs news, public affairs, and arts programming. HD-4 Soul School featuring classic soul, R&B, blues, reggae and rap. Controversies While providing extensive public affairs programming to the greater Tampa Bay area, and perhaps because of it, WMNF has at times become the focus of controversy. In 1997, Florida state Senator John Grant zeroed out $104,000 in state funding from the annual budget, citing his displeasure at the lyrics of a song he had heard broadcast (Iris DeMent's "Wasteland of the Free"). In response to the shortfall, the station staged an emergency fund-raiser that took in $122,000 in a day and a half. Then Programming Director, Randy Wynne indicated his belief that such difficulties arose after WMNF aired several criticisms against State Senator Grant's opposition to Olympic gold medalist diver, and outspoken LGBTQ activist Greg Louganis attending a speaking engagement at the University of South Florida. See also List of community radio stations in the United States References External links The Source HD-3 Radio stations established in 1979 MNF Community radio stations in the United States NPR member stations 1979 establishments in Florida