106.3 WQSV Staunton

06/15/2026

Celebrate our 7th Anniversary with a special Radiohead covers edition of THE HUGO show on Wednesday, June 17th, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM. It’s the perfect lead-in to Name That Show With Darell, so don’t miss it! You can catch us on 106.3 WQSV Staunton or stream live at wqsv.org. Check out the cool artwork featuring a "modified bear" by Chaz!

06/08/2026

05/18/2026

1, 2, 3, Chicken Salad!!!!

We would like to give a major THANK YOU to all of the participants that made this year's 5th anniversary competition another tail biting success!!

Congratulations to Cailyn Siegman for 1st place with the Judges' Choice & Kathy Lineberger for 1st place with the Peoples' Choice!!

Finalists: Isom Bryant (2nd Judges), Claire Rattan (3rd Judges), Cailyn Siegman (2nd Judges), Jason Herron (3rd Judges)

Thank you to our judges Justin, Charles, and Laura! Another shoutout to DJ L3D & Randy for helping us rock out to the chicken extravaganza!

We are grateful to JMU's CEVC program for their students contributions to this years logo and flyer designs. Thank you to all of our donors to this years competition. Thank you to Staunton high school.

A SPECIAL thanks to Ciders from Mars for their continued support with our event!! Until next time!!!!!

05/15/2026

TOMORROW IS THE DAY!! Come eat some bangin’ chicken salad and drink crisp cider @ Ciders from Mars 4- 8pm.

We want to give a special shoutout to the students at JMU (through the CEVC program) who collaborated with us in designing this year’s 5th anniversary logo and flyer.

We want to thank our sponsors who donated gift cards—

Queen City Bistro Queen City Bistro
KIM (restaurant)
Elli Bubble Tea Elli bubble sweet tea
Ciders from Mars
Baja Bean Baja Staunton
Split Banana The Split Banana, Co.
Studio Broad Studio Broad
Bricks Bricks Restaurant and Pub
Accordia Wine Accordia Staunton
Reunion Reunion Bakery & Espresso

Thank you to Shenandoah Green, Black Bear Composting & Staunton High School for their contributions as well!

Finally, we are thankful for our judges who will be judging the event:

Laura Fonner - Zynodoa
Charles Taylor - The Barn on Main Soul Food
Justin Hershey - Chicano Boy/Pizza Luca

05/11/2026

WQSV Family!!!

We are back this Saturday @ Ciders from Mars in downtown Staunton, 4pm-8pm with our 5th annual chicken salad competition.

Come hang out and enjoy live music from DJ L3D while you sip tasty cider!! We’re raffling off gift cards sponsored from local business (TBA) throughout the competition.

T-shirts will be sold featuring this years’ new logo design!!

There’s still time to enter your chicken salad into the competition!!! Register link below—

https://www.wqsv.org/chicken-salad-off/

We look forward to seeing you all this Saturday!!

04/28/2026

Greetings WQSV gang!

We’re back with another chicken-filled celebration as we approach the 5th anniversary of our Spring Chicken Salad Off competition! Come join us May 16th @ Ciders from Mars 4pm-8pm for the fun. $20 ticket for a tasting fork!

New logo designs for this year’s competition were done by local JMU student outreach program. Make sure to grab a T-shirt before they’re all gone!

We can’t wait to see you there!

Sign up link-

https://staunton-media-alliance.square.site/product/wqsv-chicken-salad-off-2026-contestant/L74MPUTTPEAI5R4EWUCPSLCN?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false

04/28/2026

Amidst preparing for the Staunton Jams Spring Festival: May 1-3, 2026, and the SDDA's MADCon this weekend, we will pause and gather to honor Cutch Tuttle- artist, musician, dad, student, teacher.

Our community has shown such an outpouring of love for the loss of a great creative this week. Our Team is grieving too, but we are honored and humbled to see our village come together each Spring and Fall for a celebration of our talented and hard-working music & arts community. SPONSOR COMMITMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED: Sunday, April 12th.
Email [email protected] or find the submission form on our website: www.stauntonjams.com

As 💚 May is National Mental Health Awareness Month 💚, we are proud to partner with local 501c3, The ARROW Project, who will be joining us as a Community Partner with a booth at the Main Stage on Beverley St.

ARROW Project volunteers will be handing out swag bags, speaking about their mission & purpose, and conducting some exercises with the community. Volunteers will also share information about how to connect with local mental health providers and resources at Staunton Jams.

https://arrow-project.org/resources

MORE ABOUT ARROW PROJECT:
The Augusta Resources for Resilience, Opportunity and Wellness (ARROW) Project is a community-focused health and wellness organization that aims to alleviate barriers to accessing mental health services by creating innovative partnerships, programming, and professional development opportunities in the Staunton-Augusta-Waynesboro (SAW) region. They offer services like maternal mental health support, substance use relapse prevention groups, and child play-based skills groups, aiming to enhance resilience and self-advocacy in the community.

04/28/2026

FINAL COUNTDOWN to the Staunton Jams Spring Festival: May 1-3, 2026: 6 DAYS TO GO! Our digital brochure is available for download on the website, and our street team will be distributing them around this weekend!!

Join Staunton Jams Volunteers to join the team or become a Digital Sponsor for year-round recognition on our socials and website!

www.stauntonjams.com

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