[grc] CPB defunding

[Marta Ulvaeus]

This is sad news.

Marta Ulvaeus
KCSB-FM Radio Advisor
& Assistant Director for Independent Media
UCSB Associated Students
(805) 893-3921
marta.ulvaeus at kcsb.org



On Apr 14, 2015, at 6:44 PM, Kim Kaufman <kim.kaufman at att.net> wrote:

> KPFK, Pacifica's Los Angeles station, was defunded by CPB last year. CPB
> gave it three years to raise its listenership and donations and it failed to
> do so. 
> 
> Kim Kaufman
> Pacifica National Board
> KPFK, Listener representative
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org [mailto:grc-bounces at maillist.peak.org]
> On Behalf Of Marty Durlin
> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 2:57 PM
> To: Grass Roots Radio
> Subject: [grc] CPB defunding
> 
> Hi GRCers,
> 
> I'm returning to the community radio world after a hiatus -- just became the
> manager of KZMU in Moab, one of the stations on CPB's chopping block.
> After 23 years as a community institution, KZMU is now deemed not to have a
> big enough NFFS to be supported by CPB. Too small to succeed. And I'm
> wondering how many other stations are in the same boat. I think the
> situation calls for concerted action -- action aimed at CPB, with our
> supporters and elected officials.
> 
> Please let me know if your station is one of the soon-to-be-defunded, or
> among the stations that were never funded because of budgetary reasons.
> Also, any ideas you have about the situation are most welcome.
> 
> Thanks,
> Marty Durlin
> marty.durlin at gmail.com
> marty at kzmu.org
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