[grc] CPB defunding

[David Goodman]

Years ago, WUMB in Boston started airing ATC and dropped some local
specialty shows and tightened their playlists throughout and their numbers
increased enough to keep CPB funding. I sincerely hope it doesn't come to
that at KZMU.

good luck,
dg

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Marty Durlin <marty.durlin at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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