[grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air

[Maria Gilardin]

Oh no! That's a Lorenzo Milam, Jeremy Lansman station!
Designed to live forever - (like Pacifica?)
The on-air studio that I remember had a window and you could hear the 
ocean when you opened it.
What went wrong??

Maria

Maria Gilardin/TUC Radio
PO Box 44/Calpella, CA, 95418
(707) 463-2654
http://www.tucradio.org

On 8/3/2016 2:17 PM, Tom Klammer via grc wrote:
>   "Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove"
>
> What? Triple A wasn't a magic cure???  I'm shocked.
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>        From: Tom Voorhees via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
>   To: nceorg at lists.prometheusradio.org; stubblefield at lists.prometheusradio.org; grc at maillist.peak.org
>   Sent: Wednesday, August 3, 2016 3:04 PM
>   Subject: [grc] Santa Cruz -- KUSP goes off the air
>     
> One more reason why all five Pacifica stations need to survive.
> Tom
>
> LACKING A BUYER AND SHORT ON FUNDS, KUSP GOES OFF THE AIR
>
> http://current.org/2016/08/lacking-a-buyer-and-short-on-funds-kusp-goes-off-the-air/
>
> KUSP-FM in Santa Cruz, Calif., ended on-air and online broadcasting at
> midnight Sunday, struggling under a massive debt load and unable to find a
> buyer.
>
> “This decision reflects the reality of the station's financial situation;
> we simply cannot afford to broadcast any longer,” said Matt Farrell,
> president of the station’s board, in a press release. “The decision
> does not reflect what KUSP might have become given different financial
> circumstances, nor is it a reflection of the excellent work General Manager
> Alex Burke has done as the station's sole employee in recent months.”
>
> The station has broadcast for nearly 45 years on air, and online for more
> than 20. Last fall, it adopted a Triple A format to differentiate its
> programming from that of KAZU in nearby Pacific Grove and to save money by
> dropping NPR programming.
>
> But in May, with about $700,000 in debt, the station decided to cut its
> staff [1] and hire a station manager to keep the station running and meet
> FCC requirements. The board of the Pataphysical Broadcasting Foundation,
> which owns KUSP’s license, approved a sale of the station [2].
>
> But KUSP hasn’t found a buyer. Last year the station pursued a sale to
> California’s Classical Public Radio Network [3] but abandoned the
> possible deal [1] after receiving a donation that allowed it to experiment
> with the Triple A format. In 2014 it explored a partnership with an
> undisclosed public broadcaster, but the deal fell through. A potential
> merger with KAZU [4] in 2008 also fizzled.
>
> “The Board will continue to search for a buyer and is evaluating
> remaining options in light of financial issues facing the station,” the
> press release said.
>
> KUSP’s license to broadcast will expire if it remains off air for 12
> consecutive months.
>
> FILED UNDER:
>
>      * Quick Takes [5]
>      * KUSP [6]
>
> RELATED STORIES
>
>      *
>
> FOUNDATION MEMBERS APPROVE SALE OF KUSP [2]
>
> Station staff will be laid off Friday.
>      *
>
> KUSP-FM BOARD RECOMMENDS SALE AS STATION CUTS ENTIRE STAFF [1]
>
> Members of the station's foundation will vote on the sale Wednesday.
>      *
>
> KUSP TO GO TRIPLE A AS BOARD TAPS FERRARO FOR TURNAROUND [7]
>
> Ferraro, formerly g.m. of WYEP in Pittsburgh, was named interim g.m. at the
> California station.
>
>
>
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://current.org/2016/05/kusp-fm-board-recommends-sale-as-station-cuts-entire-staff/
> [2] http://current.org/2016/05/foundation-members-approve-sale-of-kusp/
> [3] http://current.org/2015/05/californias-kusp-fm-considers-way-out-of-unstable-finances/
> [4] http://current.org/2008/03/stations-court-flirt-propose-and-part-by-monterey-bay/
> [5] http://current.org/category/quick-takes/
> [6] http://current.org/tag/kusp/
> [7] http://current.org/2015/09/kusp-to-go-triple-a-as-board-taps-ferraro-for-turnaround/
>
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