[grc] Story on community station in Lake County, California

Simon Frech simon at kmud.org
Wed Oct 17 16:55:15 PDT 2018


Last week’s California Report from KQED had this story about our friends in Lake County, CA:

When Fire Strikes, Lake County Turns to an Old Technology for Information

KPFZ is the only community radio station rural in Lake County. Most of the hosts are volunteers, retirees with local programs. But in recent years, Lake County has been hit by wildfire after wildfire. And the station has started hosting call-in programs to relay updates from officials, share information and report on the fires. KQED’s Sam Harnett tells us how KPFZ became a lifeline for the community.

Listen to it here https://www.kqed.org/news/11698600/one-year-after-firestorm-some-scars-some-hope


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