[grc] Pacifica Affiliates List - Tulsa Coverage ?

[Stephanie Schubert]

Thank you David, Tom, and Al.

Very much appreciate hearing the background on KVOY.  So sorry to hear that
Mary Francis and her group had to let go of the station.  Glad to hear that
it has been sold to the Chickasaw Nation.

Interesting that stations from the 2007 to 2010 window really struggled.


On Mon, Jun 22, 2020 at 11:22 PM al davis via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org>
wrote:

> On Mon, 22 Jun 2020 11:54:48 -0500
> David Klann via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
> > Sigh. I'm sad to report that KVOY is silent. Their website
> > (https://voicesofok.org/) is still up, but they were unable to continue
> > due to lack of funding and went "dark" a while ago.
> >
> > According to FCC data, the frequency is currently licensed to the
> > Chickasaw Nation. I recall Mary Francis telling about the sale of the
> > station to them.
>
>
> Confirming that KVOY is now KWPV.  It has been sold to The Chickasaw
> Nation.
>
> This is good news.  They have been working at this for a while, and I
> was worried that it might not go through and be lost completely.
>
> To say "lack of funding" would be an oversimplification.  This is a
> full power intended to be a rim-shot.  Mary Francis and her group are
> based in Norman, and the station doesn't reach Norman.  In spite of big
> effort, they never really connected with the community people in
> Wynnewood and Pauls Valley where the station actually covers.  Mary
> Francis kept it going for a few years, essentially by herself.
>
> Sadly, it seems that very few of the new community stations from the
> 2007 and 2010 windows got licensed and are doing well.  There are a few
> success stories, but mostly it was a blood bath.
>
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Stephanie Schubert
Operations Coordinator
Pacifica Affiliate Network
stephanie at pacifica.org