And my point is that it is taxpayer funded, not donor funded. As such, it should prove that it is a valuable contribution to the community.
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They're both. When you say "taxpayer funded," do you mean from the state? Because based on what I see, the state funding is limited to the facilities. Not staffing or programming.
Los Angeles Magazine:
www.lamag.com
How the Pandemic Saved L.A.’s Best Alt-Rock Radio Station
How the Pandemic Saved KCSN 88.5, L.A.’s Best Alt-Rock Radio Station
Against all odds, Covid-19 and hardcore listeners (including Eagles’ Joe Walsh) gave KCSN record-high ratings and revenue
www.lamag.com
This is a great article and I hope it is true, but it is not consistent with less favorable information that we have discussed lately. Can anyone verify these "record ratings" (keeping in mind ratings have little to do with a public station's actual health)?Los Angeles Magazine:
How the Pandemic Saved L.A.’s Best Alt-Rock Radio Station
How the Pandemic Saved KCSN 88.5, L.A.’s Best Alt-Rock Radio Station
Against all odds, Covid-19 and hardcore listeners (including Eagles’ Joe Walsh) gave KCSN record-high ratings and revenue
What we know is that prior to covid, the station announced it was looking for an "operator," similar to what KKJZ has in Long Beach. The announcement didn't say anything about a sale of the station. But it was obvious that the university wanted to make some kind of change. Ratings for a non-commercial station don't have a connection to revenue, other than giving an indication of potential membership. Quite a few similar stations around the country experienced improved listenership during covid. The next step is converting listeners into paying members, or using that listener base to attract foundation grants and other forms of sponsoship. The connection with Joe Walsh sounds like a very positive thing.
Here is a link to the discussion in 2019 about the station seeking an "operator"
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The station has wobbled between 0.6 and 0.8 in 12+ share for the last 12 books. Since there have been format modifications prior to that period, making comparisons is not valid.
However, it had the same average in the prior 12 books, but the period ending in October 2020 it was around 0.3 and the prior year it was 0.4.
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