Radio Free Placitas!
The FCC has given permission for Las Placitas Association (LPA) to construct KUPR, a community FM radio station to serve Placitas, Algodones, Bernalillo, and San Felipe and Santa Ana Pueblos. At 99.9 on your FM dial, KUPR will air locally originated, non-commercial programming – news, emergency alerts, community calendars, music, spoken word, history, children’s programming and much more.
ES-CA has been approached for support of the building phase of this community resource. A studio location and tower have already been secured – the next step is the purchase and installation of antennas, transmitter and microwave connections, so they can begin sending out a signal. This is scheduled to happen by the end of the year. Phase Two will be to equip the studio and begin live programming.
The ES-CA Board of Directors believes the radio station would be an important communications tool and would help us inform the community about breaking ES-CA news and issues. The Board has looked at our mission statement and feels that the goals of the station are complementary to those of ES-CA. The Board is proposing a contribution of $1,000.00. This will be considered by ES-CA membership vote and a ballot question will be sent to all members by e-mail. LPA has pledged to match ES-CA’s donation to make $2,000 for the new radio station.
wonderful issues altogether, you simply gained a new reader.
What could you suggest about your post that you made some days in the past?
Any certain?
I am very much against spending $1000.00 for the Placitas Radio station. Who listens to the radio anymore? We sure don’t.
thanks
I do listen to radio and am interested in community-based programming. It will add to a sense of place, if we embrace it.