Tuesday, April 26, 2011
In a building just off of 11th Street , the Kansas Public Radio station broadcasts to the Lawrence, Manhattan, Emporia and Junction City communities.
The Kansas Public Radio station, located off of 11th street, can't survive without donations from fundraisers. The state is unable to fund the station.
This month, through the station’s spring membership drive, the Kansas Public Radio station raised more that $297,000 in pledges from listeners and members, according to a press release. This is the most money that has been raised for the station since its beginning in 1952.
Fundraising is a crucial part for the maintenance of the radio station, especially with impending budget cuts on the state and national levels, said Phil Wilke, media manager for the radio station.
The station raised about $50,000 more than it raised in the fundraising drive last fall. Wilke said that this money normally goes into the general fund of the station, which includes programming.
“We like to think it’s attributed to people seeing value in the radio station,” Wilke said.
According to the press release, Gov. Sam Brownback said that state is unable to fund public broadcasting. Wilke said that because of this, donations are important to the funding and running of the radio station and for its future success. Wilke said the next fundraising drive is in October.
“I would love to be able to duplicate that success,” he said.
— Edited by Corey Thibodeaux
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