CPB Awards Grants to 85 Public Radio Stations for Transition to Digital Service

CPB Awards Grants to 85 Public Radio Stations for Transition to Digital Service

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) today announced $7.74 million in grant awards designed to help 85 public radio stations in 28 states, including 49 stations serving rural and minority audiences, purchase the equipment needed to transition to digital radio.

"Public radio must be equipped to participate fully in the digital revolution," said CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison. "Building on support from Congress, state governments and local communities across the nation, these critical grants will help ensure the success of public radio's digital transition and new and better radio broadcast service for the communities these stations are connected to."

In addition to offering superior sound, digital broadcast technology allows public radio stations to significantly expand the scope and quality of their program services beyond that which is currently available.

The grants announced today are the latest in a series of awards designed to assist public radio and television stations with their transition from analog to digital broadcast technology. Since 2002, CPB has distributed digital transition grants to 540 public radio stations and 324 public television stations. These grant awards are funded through the approximately $220 million Congress has provided to CPB to help both public radio and public television stations with their digital transition needs.

Recipients of today's grant awards include:

California: KUBO-FM (Calexico), KVUH-FM (Laytonville), KNHM-FM (Bayside), KNCA-FM (Burney), KPMO-AM (Mendocino), KNSQ-FM (Mount Shasta), KNHT-FM (Rio Dell), KJPR-AM (Shasta Lake City), KSYC-AM (Yreka), KNYR-FM (Yreka)

Colorado: KPGS-FM (Pagosa Springs)

Connecticut: WMNR-FM (Monroe), WRXC-FM (Shelton)

Iowa: KTPR-FM (Ft. Dodge)

Idaho: KNWO-FM (Cottonwood), KRFA-FM (Moscow)

Illinois: WVIK-FM (Rock Island), WNIJ-FM (DeKalb), WNIU-FM (Rockford), WSIU-FM (Carbondale), WRTE-FM (Little Village)

Indiana: WVUB-FM (Vincennes)

Kentucky: WEKU-FM (Richmond), WEKH-FM (Hazard)

Louisiana: KSLU-FM (Hammond)

Michigan: WNMU-FM (Marquette)

Minnesota: KFAI-FM (Minneapolis)

Missouri: KDHX-FM (St. Louis), KUMR-FM (Rolla)

Montana: KUFM-FM (Missoula)

North Carolina: WFQS-FM (Franklin)

North Dakota: KCND-FM (Bismarck), KDPR-FM (Dickinson), KDSU-FM (Fargo), KFJM-FM (Grand Forks), KUND-FM (Grand Forks), KPRJ-FM (Jamestown), KMPR-FM (Minot), KPPR-FM (Williston)

Nebraska: KUCV-FM (Lincoln), KVNO-FM (Omaha)

New Hampshire: WEVJ-FM (Gorham), WEVC-FM (Jackson)

New Mexico: KUSW-FM (Farmington), KUTE-CP-FM

New York: WEOS-CP-FM (Ithaca), WNYE-FM (New York), WNED-FM (Buffalo),

Ohio: WAPS-FM (Akron)

Oklahoma: KCSC-FM (Edmond)

Oregon: KBPS-CP-FM (Gleneden Beach), KQHR-FM (Hood River), KSMF-FM (Ashland), KSRG-FM (Ashland), KSBA-FM (Coos Bay), KLMF-FM (Klamath Falls), KSKF-FM (Klamath Falls), KOOZ-FM (Myrtle Point), KTBR-AM (Roseburg), KSOR-FM (Roseburg), KSRS-FM (Roseburg), KSJK-AM (Talent)

South Carolina: WSSB-FM (Orangeburg)

South Dakota: KILI-FM (Porcupine)

Texas: KACU-FM (Abilene), KHID-FM (Harlingen), KMBH-FM (McAllen), KEDT-FM (Corpus Christi)

Virginia: WCNV-FM (Heathsville)

Washington: KSER-FM (Everett), KUOW-AM (Tumwater), KPBX-FM (Spokane), KSFC-FM (Spokane), KZAZ-FM (Bellingham), KNWV-FM (Clarkston), KQWS-FM (Omak), KNWP-FM (Port Angeles), KWSU-AM (Pullman), KWWS-FM (Walla Walla)

Wisconsin: WLBL-AM (Auburndale), WHHI-FM (Highland), WHLA-FM (La Crosse), WHWC-FM (Menomonie), WHBM-FM (Park Falls), WHDI-FM (Sister Bay)

About the Corporation for Public Broadcasting:

CPB, a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1000 locally owned and operated public television and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology, and program development for public radio, television, and related on-line services.

Source: Corporation for Public Broadcasting

CONTACT: Michael Levy, Corporate and Public Affairs of Corporation for
Public Broadcasting, +1-202-879-9758, press@cpb.org

Web site: http://www.cpb.org/

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