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| David Barsamian! |
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Grassroots Community Radio: an Endangered Resource
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Friday November 2nd, 7-9pm,
in the River Rock Common House.
Click for directions.
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| Missing Chuck's Commentaries? |
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Chuck Ogg scoured the alternative press to produce a weekly
commentary for KRFC's local news program which apparently
stopped playing them.
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| Norberto Valdez' MLK day speech in Fort Collins.
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Feb/Mar 2006:
As part of the
strategic planning process KRFC's board of directors
proposed to change
the mission statement and split it into
three parts: mission, vision, and values.
Modifying the KRFC mission statment
was treated as a very important and grave
matter by the station founders,
who designed a checks-and-balances process to protect it.
Some KRFC members were concerned that the proposed new mission
omits important ingredients from the original mission,
and that the proposed new mission ignored public, member, and volunteer input.
Under KRFC Bylaws Article XI,
members have the right to petition for a vote by the full membership.
(The petition was denied on a technicality)
To help people make an informed decision,
the original mission,
the proposed new mission, vision, and values,
compared with
the member and public input,
was made available to potential signers below.
KRFC Fort Collins is
a locally owned, independent, community, noncommercial radio station that
is listener supported and democratically managed. KRFC
offers a channel for community building and cultural enrichment in Fort
Collins and beyond. Volunteers and staff will provide creative programming
and service by:
- Focusing on our community. Through radio excellence we will create
a unique community resource, one that promotes connections and fosters
a sense of belonging. We will maintain a local focus for sharing music,
arts, culture, news and opinions. We will serve the people of our community
by providing outlets for their creative skills and energies.
- Serving the interests of a diverse group of listeners. KRFC seeks
to entertain, stimulate and challenge listeners with wide-ranging music
programming, local news, issues and public affairs.
- Striving to be a forum for many voices, by providing an outlet for
the expression of a wide spectrum of ideas; targeting those typically
lacking media access.
KRFC is committed to
respect for personal dignity. While debate is a necessary and healthy
part of the discourse in broadcasting and station management, bigotry
and personal attacks will not be tolerated.
Mission
| Feb 16 - Mission Selected by Board |
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| KRFC makes great radio that is local, noncommercial, and volunteer powered. |
| Feb 4 - Strategic planning committee suggestion from volunteers, listeners, members, underwriters and non-profit supporters |
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KRFC creates exciting, unpredictable, independent radio by providing a forum for many voices and an outlet for
ideas and entertainment not widely available elsewhere in Northern Colorado. KRFC is a locally-owned,
volunteer driven, grassroots community radio station. It is listener supported, non-commercial and
democratically managed.
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| Feb 11 - Suggestion from Public Meeting |
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KRFC is a nonprofit, listener supported radio station that provides an accessible outlet for diverse programming.
We support creative community building, cultural enrichment, unique programming and vital information.
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| Feb 2 - Initial proposal by the board |
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KRFC makes great radio that is local, noncommercial and volunteer powered.
KRFC create a sense of community by making great radio. We are local, noncommercial and volunteer
powered.
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Vision
| Feb 16 - Board Proposed New Vision |
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KRFC will be recognized as a respected voice of the community, creating a sense of place
through excellent radio programming.
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| Feb 4 - Strategic planning committee suggestion from volunteers, listeners, members, underwriters and non-profit supporters |
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Northern Colorado's most beloved, unique and trusted media outlet, beholden to none, committed to creating
and supporting a diverse and connected community
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| Feb 11 - Suggestion from Public Meeting |
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KRFC is a unique, trustworthy, independent blend of media voices creating a radio relationship based on the
creativity of our diverse, energetic and connected community volunteers in Northern Colorado.
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| Feb 2 - Initial proposal by the board |
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The following statements were created by board/staff as potential vision statements:
- We connect communities through great radio
- We are the proud, independent voice for community-building and cultural enrichment
- We entertain, educate, and engage diverse communities with great radio
- We unite, entertain, and inform our local community by providing an accessible, modern, forum
for many voices
- High tech, high touch, high value radio for everyone
- THE radio voice for our community
- KRFC will be THE voice for our community
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Values
| Feb 16 - Board Proposed New Values |
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COMMUNITY. Our primary value is community--the feeling that we all belong and matter to
one another. We serve our community. We create a sense of community.
LOCAL FOCUS. We emphasize local affairs, events and people and make a special effort to
include people and views typically lacking in the mainstream media.
INTEGRITY. We are accountable for our actions. We treat others with tolerance and respect.
We go out of our way to be inclusive and to welcome participation.
EXCELLENCE. We strive for excellence in our programming, in our technical product and
within our organization.
OPEN COMMUNICATION AND DECISION MAKING. We communicate and make decisions
based on clear, open processes, the inclusion of many voices, and consensus building when
possible.
ENTERTAINMENT AND EDUCATION. Our programming is a source of vital information and
cultural enrichment.
FREEDOM AND CREATIVITY. We promote these attributes in our programming and among
our staff and volunteers.
INDEPENDENCE. We are noncommercial. We are a forum for the varied viewpoints of our
volunteers, staff and the broader community.
VOLUNTEERISM. We honor and are driven by the passion, energy and creativity of all of our
volunteers.
FUN!
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| Feb 4 - Strategic planning committee suggestion from volunteers, listeners, members, underwriters and non-profit supporters |
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At KRFC, our overarching value is community--the feeling (understanding?) that we all belong and matter to
one another. We reflect this by:
- Having fun
- Being primarily member owned and operated
- Being held accountable for content, equipment and personal actions
- Being ambassadors for the station, fulfilling a sense of ownership
- Acting with integrity, tolerance and respect in everything we do
- Making our airwaves available for the creative expression of all community members
- Valuing the flexibility of volunteer roles as the organization changes
- Valuing equality without distinctions regarding race, age, language, ethnic, group, culture, religion,
disability, sexual orientation or gender identity (add immigration status?)
On the air, we:
- Entertain and educate the listener while challenging their assumptions through unique and diverse
programming
- Value a mix of music, culture and public affairs
- Emphasize local affairs, events and people that ground us in the community
- Carefully select non-local originated programming which helps us live among communities beyond our
borders. We are global citizens
- Strive for programming excellence in both content and technique
In our day-to-day operations, we:
- Welcome participation from anyone in our community, making special effort to include those people and
views typically missing from mainstream media
- Invite affected stakeholders to help make decisions which affect them
- Strive to meet concerns of affected stakeholders in decision making
- Value open, clear, accountable processes and communication
- Welcome the support of local businesses and government agencies while maintaining philosophic and
program independence
- Thrive on the passion of volunteers and talents of our community to support the unique voice that is
KRFC
- Engage listeners in dialogue about local and global music, and issues which encourage thought, debate
and enable community improvement
- Foster community by sponsoring events on and off-the-air, bringing individuals, community members
and other nonprofits together
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| Feb 11 - Suggestion from Public Meeting |
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- Serve the community; be the community
- Respect internal values of each sub culture within the station/community culture
- Goal of being entirely funded through listener/member supported and being accountable to them
- Valuing all persons in the core community' principles such as "no harm"
- Local vs. global
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| Feb 2 - Initial proposal by the board |
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At KRFC, our overarching value is community--the feeling that we all belong and matter to one another. We
reflect this by:
- Acting with integrity, tolerence and respect in everything we do
- Promoting freedom and creativity among staff, talent and volunteers
- Having fun from time-to-time
On the air, we:
- Entertain and educate
- Emphasize local talent, affairs, events and people in our programming
- Strive for excellent quality
In our day-to-day operations, we:
- Welcome participation from anyone in our community, making special effort to include those people and
views typically missing in mainstream media
- Make decisions based on clear, open processes and communication; we strive for consensus over majority
rule when possible
- Maintain independence from corporate or national influence, thriving instead on the work of our volunteers
and the power of our own community to support our unique voice
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