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$40K raised by KRNM in 2004
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Posted on Sep 22 2005
The Northern Marianas College’s public radio KRNM raised over $40,000 in 2004, according to the recently released annual report of the college.
The money that the public radio acquired came from several fundraising activities led by general manager Carl Pogue.
The activities were held throughout the year in the Commonwealth. Fundraising events like the classical concert at AJ’s Restaurant, for instance, raised over $1,000 for the station.
The money helped offset the costs of programming dues, satellite transmission fees, and equipment repairs and upgrades.
The report said the revenue was generated through underwriters and businesses that signed annual contracts to sponsor specific programs that the station airs.
“Other businesses made straight contributions, a few small grants were obtained, and listeners donated money during two on-air pledge drives held in the spring and fall,” the annual report noted.
Other accomplishments made by the public radio in 2004 included locally produced programs that were broadcasted in Chamorro, Carolinian, Chinese, Japanese, and Korean that reflected the diversity of the island’s population.
Other achievements were: Recent episodes of the Novel Hour and Saipan Radio Theater featuring NMC, Saipan Southern High School and Marianas High School students who recorded different Micronesian folk tales.
There were numerous programs aired during the year to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the battles fought on Saipan and Tinian during World War II highlighted by an interview with Paul Tibbets, Theodore Van Kirk and Morris Jeppson.
William Stewart and Samuel McPhetres hosted the conversation with the three surviving crewmembers of the Enola Gay.
Early this year, the public radio confronted huge challenges as its satellite connection was disconnected. For weeks the radio station did not get direct and updated news from its provider in the mainland.
KRNM returned to normal operations several weeks later after the radio station managed to lock its receiver to a new satellite feed from Intelsat. The live feed came from another satellite owned by Intelsat and not from the Intelsat IS-804 satellite, which moved out of alignment in January 2005.
