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FCC Application News June 18, 2007: Since applying with the FCC in October 2007 for a full strength FM Educational Station for Northern New Mexico, on June 18, 2008, it was announced that we are in the next group of applicants that will be processed. This means we could have a license this year! Of course, it could take longer, and we still will have to do much work to do and money to raise get on the air.

If licensed by the FCC, we would broadcast with a C0 class license from Picuris Peak at 89.5 at 9 kW reaching from East of Mora to West of Abiquiú and from North of Taos to South of Española, to some 100,000 listeners. Review of conflicting applications is very hopeful for granting of a license, becuase we provide either the largest new 1st and/or 2nd educational FM service.

We plan satellite studios in such towns as Abiquiú, Mora, Española, Dixon and other communities, where they can prouce their own programs. We will also seek to involve youth throughout the region in producing their own programs.

Listen Here to Pacifica's national Sprouts program "Be the Media!" where we are briefly interviewed about the filing, along with many other excited, hopeful applicants.

A Big Thank You to all who helped in preparing the application, including our FCC Attorney Matt McCormick in Washington, DC who is providing his services pro-bono, our excellent Engineers; Michael Brown & Mike Johnson of Brown Broadcasting Services, Inc. in Portland, OR, our Board of Directors; Miguel Santistevan, Máye Torres, Aspen Flowers Espinosa, Juman Khweis, and Robin Collier, and previous Board members Deborah Begel, Scott Randolph, and Morten Nilssen. Thanks especially to those familes who provided reasonable assurance of a tower location, and to those individuals who were willing to provide evidence of their ability to help in the financing of the station startup.

Special thanks to Marty Durlin; former GM of KGNU in Boulder, Norm Davis; formerly of KSAN in San Francisco, David Barsamian; of Alternative Radio, Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan; of Democracy Now!, Ursula Ruedenberg; of Pacifica Radio, Dory Hulbert; formerly of the Horse Fly, Michael Chamberlain; CFO of the New Mexico Community Foundation, and many other individuals who provided special expertise and support in our effort. And all of this would not have been possible with the hard work of Mike Tilley and all our other volunteers who kept our production going while we prepared the application. Thanks also to KVOT, KRZA, KTAO, KLDK, KUNM and the Pacifica network for broadcasting our segments.

Funding for our programs and outreach during the long wait for the FCC window was provided by the members of Cultural Energy, our business underwriters, the Peter and Madeline Martin Foundation, the Healy Foundation, the McCune Charitable Foundation, the New Mexico Community Foundation, the Surdna Foundation through KUNM, and the Taos Community Foundation.