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To train citizen journalists to produce a daily half-hour news program for low-power KRFP-FM station. A companion website allowed listeners to tune in to the latest broadcast in streaming audio, download podcasts of previous shows, and hear unaired, expanded reports.
Project Updates
- Evening Report Informs Community of Breaking News and Big Issues (October, 2007) - For the last two and a half years, KRFP has been operating as a volunteer-based, community radio station, providing listeners with locally produced news, discussion and entertainment programming, as well as a variety of syndicated shows that would not be otherwise available on the local airwaves. The New Voices grant enabled the station to purchase […]
- Radio Free Moscow Board to Support Citizen Newscast (May, 2006) - After one year of operation, KRFP’s News Department got a huge vote of confidence when the station’s Board of Directors pledged to raise at least $5,000 towards continuing the citizen-produced newscast in Moscow, Idaho, for the coming year. Two to three volunteer citizen journalists have regularly been producing material for the weekday drive-time (5:30-6 p.m) […]
- Evening Newscast Launches; Volunteers are Trained (November, 2005) - Radio Free Moscow launched daily afternoon newscasts for KRFP 92.5 FM in Moscow, Idaho, in late September, delivering world, national and local news provided by volunteer reporters, Pacifica Radio and others. The program, The Evening Report, airs at 5:30 p.m. and includes at least one local news segment in every edition. So far seven volunteers […]
- Radio Free Moscow Recruits Volunteer Journalists and Story Ideas (August, 2005) - KRFP now has audio archives of their Evening Report available for download here. KRFP News’ Radio Free Moscow, a start-up low-power FM newscast in Moscow, Idaho, is moving forward with plans to begin a nightly, half-hour newscast in mid-September that will probably start at 5:30 p.m. In ramping up for the program, the station is […]
