Platform of The Committee to Strengthen KFPK


     
 

Don’t throw away your ballot, your vote, your station, your network; vote in this election for Local Station Board members.

We are a diverse group of KPFK staff and programers, LSB members and listener-sponsors, ** that have joined together to create a slate of candidates and a platform of actions that will strengthen KPFK and increase it's reach to the Public. We reach out to you, the listeners, for support in this LSB election.

  1. We stand for RADIO YOU CAN HEAR. We will improve the broadcast strength and quality. We have a license to broadcast the most powerful signal west of the Mississippi and it should be fully utilized.

  2. We will provide to our listener-sponsors financial and organizational transparency.

  3. We will demand full compliance with labor laws, and Federal Communications Commission and Corporation for Public Broadcasting regulations. An effective internal grievance process must be implemented to ensure that disputes no longer become lawsuits..

  4. KPFK should go beyond mere compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and provide universal accessibility for the disabled.

  5. We seek a qualified professional management team that puts KPFK and its listeners above any special interest group.

  6. We will establish a professional and user-friendly production environment in which volunteer programmers get the training and technical support they need, so that the public is served by talented, authentic, informed and articulate voices.    reference

  7. We will expand listenership by reaching out to younger broadcasters to engage their generation's issues and interests. We will utilize emerging technologies to maximize the impact of Pacifica.

  8. We will tap into Southern California’s vast artistic and cultural resources by offering internships and providing outlets so that the station's facilities will be used for the benefit of the community.

  9. We believe that community radio should build bridges, alliances and solidarity, and to broadcast authentic voices from under-represented communities. Talent, insight and the ability to communicate should be the primary qualifications for a bottom-up approach to community radio.    reference

  10. Pacifica Mission Satement: “to employ such varied sources in the public presentation of accurate, objective, comprehensive news on all matters vitally effecting the community.”   KPFK must increase its coverage of local events. KPFK should be there when news happens and cover it with the highest standards of broadcast journalism.    reference

  11. With regard to news, we embrace the Pacifica Mission Statement. As commercial media becomes more consolidated and “public radio” becomes less relevant, we aim to fill the void by being THE alternative source of information and to promote the station accordingly.    reference

  12. We commit ourselves to serve you, the listeners. and use this precious resource to improve our communities and the world

** a full list of group members is available on this website under the title "Group Members".