Project Name: KRFP Full Power Project Request Amount: 25,000 Date funds needed: June 2013 Time

frame for funds use: June 2013- June 2014 Total project cost: $ 99,976 What is your organizations mission statement and purpose? KRFPs mission is to run a station that promotes the progressive values of free speech, environmentalism, human rights, multiculturalism, peace, and justice throughout the Palouse. KRFP broadcasts programming not found in mainstream media and public radio. KRFP serves as a nexus where citizens of the Palouse can volunteer their time and skills by writing, airing, and commenting on progressive news and opinions, civic affairs, and diverse music. KRFPs purpose is to foster a community that interacts in order to raise ethical, social, and intellectual awareness that will nurture the communitys capacity to think independently, skillfully, and critically about issues on a local, state, national, and global level. KRFP is an advocate for education, the arts, and cultural diversity. We encourage all citizens in the community to become involved in order to build a strong community. One of KRFPs services is to act as a training area for citizens, so that they can gain experience in a work environment that will foster their intellectual and professional growth. KRFP also serves as a medium by which citizens can be warned of impending crisis in an efficient manner. What is the purpose for which this grant is being requested? KRFP is in the process of implementing a Full Power Project. For 7 1/2 years KRFP has broadcast to Moscow, Idaho and the surrounding areas with a 100-watt Low Power FM signal 4.6 meters below average terrain. At the current watt strength and broadcasting height only listeners close to downtown Moscow receive a strong enough signal to overcome low quality receivers, lack of external antennas, and high interference on the FM band. The purpose of the project is to increase the range and number of people that KRFP can reach by increasing the signal watt to 1100 watts and increasing the antenna height 302 feet above average terrain by building it into an Idaho Public Television tower located on Paradise Ridge. By broadcasting from Paradise Ridge, the height of the antenna will allow for a direct path to radio receivers that would otherwise be located behind topographical barriers such as the undulating fields of the Palouse. In order to accomplish the goal KRFP must purchase 22 pieces of equipment and pay for installation expenses. Equipment includes a Shively directional broadcast antenna, a transmitter, a studio transmitter link, and various other pieces of equipment that are necessary for a powerful FM signal. Installation expenses will include the services of a licensed electrician, an engineer certified by Society of Broadcast Engineers to install the equipment, a surveyor to orient the antennae properly, and a group of certified tower climbers to install the antennae. The overall cost of this project will be $84,976. An additional $15,000 will be needed to cover the operation expenses the year following the full power project. All this must be accomplished by November 3, 2013 in adherence to the Construction Permit obtained from the FCC.

Once KFRP is broadcasting at full power, the board will implement a campaign promoting the station in the new reception areas to attract new listeners and establish a greater citizen journalist presence in the broadcast range. What are the specific outcomes your organization hopes to achieve with this grant and how will you measure the outcomes? KRFP strives to bring unique programming to more people through the Full Power Project. Providing rural areas access to a community radio station's wealth of resources, opportunity, community connection and civic action is a key piece of our long-term vision and long-term outcomes. The success of the full power project will be evaluated through documenting the number of new memberships, volunteers, and donations that KRFP receives. This increase will be measured from the first moment that KRFP goes on air through the full power signal, but it may take up to two years to measure with what degree the enhancement in listener support was achieved. In that time, KRFPs dedicated staff, both current and future will work ceaselessly to bring advertise what KRFP has to offer in order to assure that the full power system can meet its full potential. Throughout that two year period, the board will continually keep track of the percent in the increase in the criteria identified above. If the increase in membership forms, donations, and volunteers does not rise significantly, the board will convene in order to reevaluate new ways to increase memberships. Who will be served by this grant? The Full Power Project will serve all who fall within the broadcasting range. The strongest and clearest signal that KRFP will broadcast and serve spans from Colfax, Washington to Deary and Kendrick, Idaho. KRFP will serve a slightly broader range and a slightly larger population than the individuals that live and travel within that range. Many regions like Endicott and Pomeroy, Washington and Bovil and Reubens, Idaho also fall within a slightly weaker signal range. An increase in the number of people that KRFP can reach due to the increased signal range will allow KRFP to expand all the services that they have honed for the last 7 years. Not only will there be an increase in the number of people served, there will also be an increase in the variety of voices aired. This will lead to a richer intellectual forum, and a richer diversification of moral and emotional issues as new talent becomes involved. This project will increase the number of individuals in the Palouse who are trained to think critically and ethically about their interactions. This increased self-awareness and consciousness will serve to continue to enrich the broader community. Through them, listeners will become more involved and knowledgeable citizens. How many individuals will the project serve? The Full Power Project will allow KRFP to serve an additional 45,030 people living within the

new signal range in the Palouse. Listeners will be able to engage in KRFPs many diverse programs. 68,830 people will be affected by the station after the Full Power Project. The statistical data was obtained from the 2010 census report. What other businesses/organizations are providing support? KRFP is currently in the process of appealing to various organizations for funding. Both the Inland North West Community Foundation and the Latah Foundation are currently looking over the grant applications that KRFP have submitted. The Full Power Project is one of the projects that the Inland North West Community Foundation is currently considering funding. Representatives of the foundation have set up a meeting with the Station Manager, Leigh Robartes and the Board of Directors head, Kami LaMoreaux to talk about the possibility of funding the station. Through the Underwriting program, 17 local businesses and organizations in Moscow provide KRFP with monetary support. This money does not always go directly into the Full Power Project, but without their support KRFP would be unable to function within the Moscow community, let alone be able to expand to the broader Palouse community. KRFP is currently in the process of locating other organizations to support their efforts. Current Board of Directors KRFP currently has six board members: As President, Kami LaMoreaux President uses her skills to plan, network and promote the station. She coordinates the stations development, fundraising and community outreach. In the Full Power Project she is a part of the team currently working to find new sources of funding. Vice-President Cass Davis has managed college and community radio for 27 years. He is involved in various campaigns advocating equal rights and has successfully planned many fundraisers for non-profit organizations. Rick Hensley is the Treasurer; he has volunteered at KRFP since 2007 as a DJ. He graduated from University of Idaho in 1975 with a Bachelor of Architecture. Hensley worked as an architect in Spokane for twenty years before returning to Moscow in 1997 for a B.S. in Computer Science. He began volunteering at KRFP in January of 2007. He had been a board member since 2009. Craig Joyner is the Secretary. He worked with the Cove/Mallard Coalition at the Nez Perce National Forest for two summers. Mort Demers is a member of the board and a DJ. He graduated from University of Idaho with a degree in Criminal Science. He works as a contractor in Moscow. He is currently a DJ at KRFP. Michelle Adams has been a board member since January. She is involved in the process of seeking further funding.

What are the needs your organization or this proposal will address? KRFP is the only community radio station in the Palouse. At KRFPs current signal range, only 23,800 people are offered the opportunity to engage in KRFPs programming and news updates. By upgrading to a full power system, KRFP will be able to meet the needs of a larger population. KRFP provides citizens an opportunity to be informed, and to learn about local, and regional issues. Political, social, and economic discussions on the local level are aired. Political debates between candidates are conducted. KRFP provides the areas that they serve access to programs from neighboring grass root organizations. The station provides other narratives and voices that might not be common to the area into the intellectual think tank of the Palouse. KFRP brings provocative writers, lecturers and activists into the community, such as Alternative Radio's David Barsamian, who appeared locally for a fundraiser. KRFP provides training and mentoring for citizens to gain skills in radio broadcasting, media production, interviewing environmental and social activism, fundraising and news reporting. KRFP is a grass root organization that offers citizens the ability to contribute to a communitys culture, media, and social activism. KRFP provides listeners with local news programs, cultural and arts event updates, and interviews with local citizens about their concerns. It provides a venue for local artists to share their creative writing and music. KRFP through its emergency alert system serves as a vital communication source during emergencies. The increase in broadcast range will allow the radio station to better promote the physical safety of the Palouse. The Full Power campaign will expand the listening radius to ensure the citizens of the Palouse region has access to progressive media and the opportunity to participate in community radio and gain skills in radio production and broadcasting. KRFP provides a forum for the community to communicate and network together. How will the community know that the Avista Foundation has supported your grant request? KRFP has always acknowledged all the companies and organizations that have offered their support. If the Avista Foundation accepts this grant application, KRFP will make it known that the Avista Foundation was one of the organizations that turned the Full Power Project from a dream into a reality. Avista Foundations charitable contributions would be reported on the KRFP website. They would also be acknowledged as one of KRFP funders over the air and on promotional flier, so that everyone that listened to KRFP would know that the Avista Foundation contributed to the Full Power Project.

Work Cited "Antenna Height Above Average Terrain (HAAT) Calculator." Federal Communications Commission. FCC, 21 2012. Web. 21 Nov 2012. <http://transition.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/haat_calculator.html>. Radio Free Moscow. KRFP, 21 2012. Web. 21 Nov 2012. <http://radiofreemoscow.org/contact/>.