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Community Media Needs Your Support

On May 1, 2025, the president issued an Executive Order directing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to halt direct and indirect funding for NPR and PBS. This includes attempting to prevent local public radio and television stations from using CPB funds to support NPR or PBS content.

Why this matters to you and to KKCR:

  1. The CPB provides essential funding for small rural stations that are lifelines for small communities like ours.
  2. NPR makes possible the PRSS infrastructure that delivers emergency alert information instantly and reliably to community radio stations across the country. It’s how we get the information to you. It functions when internet and other communications systems are down.
  3. KKCR receives money from $80k-$85k from the CPB every year. It is 20% of our budget. Cuts to federal funding would seriously hurt KKCR. It would cripple our ability to maintain operations.

What can YOU do to make a difference for community media?

  1. Talk about KKCR with your friends and neighbors. Let them know how essential – and entertaining –  we are.
  2. Give to KKCR, and tell others to give, too. Your tax deductible donation goes a long way – and stays in your community.
  3. Advocate for KKCR. Use our letter templates to Rep Tokuda, and Rep Case to let them know that KKCR is crucial to Kaua’i life.

KKCR is committed to all things Kaua’i. We amplify local voices, organizations, issues, and music. We broadcast worldwide. We reflect the diversity of the local and world community. And we couldn’t be happier to do it. Mahalo for your continued support. 

Memorial for John Gordon

July 12, 10am, Kauaʻi Christian Fellowship

John Gordon was a Jazz DJ on Kauaʻi Community Radio 2007-2021. His love of jazz music was vast and still lives in legend in our vinyl music library. His service to the island through KKCR was valuable and he is missed.

Kaua‘i Community Radio

Ke Kani O Kaua‘i Nei ~ The Sound of Kaua‘i

90.9 FM North Shore Kaua‘i ~ 91.9 FM Kīlauea to Kekaha ~ 88.1 FM Anahola & Moloa‘a ~ 88.9 FM Honolulu, O‘ahu

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Public Media as Crucial Service

I certainly believe that public media is crucial. Vital. Important. Critical. We are here to serve our listeners with pretty kick-ass music. (Nearly all of our content and certainly all […]

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Concerts with a Cause

Our friends at Anaina Hou Community Park are launching an initiative this year where they are going to host shows and give a portion of the tickets sales to a […]

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Make Our Radio Matter

I wrote our end of year letter from KKCR to our registered fans based on some things I was thinking about regarding our language. Hereʻs the highlighted text: Our time […]

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Election Day Approacheth.

Indeed it does. I look forward to the national narrative changing and for this palpable expectation to culminate. I’ve been reading articles sent to community radio stations about preparing your […]

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Home Made Radio Fund Drive – September 13-20, 2024. For this fund drive, KKCR will highlight the amazing grass roots quality of what we do up here in the jungle. […]

Dead All Day,
Dead All Night
January 17th-18th

17 Jan 2025

KKCR’s FIRST MARATHON!!! And it’s the Grateful Dead All Day and All Night! With the generous help of our good buddy David Gans, of SiriusXM’s Grateful Dead programming, we’ve got […]

Kekahu Foundation Board of Directors Meeting

30 Jan 2025

The quarterly meeting of the Board of Directors of the Kekahu Foundation, which is the governing body of Kauaʻi Community Radio, will be held on January 30, 2025. Members of […]

Programming Committee Meeting

07 Apr 2025

This meeting marks the reinstatement of the ad hoc Programming Committee. Itʻs purpose is to address three topics of discussion brought by the General Manager: To compose survey questions to […]

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VOLUNTEER AT KKCR

     KKCR also depends on our community to provide programming.  We provide free broadcast training and support to our programmers.  Interested in hosting on KKCR show?  or, just want to help us keep running smoothly?  Fill out our Volunteer Application and email to kkcr@kkcr.org or bring to the office Monday – Friday from 10am to 4pm.  Mahalo!

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DOUG THE BEE GUY is donating $5 for each donation made from this page. Mahalo nui loa for your support!

Doug the Bee Guy supports KKCR and so should you! Specializing in bee hive extractions islandwide. Over 16 years experience. Also offering honey, propolis tincture and wax. Doug The Bee Guy: The Hum of the Bees is the Voice of the Garden. Call Doug today! 808-212-4178