{"id":3963,"date":"2016-01-06T14:44:27","date_gmt":"2016-01-06T21:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unitedforcommunityradio.org\/?p=3963"},"modified":"2016-02-24T16:58:43","modified_gmt":"2016-02-24T23:58:43","slug":"despite-declining-kpfa-membership-ucr-stays-strong-and-steady","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.unitedforcommunityradio.org\/?p=3963","title":{"rendered":"Despite Declining KPFA Membership, UCR Stays Strong and Steady"},"content":{"rendered":"

United for Community Radio and all the candidates say “THANK YOU” to all our supporters!\u00a0 UCR candidates Scott Olsen<\/a> and Sharon Adams<\/a> were elected<\/a> to the KPFA Local Station Board.<\/p>\n

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Scott Olsen<\/p><\/div>\n

\"tm\"T.M. Scruggs<\/a> was the first runner-up and will replace Andrea Pritchett at the first meeting of the new KPFA Local Station Board, scheduled for January 23<\/span><\/span>, at 11 a.m., at the North Berkeley Senior Center<\/a>.\u00a0 This means that UCR will have 4 new representatives on the LSB.<\/p>\n

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United for Community Radio candidates won 3 seats, and so-called “Save KPFA” candidates won 6.\u00a0 Although SK candidates won more seats, we at UCR believe that the election results show that UCR is moving in the right direction.\u00a0 And we believe that UCR can obtain a majority of the LSB seats in the next election, currently scheduled for later in 2016.<\/div>\n
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UCR’s message is resonating with the KPFA members.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

UCR maintained its support, despite a large decrease in voter turnout and a decrease in overall KPFA membership. This is good news for UCR, as it means we have a chance to WIN the next election.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The number of listener-members of KPFA has been decreasing over the last 10 years:<\/div>\n
YEAR<\/span>—–Listener-Members<\/span><\/div>\n
2005\u00a0 —–\u00a0 24,000
\n2006\u00a0 —–\u00a0 22,000
\n2010\u00a0 —–\u00a0 20,000
\n2012\u00a0 —–\u00a0 18,000
\n2015\u00a0 —–\u00a0 16,0000<\/div>\n

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Likewise, the number of voters has been decreasing, although not as much as the decrease in members; reflecting the fact that the people who continue to contribute to KPFA are massively committed to the well-being of the station.<\/p>\n

Despite the decline in members and in voters, UCR has maintained a steady base of approximately 1000 votes.\u00a0 This means that support for UCR is growing<\/strong> within the KPFA community!\u00a0 This is great news for UCR and means that we are on the right track.\u00a0\u00a0 In contrast, SK has been losing voters as the membership has declined.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Election Year<\/td>\nTotal Voters<\/td>\nSK Votes<\/td>\nUCR Votes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\n3,457<\/td>\n~ 2,400<\/td>\n~ 1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2012<\/td>\n3,257<\/td>\n~ 2,200<\/td>\n~ 1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2015<\/td>\n2,300<\/td>\n~ 1,300<\/td>\n~ 1,000<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

For more details click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Notice:\u00a0 Some may recall that Janet Kobren ran on the UCR slate.\u00a0 By mutual consent, Janet Kobren is no longer affiliated with United for Community Radio.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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