$17.40 Supports the cost of 8 minutes of local news.

$174 Helps replace the tie-line materials needed to provide emergency broadcasting services or covers the Philo station headquarters rent for 4 days.

$1,740 Covers the cost of NPR and Pacifica satellite connections for 1 week or pays the rent on our 3 transmission towers for 15 days

$17,400 Covers 87% of the cost of needed repairs for KZYX's 3 transmission towers.

On July 17, the U.S. Congress clawed back $174,000 from Mendocino County Public Broadcasting/KZYX’s annual operating budget when it voted to rescind monies for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. CPB had already approved these funds—25% of our anticipated income for this fiscal year.

In response, the KZYX board and staff have launched the 174 Campaign. Instead of crumbling in the face of this devastating financial hit, we are determined to find a way forward that will make KZYX stronger and more self-reliant.

We urge Mendocino County’s community of listeners, members, donors, and all others who care about the future of public broadcasting in our county to show their support by donating $17.40, $174, or $1,740 using the link provided or by sending a check for $17,400 or any of the other amounts to KZYX (PO Box 1, Philo, CA 95466, memo: 174).

Donating this symbolic amount sends a strong message that KZYX matters to our community. These donations also materially help support KZYX operations, including the costs of equipment and maintenance, programming fees, and the hard-working staff. To all the generous donors who beat us to the punch and donated since July 17, thank you! Your donations will be added to this campaign.

KZYX is far from alone: Hundreds of small and rural public radio stations across the country are facing the same budget crisis. Nearly one in five NPR member stations could close down without federal funding, according to one analysis. But KZYX’s board, staff, and volunteer programmers are determined to avoid that fate.

Let’s show what’s possible when our Mendocino County community rallies around its public radio station.