News

• Rocky Mountain Community Radio receives national Press Forward funding to address critical broadcast engineering needs
  The project is one of 22 across the United States sharing $22.7 million to meet the urgent challenges local newsrooms face. 7/16/25 – Announced today by Press Forward,… Read more: Rocky Mountain Community Radio receives national Press Forward funding to address critical broadcast engineering needs
• RMCR Hires Inaugural Rural Climate Reporter
  11/13/24 Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) is pleased to announce the hiring of Caroline Llanes as the network’s first Rural Climate Reporter. In this role, Caroline will focus… Read more: RMCR Hires Inaugural Rural Climate Reporter
• RMCR Hires New Managing Editor
  5/23/22 For Immediate Release: Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) is pleased to announce the hiring of Maeve Conran to serve as the network’s first Managing Editor and Producer.… Read more: RMCR Hires New Managing Editor

Awards

• Rocky Mountain Community Radio stations receive multiple regional and national awards in 2025
  7/16/25 In 2025, multiple stations within the Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) coalition were honored for their outstanding journalism that was broadcast and published throughout the previous year.… Read more: Rocky Mountain Community Radio stations receive multiple regional and national awards in 2025
• Rocky Mountain Community Radio stations recognized by Colorado Broadcasters Association, Society of Professional Journalists in 2025.
  4/8/25 Member stations of Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR), a coalition of non-commercial radio stations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, have won a combined 63 awards… Read more: Rocky Mountain Community Radio stations recognized by Colorado Broadcasters Association, Society of Professional Journalists in 2025.
• Rocky Mountain Community Radio stations receive multiple statewide, regional and national awards in 2024
  9/13/24 In 2024, multiple stations within the Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR) coalition were honored for their outstanding work, broadcast and published throughout the previous year. These recognitions… Read more: Rocky Mountain Community Radio stations receive multiple statewide, regional and national awards in 2024
• Rocky Mountain Community Radio Wins Big at CBA and SPJ’s Top of the Rockies Continuing Decades-old Regional Collaboration Model
  4/27/23 For Immediate Release: Member stations of Rocky Mountain Community Radio (RMCR), a coalition of non-commercial radio stations in Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming, have won a… Read more: Rocky Mountain Community Radio Wins Big at CBA and SPJ’s Top of the Rockies Continuing Decades-old Regional Collaboration Model

Coverage

12/5/25
Aspen Public Radio | “NPR v. Trump case moves forward as Judge hears arguments on Thursday”
https://www.aspenpublicradio.org/government/2025-12-04/npr-v-trump-case-moves-forward-as-judge-hears-arguments-on-thursday

9/30/25
Aspen Daily News | “APR launches ‘Resiliency Fund’ to combat federal funding losses”
https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/apr-launches-resiliency-fund-to-combat-federal-funding-losses/article_fdaea77f-92d5-4443-ba59-26b9cbfb2948.html

9/28/25
The Gazette | “Rural radio stations in Colorado navigate the loss of Corporation for Public Broadcasting”
https://gazette.com/2025/09/28/rural-radio-stations-in-colorado-navigate-the-loss-of-corporation-for-public-broadcasting/

9/21/25
Rocky Mountain PBS | “Paonia’s KVNF resilient despite future without federal funding”
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/business-economy/kvnf-federal-funding-npr

9/15/25
Rocky Mountain PBS | “Boulder’s KGNU battens down the hatches after federal funding cuts”
https://www.rmpbs.org/blogs/business-economy/kgnu-federal-funding

9/9/25
The Christian Science Monitor | “‘A lifeboat in an angry sea’: Listeners rally to a rural radio station amid funding cuts”
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0909/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-rural-stations

9/7/25
The Salt Lake Tribune | “How federal funding cuts could hurt a Utah radio station that’s entirely focused on arts, music and culture”
https://edition.pagesuite.com/popovers/dynamic_article_popover.aspx?artguid=47d5eeae-b766-4fdc-83fc-a6142b89614d&appcode=SAL693&eguid=dda68ead-28b9-438b-96d1-d9200184d867&pnum=59#

8/28/25
NPR | “Public media stations in rural America say emergency alert funding is in jeopardy”
https://www.npr.org/2025/08/28/nx-s1-5519337/public-media-emergency-alert-funding

8/20/25
Westword | “Paonia’s KVNF Community Radio Will Lose Federal Funding”
https://www.westword.com/restaurants/paonias-kvnf-community-radio-will-lose-federal-funding-25133976

8/13/25
9News | “Word of thanks: Community foundation for Southwest Colorado”
https://www.9news.com/video/news/local/outreach/word-of-thanks-community-foundation-for-southwest-colorado/73-1b6188fa-c2fe-4af3-8d10-b0f691c63e79

8/11/25
The Mountain Mail | “Radio funding cuts impact community stations too”
https://www.themountainmail.com/news/radio-funding-cuts-impact-community-stations-too/article_df809be4-5c9b-4540-a1ee-936edd40838f.html

8/7/25
The New Yorker | “What happens to public media now?”
https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/what-happens-to-public-media-now

8/6/25
Sopris Sun | “Local public radio says, ‘We’re not going anywhere’”
https://soprissun.com/local-public-radio-says-were-not-going-anywhere/

8/6/25
Christian Science Monitor | “As Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuts down, what will that mean on airwaves?”
https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2025/0806/corporation-for-public-broadcasting-npr-pbs

8/2/25
9News | “Rural Colorado station’s ability to broadcast emergency alerts threatened as Corporation for Public Broadcasting closes”
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/rural-colorado-radio-station-emergency-alerts-threat-corperation-public-broadcasting/73-9d36da7d-714b-47ce-9599-116a38f9b393

7/22/25
The Colorado Sun | “Trump’s cuts to public broadcasting leave 19 local Colorado stations staring at massive budget holes”
https://coloradosun.com/2025/07/22/trumps-cuts-to-public-broadcasting-colorado-52-stations/

7/19/25
The Washington Post | “Here’s where public broadcasting cuts hit the hardest”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/07/19/pbs-npr-cpb-cuts-rural/

7/18/25
Fox News | “Rural NPR stations ‘disappointed,’ determined to survive after rescission package eliminates federal funding”
https://www.foxnews.com/media/rural-npr-stations-disappointed-determined-survive-after-rescission-package-eliminates-federal-funding

7/18/25
Jackson Hole News & Guide | “Jackson Hole’s KHOL faces 25% budget cut as Congress claws back NPR, PBS funds”
https://www.jhnewsandguide.com/news/business/local/jackson-holes-khol-faces-25-budget-cut-as-congress-claws-back-npr-pbs-funds/article_5e29c523-f6ac-4731-9efe-9ecf7ad5018e.html

7/17/25
KOBF Albuquerque | “Native American radio stations could lose funding”
https://www.kob.com/new-mexico/native-american-radio-stations-could-lose-funding/

7/16/24
The Daily Yonder | “Public media cuts will hurt rural Americans”
https://dailyyonder.com/rescissions-act-will-hurt-rural-americans/2025/07/16/

6/27/25
WyoFile | “Public media is local journalism. Let’s get the facts straight about defunding it.”
https://wyofile.com/public-media-is-local-journalism-lets-get-the-facts-straight-about-defunding-it/

5/27/25
9News | “Colorado public radio stations and NPR sue Trump over funding cut order”
https://www.9news.com/article/news/politics/colorado-public-radio-stations-npr-sue-trump/73-b78facbc-15a8-4d90-9a6e-b6103d99909f

5/9/25
Knight First Amendment Institute | “The Bully’s Pulpit: Trump v. The First Amendment”
https://knightcolumbia.org/content/the-bullys-pulpit-trump-v-the-first-amendment

5/8/25
WyoFile | “Trump order threatens public radio’s daily programming in Wyoming, and more”
https://wyofile.com/trump-order-threatens-public-radios-daily-programming-in-wyoming-and-more/