KAFM is a member-supported, volunteer-oriented community radio station dedicated to excellence and diversity in musical, cultural and public service programming. KAFM fills a vital role in the Grand Valley of Western Colorado as an accessible forum for the presentation of music, arts, culture and information by and for the local community.

KAFM is the dba of Grand Valley Public Radio Company, Inc., and is the only local community radio station in Grand Junction, Colorado, providing the largest variety of music programming 365 days a week, 24/7.
 
KAFM never misses a day to use its airwaves for the greater good ... to build a better, more connected, thriving community. KAFM’s slogan as “The Voice of Our Community,” provides specialty interest talk shows and podcasts from local and regional Civic, Educational and Charitable Resources for our listeners.
 
All of KAFM’s announcers and show hosts are volunteers, who personally curate a huge variety of commercial free music. Broadcasting at 88.1 FM in Grand Junction, and at 96.9 FM in the Peach and Wine Country of Palisade, Colorado, KAFM also Streams their broadcast online and has a new KAFM App where listeners can tune-in on their mobile devices.
 
As a nonprofit 501(c)(3), KAFM and relies on the generosity of donations from Individuals, Corporations and Foundations to ensure its operations.
 


In 1992, a small group of dedicated and civic-minded citizens sat down to discuss the possibility of creating a locally owned, operated, and programmed community radio station in Grand Junction. Seven years later, the station made its first broadcast. Today, while media consolidation continues, KAFM continues to grow stronger every year. The recipe for this success story is quite simple: provide a place where local folks can program music genres with a human touch, be accessible by all people and organizations in the community so they can share valuable resources to the listening audience, and to provide an open platform where all viewpoints are welcome.

KAFM is licensed by the Federal Communications Commission to Grand Valley Public Radio Company, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.

KAFM makes accessible a series of public documents and information as part of our commitment to honoring our Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) requirements, which provides a portion of our annual support. 

View KAFM's Public File with the FCC 

During the week of April 6, 2008, the switch was thrown, and as fast as an electron KAFM's dream to become the first partially solar-powered radio station in the Grand Valley became a reality. If you've driven by the station at 1310 Ute Avenue, you've seen the 20 180-watt panels now lining the top perimeter of the building. These panels reduce KAFM's power bills by up to 30%, and represent the station's commitment to steward its resources in an intelligent, sustainable and responsible way.

KAFM's solar power system would not have been possible without the generous dedication of High Noon Solar, the local company that designed and installed the system.

High Noon Solar specializes in residential and commercial solar installation in Western Colorado, and can be reached at (970) 241-0209.

 
Meetings
Grand Valley Public Radio CO Inc. dba KAFM 88.1 Community Radio holds license for public radio station 88.1 FM, Grand Junction Colorado. KAFM complies with Section 396 (k) (4) of the Communications Act by providing notice to the public before holding public meetings of the Board of Directors and meetings of the members, and the Community Advisory Board. Notice of these public meetings is posted on the website kafmcommunityradio.org.
 

In addition, all such meetings, are posted on our website and that meetings are open to the public. This meets the CPB requirement that this information is conveyed on 7 consecutive days prior to each meeting.
 

Subject to reasonable limitations (such as size of available meeting space), all members of the public are permitted to attend any of the meetings above without condition such as registration or providing any personal information. All or portions of any board or committee meeting may be "CLOSED" to the public in the event matters relating to individual employees, proprietary information, litigation or other matters which are confidential upon advice of counsel or financial information obtained on a confidential basis, or other matters deemed by the board to be inappropriate for public disclosure. If a meeting is closed, an explanation will be disseminated in the same way that an open meeting is posted, following the meeting.
 

KAFM includes the following in the CPB folder of its public file:

 

KAFM holds at least two but optimally six Community Advisory Board meetings each year. Community Advisory Board membership and minutes of the meeting will be kept in the CPB folder in the public file and on KAFM’s website.

The Community Advisory Board has a distinct membership from the organization’s governing Board of Directors.

KAFM strives to ensure that Members of the CAB represent a diverse cross-section of the community.

Minutes of the meeting indicate that the CAB is performing its primary functions under the CPB rule:
1. establish and follow its own schedule and agenda, within the scope of the community advisory board's statutory or delegated authority;
2. review the programming goals established by station;
3. review the community service provided by the stations;
4. review the impact on the community of the significant policy decisions rendered by the station; and
5. advise the governing board of the station whether the programming and other significant policies of the station are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities served by the station. The advisory board may make recommendations to the governing board to meet those specialized needs.
 

Licensees and Permittees of public broadcast stations with fewer than five full-time employees are not subject to the reporting and public records requirements in provision of Section 396 (K) (11) of the Communications Act. KAFM does not meet the five-full-time-employee threshold (i.e. has fewer than five). As such, the FCC EEO Public File Report complies with the FCC's EEO rule and is posted on the website, with a copy placed in the Public Inspection File of the station. It is the policy of KAFM to comply with all FCC and CPB EEO requirements. KAFM does submit annual statistical reports regarding employment to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
 

1. KAFM will comply with all current laws and regulations of the Internal Revenue Service, and with all other applicable Federal law or regulations governing political activity and lobbying.
2. KAFM will not sell, rent, lease, loan, trade, give, donate, transfer or exchange its membership or donor names with any outside organization for any purpose.
3. KAFM maintains active control of its contributor and donor lists, and takes all appropriate measures to ensure against unauthorized use of such lists. The bylaws of the organization do not allow any use of its membership and contributor/donor lists by any outside parties.
4. The organization periodically reminds contributors/members/donors that its lists are never used outside of the organization.

 

Support KAFM

KAFM is community radio and exists based on the support of listeners like you! Please help keep KAFM on the air by making a contribution or becoming a Monument Member!