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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>I think a survey is needed to measure listener satisfaction with MCPB's current performance against the purpose <div><br></div><div><br></div><div>stated on its Articles of Incorporation .. which is:<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> "first service public broadcasting in Mendocino County for:"</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- 'educational' (grade A, B, C, D or F),</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- 'community service' <span style="font-size: 12pt;">(grade A, B, C, D or F),</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- 'public safety' <span style="font-size: 12pt;">(grade A, B, C, D or F),</span></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- 'fostering amateur sports competition' <span style="font-size: 12pt;">(grade A, B, C, D or F).</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">these Articles have never been amended .. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;">.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><br></span></div><div><div><br></div><div><pre style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The Mission Statement is very clear when it say "the programming and operational philosophy of the station is controlled by the membership." That sounds like a lot more than just electing board members to me.
I asked the board to change the Mission statement if they did t want to follow it but they seem to prefer to maintain the facade.
I think all of this goes back to the NPR conversation. The NPR "crowd" in this community took over MCPC by any means necessary. They actively, if passive aggressively, censor those of us who feel NPR is not a viable news source.
These actions have been very destructive for the station, as there are simply not enough NPR supporters in the community to maintain MCPC financially.
Doug
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