<html><body><div style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>KZYX wrapped up yet another pledge drive, and this pledge drive bombed just like the pledge drive before it. This pledge drive goal was $85,000. KZYX raised only $65,000. </div><div><br></div><div>The last pledge drive failed by a similar margin.</div><div><br></div><div>Clearly, the people of Mendocino County are questioning "business as usual" at KZYX. They're beginning to see KZYX for what it really is. KZYX is not a true community radio station. It is a closed clubhouse... a closed clubhouse and a jobs program for the otherwise unemployable people who work there. </div><div><br></div><div>KZYX programming is mediocre, at best, and the station's broadcasts are frequently plagued by dead air, scratchy irritating signals, and fuzzouts. Its webstream drops a lot. And shows are not permanently archived.</div><div><br></div><div><div style="background-color: #fdfdfd;" data-mce-style="background-color: #fdfdfd;">Meanwhile, KMEC, a low power station in Ukiah, has national guests on its public affairs show, archives its shows, and it keeps the station humming without technical problems for less than less than $20,000 a year and nothing in salaries. Compare this to a budget of $570,000 a year and $236,000 in salaries and benefits at KZYX.</div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>