Published December 02, 2014
KEDM Public Radio, 90.3 FM has been awarded a $5,000 grant from Plum Creek Foundation
to assist the station in updating its broadcast infrastructure. KEDM is housed at
and operated by the University of Louisiana at Monroe.
Plum Creek is a land and timber company headquartered in Seattle, Wash. The company
owns approximately 404,000 acres of land in 15 parishes in Louisiana.
The grant will allow KEDM to purchase six new specialized computers for on-air operations,
including on-air, control room production, news production, network file management,
traffic, and operations and production. The new systems will improve reliability of
station programming.
“Keeping KEDM running smoothly allows staff to devote more time to creating the high
quality news and music programs that our audience expects. These technology upgrades
allow the station to do a better job serving the people of northeast Louisiana,” said
Jay Curtis, general manager of KEDM.
This is the first grant Plum Creek has awarded KEDM.
Steve Hanley of Plum Creek (left) and Curtis, KEDM GM
“KEDM supports many of the organizations that we have assisted through grants. It’s
important the station has the ability to continue the services provided to those organizations,”
Steve Hanley, senior resource manager at Plum Creek, said.
Hanley says he’s always pleased when an organization from his local area receives
a grant from the company. He explains, “It’s a little competitive, but that’s what
we want.”
The Plum Creek Foundation partners with non-profit and community organizations, universities
and conservation groups, recently providing $7,000 in scholarships and $33,000 in
grants to organizations in Louisiana.
The Foundation’s mission is to provide philanthropic support and improve the general
welfare and quality of life in the communities that Plum Creek serves.
KEDM Public Radio relies on funding from listeners, local businesses, and the Corporation
for Public Broadcasting to pay for its annual operating expenses. The station broadcasts
news, classical and jazz to eleven parishes in northeast Louisiana and four counties
in southeast Arkansas.
For more information, visit kedm.org
