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Show & The Enterprise Review , July 21, 1976 Kennecott, KSL Support Group in Radio Endeavor A handful of people has deal with those things left out of the commercial station format because of the numbers It will be game, he said. more pluralistic, for people who fell between the cracks. Holbrook said all communities will be represented on the station. He indicated a particular interest in giving a voice to the Chicano commun-tiy- . There are 50,000 Chic-ano- s applied for permission to establish a new radio, station in Salt ake City. Their purpose: To foster a town hall concept of democracy and give everyone an equal chance to express viewpoints, business included. Listeners Community Radio of Utah, Inc. has applied to the Federal Com- munications Commission non-commerc- ial are the major sources of representatives. Wes Bowen of KSL and Diane Orr of KUTV are also on the board. Money for the initial application came from grants from Kennecott Copper Corporation. Bonneville International has donated $13,500 in equipment and has offered the station three years free rent (worth $500 a month) of its transmitter in Farnsworth Peak. Westminster College the Wasatch Front, and there is no bilingual programming for in (FCC) for a permit to establish a FM radio station. Stephen Holbrook, prime organizer of the corporation, said the station is intended to be an outlet for everyone not able to say his has donated studio space. Salt Lake City has given secretarial peace other ways. The corporation board and legal help. Bowen indiconsists of 28 people from cated Bonneville will be giving diverse interest groups. Busi- additional equipment to the nesses, neighborhood coun- station as it becomes availcils, and Westminster College able. KSL feels the present commercial stations are playing the numbers game, and as a result, radio formats have become too homogeneous, Bowen said. "Specialized interests have fallen by the have a wayside. When program about the Chicano community, they (the Chic-anodont even listen to it, because it is geared to the w-- e s) white middle class listener. This new station will Ball Speaks FredS. Ball is the Executive Vice President Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce A SOLID BUSINESS INVESTMENT Business everywhere is increasingly recognizing the need for more effective ways to solve community, regional and state problems. If we are to keep this society, as we know' it, and make it function and work well, we must be more than just interested and concerned we must be involved. Business today will buy five basic programs in any Chamber of Commerce. It will buy leadership in solving problems. No business is big enough to solve issues on its own but needs the coordinated effort of many leaders. Business will buy credible research to be used in finding the solution to problems. More and more Chambers realize business u'ants solid answers to tough questions and are therefore stressing research as the pathway to problem about the free enterprise system. City and county community development funds have been pledged for airing programs about their activities, could participate electronically, Holbrook said. I think most people would find something to listen to sometime, Holbrook said of the anticipated audience. and of public hearings. He said the board hopes that Public hearings are not now' within three years the station well attended because they would be entirely listener-supporteare held at times inconvenient He expects the to most people. With broad- (station to being operating by casting technology, people spring, 1977. d. he said, them during prime time. We can offer that kind of service. He added programs of interest to the business community w'ould also be welcome. Kennecott Copper has already given the board a grant to produce programs ALL FORMS OF INSURANCE INSURANCE AGENCY 4 Business Phone: 1545 South 11th East 484-882- oriented programs. Finally, business will buy courage that indispensable quality w hich is essential for success in any undertaking. Too often an organization with highly diversified membership tends to avoid the tough fight on the grounds that some members will become irritated. There is always a gnawing fear that some members may quit. Let them! If the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerces programs are sound, we will win two joiners for every quitter. Our members respect us for courage even when they disagree with our position on some issues. This is what we ask business to buy when they belong to the Salt Lake Area Chamber of Commerce. There is a piece of action for everyone. The days of throwing stones are over for the day of intelligent leadership has arrived. 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