Our New Community Radio Station!

 POP first applied in 2007 and was finally awarded the permit over other out-of-area competitors. The new station will eventually be at 90.1 FM and cover parts of Trinity County, Redding, and the north and west areas of Shasta County. There is a lot of work to do to get this station on the air. Information to obtain, money to raise, grants to write, volunteers to sign-up and organize and train. If you have skills you want to offer, please contact us!

POP applied for a radio station so we could give direct access to the community for in-depth presentations and discussion on issues, provide an audio showcase for the arts and create a place for productive community dialog. Our station will help draw people together through education, expression and exposure to the rich cultural experiences available in the north state. Since this is noncorporate owned media, we can make all decisions locally.  

People of Progress’ mission is to help strengthen individuals, families and our community with special emphasis on issues and projects that address poverty. Increasing understanding of community strengths, weaknesses and opportunities is what we have been working on for decades – this radio station is a perfect fit – a great way to serve our community by increasing civic engagement which propels us forward together.

This is a blank canvas of great possibilities: Radio Theater, bedtime stories, forums on local, regional, national, and international issues, national programming not otherwise available in our area like Democracy Now! Locally produced programs on community health and the environment and local government. News from schools and nonprofits. A showcase for the arts.

Radio is a strong contributor for a healthy democracy. We believe that common ground can be achieved and progress can be made so more people can move forward together.  This radio station will be a great community asset.  Anyone who wants to be kept informed on the station can contact us at   243-3811 or email us at info@peopleofprogress.org

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 A new, non-corporate station is essentially a blank canvas. There will be extensive community involvement in what programs will be created and aired. Possibilities are practically endless. We will engage a wide spectrum of our community. We can create community forums, interviews, opinion/analysis, local author readings, local musician performances -- the canvas is broad and community driven.
Such a station allows listening access to everyone, regardless of income status and on issues not consistently being covered by other media -- you won't have to have cable, satellite or a computer with DSL in order to access our community programming.

This is truly a monumental undertaking.

Success will require the consistent participation of many people.

If you are able to financially contribute, checks should be written to:
People of Progress P.O. Box 994431 Redding, CA 96099-4431
(please write RADIO in the check notes section)

Or, click below to use PayPal

People of Progress has served Shasta County for 39 years with a food bank and resource center providing emergency clothing, blankets/diapers/personal hygiene items, post-disaster assistance, voice mail, rent assistance, emergency shelter, emergency casework/information/referrals, community resource guides, homeless survey information, and we lead and/or participates in many collaborative efforts.
We served over 16,000 people each year with food for 270,000 meals, 10,000 clothing items, 1,800 bus passes, 500 blankets, 500+ voicemail boxes and other essential items.