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A message from KBOO Portland Community Radio
KBOO needs your support!
KBOO is a beacon in the wasteland of commercial media.
Every day, your support makes possible local journalism and independent news reporting, local music and arts programming, free media training, youth programming, and a platform for communities that are too often ignored by mainstream media. KBOO doesn't answer to corporate owners or shareholders. We answer to our members, volunteers, and the communities we serve.
This year, however, KBOO faces one of the greatest financial challenges in our history.
The dissolution of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting resulted in the loss of approximately $110,000—about 14% of KBOO's FY26 operating budget. While our volunteers, staff, members, and Board of Directors have worked tirelessly to reduce that gap, we still need to raise approximately $100,000 by September 30th, 2026 to fully fund this year's operating budget.
This isn't simply about balancing a budget.
It's about preserving everything our community depends on. If KBOO cannot close this funding gap, next year's operating budget will almost certainly need to shrink. That would mean fewer resources for local programming, community outreach, training opportunities, and the dedicated staff who make KBOO possible. It could also reduce the operating reserves that help keep KBOO financially stable during uncertain times.
Our goal is simple: close the funding gap—not reduce KBOO's service to the community.
When you give to KBOO today, you are helping ensure that:
Independent news reporting continues covering stories commercial media overlooks.
Independent musicians and artists continue to have a place to be discovered.
Free media training remains available to community members of all ages.
Young people continue learning journalism, broadcasting, and media production.
Diverse communities continue hearing their own voices reflected on the air.
KBOO continues to be a sanctuary for vulnerable populations
KBOO remains an independent, volunteer-powered community radio station for generations to come.Every donation—large or small—helps keep KBOO strong, independent, and accessible to everyone. Every dollar helps protect the programming, training, and local journalism that make KBOO unlike any other station.
If KBOO has ever informed you, introduced you to new music, connected you with your community, amplified voices that deserved to be heard, or simply reminded you that independent media still exists, please make your contribution today, before the drive ends, Saturday, June 27th.
Text K-B-O-O to 44321 or give online at
https://secure.givelively.org/donate/the-kboo-foundation/kboo-s-louder-than-light-campaign
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KBOO's server was throwing errors. It just let me see the main page after 3 failed tries. If we're not working on the server, someone might want to restart nginx or apache soon.
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If you have $100 or more to donate to KBOO FM, you'll get a treat! On the 25th there will be a special screening of "Steal This Story, Please," and a meet-and-greet with Amy Goodman for donors!
SATURDAY, APRIL 25th
4:00 PM
CINEMA 21
616 NW 21st Avenue, Portland, Oregon
Edit: A link! https://kboo.fm/steal-story-please-special-screening-and-meet-greet-opportunity-amy-goodman
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Every now and then, KBOO DJs hit one out of the park.
12:09 Billie Holiday I'm Gonna Lock My Heart & Throw Away the Key Billie Holiday - Lady Day in a Life AP Music Ltd
12:12 Billie Holiday The Very Thought of You The Essential Billie Holiday SME
12:15 Clora Bryant Little Girl Blue ...Gal With A Horn Venti2
12:18 Frank Wess It's A Minor Thing Jazz And The City With Frank Wess Prestige
12:25 Marian McPartland A Foggy Day On 52nd Street Savoy
12:28 Hazel Scott Like Someone in Love Git Up From There Debut
12:32 Annie Ross I Feel Pretty 100 x Jazz, den man gehört haben muß EMI Music Special Markets
12:36 Nancy Wilson The Masquerade Is Over Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderley UMG Recordings, Inc.
12:46 Shirley Scott The Funky Fox Gravy Waltz Prestige
12:51 Gloria Coleman Quartet Sadie Green Soul Sisters Impulse!
12:56 Stanley Turrentine Let It Go Priceless Jazz: Sampler 4 Universal Music Ireland Ltd.
1:03 Trudy Pitts Steppin' In Minor Legends Of Acid Jazz: Trudy Pitts With Pat Martino Prestige
1:08 Roberta Flack Tryin' Times - 2020 Remaster First Take (Deluxe Edition) Rhino Atlantic
1:13 Sarah Vaughan Send In The Clowns Send In The Clowns Pablo
1:30 Shirley Horn Summer (Estaté) I Thought About You (Live At Vine St.) Verve Reissues
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The Roots of Rock and Roll's playlist for today's show, so far:
3:02 The Staple Singers Long Walk To D.C. Soul Folk In Action Stax
3:04 Esther Phillips C.C. Rider Confessin' The Blues Atlantic Records
3:07 Billie Holiday Stormy Weather Europe 1 Summer Jazz Dreyfus Jazz
3:11 Heraclitox Blues Boy Old Town Heraclitox
3:11 Big Mama Thornton Hound Dog - Live American Folk Blues, Vol. 2 Universal Music Enterprises
3:13 Aretha Franklin Dr. Feelgood (Love Is a Serious Business) The Delta Meets Detroit: Aretha's Blues Rhino Atlantic
3:18 Big Brother & The Holding Company Piece of My Heart Cheap Thrills Ken Burns - Vietnam
3:22 Carolyn Wonderland Still Alive and Well Miss Understood Ruf Records
3:25 Lucinda Williams Joy - Live Live on Mountain Stage: Outlaws & Outliers Oh Boy Records
3:30 Melissa Etheridge Bring Me Some Water Melissa Etheridge UMG Recordings, Inc.
3:31 Telepathic Creatures High Spirited Arcane Frequencies Deviant Force Records
3:36 Dusty Springfield Son Of A Preacher Man Just Sing (UMGI - Two Part Version) Atlantic Records
3:38 Jefferson Airplane White Rabbit - Mono Single Version Surrealistic Pillow SME
3:41 Susan Tedeschi Rock Me Right Just Won't Burn Fantasy Records
3:45 Gladys Knight Midnight Train To Georgia Music & Highlights: Gladys Knight - The Album Shout Factory
3:51 Indigo Girls CLOSER TO FINE 4.5 Now! Music
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Listening to "Truckin'" live. The Grateful Dead and Friends show is a tribute to Bob Weir, a really great guy, as well as a fine musician.
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#KBOO has transitioned from the all country-western show, which is non-pop, old-timey country, to the Grateful Dead and Friends show. This is what Saturday is for. Am I awake? Woah. I drank a whole cup of coffee? Um... maybe not, just yet.
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A DJ I'm listening to felt the need to read a description of The Beatles, because his audience might not know who they were. The set is a Beatles song followed by various "music, artists, and composers" who have played that song.
I. AM. SO. OLD.
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@ams thanks for taking the time to listen. I really appreciate it. I’m hoping to try at hosting on #KBOO our local radio station. But in the meantime next is #Vaporwave.
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The current show, The Roots of Rock and Roll, started with "It's Only Rock & Roll" live.
The last show on KBOO, The Songcircle, had this playlist for January 2, 2026. Might want to tune in (internet, too):
Panjabi MC GT Road
B.B. King Bringing In A Brand New Year
Florence + The Machine Dog Days Are Over
Alicia Keys New Day
Tracy Chapman New Beginning
P!nk Raise Your Glass
Jethro Tull A New Day Yesterday
The Zombies This Will Be Our Year (Mono Version)
U2 New Year's Day
U2 Beautiful Day
Wyclef Jean New Day - Pop Version
Johnny Nash I Can See Clearly Now - Edit
John Lennon (Just Like) Starting Over - 2010 - Remaster
Otis Redding New Year's Resolution
Everclear I Will Buy You A New Life
Bob Dylan New Morning
Chicago Beginings
Rush New World Man
The Offspring The Future Is Now
Van Halen Right Now
Panic! At The Disco
R.E.M. It's The End Of The World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) -
KBOO suspended on-air fundraising for a day to focus on immigrant rights across Oregon.
Click on Listen Now:
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I haven't checked yet, but whoever is the DJ at KBOO has put together an outstanding set of psychedelic and roots rock. This was like enjoying KMPX or KSAN.
Jeff Ross [Edit - it isn't. He said his name and I missed it.] Dude, great segues! 💯
[Edit2: Still unsure who the DJ was. Nothing makes sense at their website. This is not an unusual experience. It's KBOO. Maybe it's a guest DJ.]
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LABOR RADIO (36 min.)
Lela Schwartz and Mike Edera of the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America) Housing Working Group lay out their campaign for the Renters Bill of Rights, a nine-point program soon to be brought to the Portland City Council to adopt as an ordinance. Copied largely from a similar measure led by the Tacoma DSA and passed by voters there, the Renters Bill of Rights seeks to limit rent increases, fees and evictions without costing the Portland taxpayer.
The DSA sees this campaign, which features a Renters Town Hall on Saturday, September 20th, 2-4pm at PCC SE, as part of their overall socialist program to build working class power.
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a message from the folks at KBOO.fm:
By now I'm sure most of us in the radio world have been informed of the closing of CPB, and we've all been feeling varying degrees of shock, outrage, and sadness at this news. It's easy to feel hopeless when looking at the road ahead, but community media has weathered many storms before, and we're prepared to weather this one as well.
We at KBOO put together this guide to help you as radio fans and supporters keep informed about what's happening, and learn how you can support public media during this time. While CPB was an incredible asset to community media, KBOO has always been primarily supported by our membership, and we're prepared to stay on the air as long as you keep listening.
WHAT IS CPB?
“The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, or CPB, is a private, nonprofit corporation authorized by Congress in the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967.CPB is the steward of the federal government’s investment in public broadcasting and the largest single source of funding for public radio, television, and related online and mobile services.
CPB’s mission is to ensure universal access to non-commercial, high-quality content and telecommunications services. It does so by distributing more than 70% of its funding to more than 1,500 locally owned public radio and television stations.
The Public Broadcasting Act Requires CPB to fund the development of content that addresses the needs of underserved audiences, especially children and minorities. CPB also funds multiple digital platforms used by thousands of public media producers and production companies throughout the country.
In addition, CPB funds infrastructure that delivers public media content and emergency alerts to local stations, which are then responsible for delivering content to their audiences and public safety partners.”
*Via cpb.org
CPB BY THE NUMBERS
386 radio grantees, representing 1,216 public radio stations (including KBOO!)
158 television grantees, representing 365 public TV stations
245 of the total 544 radio and TV grantees are considered rural
99% of Americans have access to public media
More than 70% of CPB’s federal funding goes directly to local public media stations*Via cpb.org
WHAT'S HAPPENING TO CPB?
For the first time since the CPB’s creation, congress voted to rescind over $9 billion in funding for CPB grants previously approved for funding local public media stations, and shortly after that, we learned that CPB will shut down at the end of September.
More than 70% of CPB funding goes to 1500+ locally operated public radio and TV and radio stations across the United States, including numerous PBS and NPR stations. Additionally, CPB provides the biggest single source of funding for program development, research and technology for public radio and TV.
Trump and his allies have argued that public media is “unfair to conservatives and a waste of taxpayer money”, and have expressed that they believe public media is biased against his administration.
Trump has called CPB funding “taxpayer subsidization of biased media.”
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR PUBLIC MEDIA?
Public radio and television stations across the country are facing budget cuts, which will lead to severe staffing and programming cutbacks at best, and many may be forced off the air altogether. Stations in rural or poor areas, including Tribal stations who largely rely on CPB grant funding, will be hit the hardest.These stations are often the only media companies reporting on local government and news events. The loss of CPB and community media funding means many community stations will be forced to close. This loss will turn innumerable rural areas into news deserts and reduce citizens' ability to participate in their communities.
PBS, which is watched by 58% of all television households nationwide per year, receives approximately 15% of revenue from federal funding.
"Public media has been one of the most trusted institutions in American life, providing educational opportunity, emergency alerts, civil discourse, and cultural connection to every corner of the country" - CPB CEO Patricia Harrison
WHY IS THIS CONCERNING?
This is a very pointed, intentional, direct attack on independent media, and an effort to silence media outlets that speak out against the administration. These cuts support the spread of anti-intellectualism and state-funded propaganda by taking resources from public media and bolstering privately owned corporate media outlets that support the administration’s right wing agendas.Silencing public media is a tactic historically employed by fascist regimes and authoritarian governments to control information, suppress dissent, and solidify power.
Censoring opposing viewpoints, controlling information and pushing state-sponsored media and propaganda are tools used to suppress critical thinking and informed public discourse, and shape public opinion.
According to the ACLU, “Freedom of the press, protected by the First Amendment, is considered critical to a democracy where the government is held accountable to the people. The absence of a free press allows unchecked power and the potential for authoritarianism to take root.”
Examining the history of fascist regimes reveals a clear pattern of targeting and suppressing independent media as a means of consolidating power and controlling the populace.
“Public media is a bi-partisan issue. While Republicans in Washington have accused public media of bias, most Americans still support public broadcasting. A Harris Poll last month found that 66% of Americans support federal funding for public radio. Support included 58% of Republicans and 77% of Democrats.” *via NPR
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR KBOO?For years, KBOO has received between 6-11% of its funding from CPB grants. This means KBOO has about $110,000 we have relied on that we won’t receive in 2026.
This is particularly challenging because KBOO was already working to overcome some big deficits caused by increased operational costs. The station already made large cuts to operations last year to help reduce deficits created by increased costs. KBOO is working hard to secure new sources of funding and reduce its reliance on federal dollars. The good news is that membership contributions already account for approximately 80% of KBOO’s annual revenue.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?You can help by supporting your local community stations, especially those in smaller rural areas that may be struggling. Connect with public media in your area and find out how best to support them. Examine which media outlets you interact with most and prioritize consumption of public media. Public media is BY the people, FOR the people, and that includes you.
You can support KBOO by:
Making a donation today at kboo.fm/give
Volunteering with us! You can be a show host, news anchor/producer, live music engineer, photographer, content creator, event planner, grant writer, receptionist, and so much more! KBOO volunteers receive FREE radio and engineering training.
Donating cars, stocks, and property
Keeping us posted on community events that uplift marginalized communities. Check out our community calendar, and submit an event here!
Attending a KBOO event or a KBOO sponsored event
Following KBOO on social media and sharing our content
Subscribing to our newsletter
Purchasing KBOO merch
Downloading the KBOO app
Spreading the word — share this information with your community!
And of course, tuning in at 90.7 FM or kboo.fm! Check out our current program schedule -
Why am I listening to sad cowboy songs?
They played this one again, though. Sad in a military booze way.
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His show runs on Mondays. Pick one. They're all crazy.
I am not a doctor, but if I was, I'd diagnose him as ADHD, and enjoying it.
In the latest show, he's happy he's "properly caffeinated." He selflessly self-promotes for your enjoyment. He's interviewed in an award-winning documentary because one of his pals was the late Andy Kaufman.
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"In light of the inauguration, the slew of executive orders, and the rise of misinformation in the United States, we here at KBOO are committed to continuing our legacy as an alternative to mainstream media. We have a duty to serve our community by bringing you accurate information, by giving space to underrepresented voices, and by uplifting arts and culture. In these uncertain times, KBOO seeks to be a guiding light for those who are scared, those who are affected, and those who are fighting the good fight. KBOO stands with the immigrant community, the LGBTQIA+ community, the disability community, and all of those affected by the new administration.
"To keep yourself informed, to join the conversation, and to understand what is happening in your community and with the world at large, check out our list of locally produced English and Spanish programming, as well as our trusted syndicated programs."
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I love community radio, but guys, try to keep up your playlists. You didn't play 2 different songs at 10 pm. Maybe it was a snippet of the first one, but there's no way to tell from the playlist. And there is a huge gap - a void - of an hour in which I'd hoped I would find the title of a song I heard and liked. Alas, it was swallowed by the void.
Still, based on how long it takes for the PC to respond to a query, it's impressive to run a station in 2025 on an i386 running Windows 3.1. 🤪
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Listen to fab testimony from Portland's hearings on Zenith.
Shoutout to KBOO for airing this yesterday.
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The DJ on #KBOO is playing all of the CW tunes we heard in Appreciating Country Music, one of my humanities requirements in college. It's like old home week.
Hank Williams, Sons of the Pioneers, etc.
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Listening to Native Voice One out of Albuquerque on #KBOO. I like this format. It's like a 60's-style FM radio channel before music became siloed. A song may be rap. The next might be alternative rock. Then a very 60's folk ballad, followed by a pop song. And on it goes. Really nice. 👍
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Listening to Greensky Bluegrass. There are 3 stages with acts still performing as the festival winds down for 2024. Time keeps on flowing. If we could rewind time, despite the heat, I'd enjoy another 4 days of great bands & music. Thank you to everyone involved, including public radio station KBOO, which did a great job of broadcasting live music. I really enjoyed the broadcasts. 💯 👍
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What? We don't get to hear the headline act, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, on the radio due to "contract limitations". For us, the show just ended rather abruptly.
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Jubu Smith with Charlie Hunter >>-> now performing some tasty jazz.
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The #WaterfrontBluesFestival broadcast on #KBOO has ended for the day. There is a fireworks show from it on #KOIN.
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@OldAndCranky A host on #KBOO played 2 hours of 1974 Dead. I saw them at Winterland a few years before that. I don't recall it as a spectacular performance - very good but not memorable. The '74 shows they played were. Winterland was kind of small for them and the crowd, lol.
