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Community Broadband Radio Association Inc

12737 TAMIAMI TRL S

NORTH PORT FL 34287-1934

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Summary
Background & Needs
Programs
Management & Planning
Governance
Financials

Mission

Building Community Through Open Communication

Leadership

CEO/Executive Director Robert John Malloy

Board Chair Mr Lawrence Sparky Bobo

Board Chair Affiliation Realtor

General Info

Organization DBA

DBA
KDWRadio.com
WKDW 97.5 FM
IrishWorldRadio.com

Tax Exempt Status Public Supported Charity

Incorporation Year 2014

State Charitable Solicitations Permit Yes May 2018

State Registration Yes Jan 2018

Financial Summary

IRS Letter of Determination

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Impact Statement

3 Major Accomplishments

WKDW 97.5 FM reaches South Sarasota to Punta Gorda since expanding from internet broadband in 2012 KDWRadio.com to a FCC licensed FM low power broadcast station in spring of 2016. We now reach those in the community who may be the most vulnerable through the airwaves.

WKDW 97.5 FM and KDWRadio.com now has more than 40 locally produced programs giving listeners 24/7 of radio volunteer produced programming which has impacted all aspects of the community including government, non-profit, business and civic organizations as well as citizens of the community and the surrounding areas. Also, greater local artist participation and supplied volunteer music has allowed our music library to expand and grow.
WKDW 97.5 FM is now an ABC radio news affiliate with first shows being aired September 2017..
To further strengthen our commitment as community radio, WDKW 97.5 FM is a regional emergency broadcast radio operating center working hand in hand with the Ham operators and local authorities..

Top 5 Goals

We will continue to develop and promote Real Community Radio through community outreach by providing charitable non-profit and public service organizations including foundations, educators, the performing arts, associations and clubs along with local Government an important invaluable tool, a broadcast platform, to help them reach and strengthen ties with the communities they serve.
The McGuiness School of Broadcasting for nonprofit community public radio offers students and area citizens an opportunity for an education in the art of broadcasting and all its aspects including FM broadcasting, broadband, production, audio engineering, station management and the use of new technology such as social media.
Implement a Community Emergency Alert System using WKDW 97.5 FM as a Live Emergency Alert System as it relates to important community emergency and public safety events. Maintain support and cooperation with local Ham radio operators as well as provide facilities for training.
Expand current broadband partnerships under Community Broadband Radio Association.
Develop live broadcast capabilities to bring those events to those unable to attend and keep the community in the know.

Needs Statement

Antenna/Repeater to strengthen our signal Budget $9,500
Desk Computers/Office Furniture/Software/Office Equipment Budget $7,000
New Broadcast Microphones to meet FM analog specifications + live remote broadcast equipment and power backup.. Budget $9,000
Phone/Call In System Budget $3000
Emergency Broadcast Kit for broadcasting North Port Fire Department emergencies. Budget $6,000

Background Statement

WKDW 97.5FM, KDWRadio.com and Irish World Radio feature a diverse mix of locally only produced programming and events generated by the folks of the community covering such topics as the arts, culture, music, civic and history. We rely on 100% non- paid volunteers, the support of our citizens and civic organizations to bring Real Community Radio to our broadcasting area now and for future generations to come. Citizens are empowered and strongly encouraged to actively participate by volunteering time and talents. Whether its a talk show to start the conversation about the important topics affecting our daily lives or an eclectic music program, WKDW 97.5 FM, Irish World Radio and KDWRadio.com provide 24/7 of community home grown programming to enrich the lives of our citizens, businesses, educators and civic organizations.

To further our community outreach in 2015, we opened The Common Grounds Meeting Hall, a premier, state-of-the-art performance hall with major folk, blues, and Irish touring bands playing to standing room only. Within a short time, we became and have remained a "must perform there" house for musicians touring the states from Ireland. We are also a safe place for community meetings and classes.

This accomplished through the association with Community Broadband Radio Association, Inc., IrishWorldRadio.com, WKDW 97.5 FM and KDWRadio.com. The CBRA is a non-profit, listener supported FM and internet broadband community radio station operating in North Port, Florida and is organized with the State of Florida as Community Broadband Radio Association, Inc. The CBRA will provide facilities, community access, training and education to design, develop and operate community broadband and low power radio stations while continuing to foster cooperation and communication among media, government, businesses and individuals withing the community served.

Areas Served

Area
FL- Sarasota
FL- Charlotte
FL- DeSoto

Areas Served Comments We currently serve the following areas and Cities of North Port, Englewood, Port Charlotte, Venice, Nokomis, DeSoto, Boca Grande and Punta Gorda and all areas in between. .

Service Categories

Primary Org Type Arts,Culture & Humanities

Secondary Org Type Public & Societal Benefit

Tertiary Org Type Public Safety, Disaster Preparedness and Relief

Statement from the Board Chair/Board President

Lawrence “Sparky” Bobo

My belief is for my Community to network, whether it is with businesses, individuals, Community leaders, or at the market. Successful people communicate with each other. My career includes work in Florida Coastal Zone Planning, Economic Development, Non-profit management, and sales of intangible and tangible products and services. For 10 years I helped form & manage two Non-profit organizations in Miami and later served on the Board of a Non-profit Healthcare Association.

My awareness of CBRA/WKDW/KDWRadio.com came from networking at the North Port Area Chamber of Commerce. A Chamber Member said, “Do you know North Port has a radio station? In fact, I am thinking about having a Program soon...” I asked “Where is the station, who runs it and what is there phone number?” My involvement was compelling & here we are!

WKDW/KDWRadio have no paid positions; we are an organization of volunteers. We are fortunate to have our Station Manager, R. J. Malloy who has with some faithful friends, and with much dedication and love, birthed this Community Radio Station. Time and efforts for programming, development, marketing and public relations are done by people who just love what they’re doing. Programs are very eclectic, just like the North Port Area. Program Hosts play the kind of music they love, music not found on the mass media stations. Or they create talk shows focused on our North Port Area of Sarasota & Charlotte Counties. WKDW/KDWRadio.com is listened to worldwide on the web at www.kdwradio.org & we get comments globally. Our Signal on 97.5 FM air extends fifty miles from the station. Local radio is an important and rare because, as you know, these days most radio stations have absentee corporate owners and no knowledge of or concern for our local community.

Our Board of Directors, besides the normal board governance and oversight, makes sure we continue true to our mission, which is expressed on our website:

“… Community radio is about building and supporting the well-being and positive growth of our area. It’s about communicating ideas, concerns, differences of opinion, health and financial issues, and the art and music of the community.”

In other words, we try to foster community. We hold and host Community events, lectures, discussions, interview shows and live music events to inform, entertain and bring people together so we may all get to know one another, solve problems and learn from each other. We give airtime to many local Non-profits, helping them to reach a wider audience. As we grow, we will offer free training in the techniques of broadcasting and reporting.

As Chairman, I believe WKDW Radio/KDWRadio.com is a treasure for North Port residents. We are a listener-supported radio station. Accept this open invitation for you to visit our station donate, volunteer and help us make the North Port area a Real Radio Communicating Community!

Statement from the CEO/Executive Director

Building Community through Open Communication. That’s what Brian Heron, grandson of the 1916 Irish Rebellion leader James Connolly scrawled across the back of our bar bill at the Celtic Ray over 6 years ago. Communication, he insisted, was meaningless and useless unless it encompassed everything and everyone. Community, he said, could only form and hold together if that communication was open and available. And Brian should know, as he was the founder of the Irish Arts Center in New York and the Celtic Art Center in Hollywood, CA. Surprisingly his evaluation of those centers of Irish community was that they were limited at best because they only included Irish thought. There was much more to be done in the realm of community organization and he was perplexed. How do we get beyond our own echo chambers of like-minded friends and get to some real conversation and change. Larry Maurer, long time friend and techno-geek joined the discussion with the fateful statement, “We should do internet radio and broadcast to the world.”

And so here we are today, I am writing this in my office in North Port and looking out my window I can see the 85'' tower and dual antennae pushing out 24/7 news, talk, local music and everything else we can convert to audio on WKDW 97.5 FM. A custom server is sitting in Phoenix, Arizona connected directly to the fiber optic backbone and providing unlimited bandwidth for internet listeners on kdwradio.com. On my desk is a letter from an MP in Belfast, Ireland thanking us for our Irish World Radio project (irishworldradio.com) where we broadband all of the music and commentary that is banned from broadcast in Northern Ireland.

We have found that open communication is the essential ingredient to compromise and mediation. But in order to find the true middle ground, we have to examine and understand the extreme sides. That required a solid commitment to respectful free speech. The overriding concept is that while I personally may not like what you have to say, I will defend your right to say it respectfully. And by allowing you to say it, I also need to be committed to truly hearing what you have said. In return, you need to allow me the same. It turns out that this is not that difficult a process.

Which brings us back to radio, both internet and FM. It is both a powerful tool to build community and a terrible weapon that can be used to destroy it. So the quest becomes sacred in nature, do we build or destroy. It is a labor of love and we choose to build.

RJ Malloy

Executive Director

Programs

Internet Broadband kdwradio.com

Internet Broadband kdwradio.com

Description

Through the Community Broadband Radio Association Inc. we offer KDWRadio.com as our internet broadband program. KDWRadio.com offers all the same programming as broadcast on WKDW 97.5 FM. Servicing the North Port, Venice, Englewood Port Charlotte, Punta Gorda and surrounding community as well as the global community through the internet, as many of our loyal listeners can continue to enjoy their community radio experience while residing in other locations around the world.

CBRA created and manages from Dublin, Ireland Irishworldradio.com that has a listening audience of 4,000 per day.

Irish world radio gives voice to Irish music, poetry, prose, thought and culture.

Unitarian Universal Church radio (UURadio1) broadcast is hosted through the CBRA KDWRadio.com server. The Church staff received training to connect for broadband access to foster their mission to maintain an ongoing audio outreach sharing basic principles shared by many Unitarian Universalists and religious progressives.

Budget $5,000

Category Arts, Culture & Humanities, General/Other Broadcasting

Program Linked to Organizational Strategy Yes

Population Served Families Adults US& International

Short Term Success

Over the last 6 months we have over 40 locally produced programs covering a wide variety of talk shows and music programs. This success is the direct result of our volunteer outreach, support of local businesses and newspaper coverage by the Sun News organization, Florida Weekly, Visitors and Arts organizations.

Long Term Success

In the spring of 2016 we added FM broadcasting to our stable as a way to Build Community Through Open Communication. We were only able to operate in Test mode until we could secure funds to build the full range tower granted by the FCC in our license.

That goal has now been reached. Our new 85 foot tower was constructed in December allowing us to reach Venice to Punta Gorda.

This is the man ...Peter West....Peter''s company Bishop West Realty sponsored the new radio 85'' tower providing a check for $15,000. WKDW 97.5FM all volunteer staff and our community can''t thank Peter and his company enough. Community Broadband Radio Association, Inc. aka WKDW 97.5 FM/kdwradio.com are living our mission statement: Building Community through Open Communication

This is a direct result of our outreach programs especially “Open Mic Night” which is a 4 hour live FM broadcast that allows local musicians, poets, and artists to perform before a live audience.

“Open Mic” Night has been nominated for “Creative Loafing Magazine” as the 2016 Best of the Bay in the “Open Mic Night Category.

Program Success Monitoring We use Stat Counter to monitor our webcast listeners as well as log our community feedback on Face Book and emails. We also measure our success by our growth which comes from the people, businesses and organizations in the community. This is shown by the growth of our staff of volunteers as well as the growth in the locally produced programs we offer through kdwradio.com and WKDW 97.5 FM. As we continue to grow our membership, we will reach out through surveys to monitor our programs through direct feedback.

Program Success Examples

1. Growth from 10 volunteers in 2014 to over 55 as of June 2017.

2. Growth in local produced programs from 8 in 2014 to 40 as of June 2017.

3. Received FCC license to broadcast on low power FM in spring of 2015. Began Test broadcasting in spring of 2016 and became fully FCC FM Station May 2016..

4. Received donation of $15,000 by Bishop West Real Estate in July 2016 to help construct new 85 foot tower to increase our FM broadcast to the full 12 mile range of our FCC license. This was one of our major fund raising goals and it came from a local North Port business. Received booster antenna through donation in May 2017.

5. Working with the non profits that uses our broadcast abilities to communicate to the community.

6. Broadcast live the City of North Port Fourth of July Event through cooperative efforts with the City.

Comments

Program Comments by Organization

We broadcast over (75) hours of locally produced programming each week. In addition we provide continuous music during non- show hours, including many local musicians and their original compositions. Our produced programs cover local politics, community arts, food and nutrition as well as local history, business, and community information. They include in depth interviews with local leaders in business, government, community organizations and non-profits. These programs are a resource for local views that connect people through access to public airways, internet broadband, and community meeting facilities. We offer a full variety of local programming produced by community residents as diverse as the community we serve.

Sunday programming offers a variety of church services, gospel hours and religious music and programming.

CEO/Executive Director

CEO/Executive Director Robert John Malloy

CEO Term Start Jan 2012

CEO/Executive Director Email rjm@kdwradio.com

Experience

RJ Malloy is an attorney that help found and has committed time, effort and money to make this all volunteer non profit successful. Mr. Malloy's experience in the legal field has kept CBRA focused on the mission and support of the community.

Mr. Malloy is non-paid, however, acts as CBRA Executive and Station Manager, and is governed by the Board of Directors.

Former CEOs/Executive Directors

Name	Term

Senior Staff

Name	Title

Staff & Volunteer Statistics

Full Time Staff 0

Part Time Staff 0

Staff Retention Rate % N/A

Professional Development No

Contractors 0

Volunteers 55

Management Reports to Board Yes

CEO/Executive Director Formal Evaluation N/A

Senior Management Formal Evaluation N/A

Non-Management Formal Evaluation No

Collaborations

City of North Port, North Port Chamber of Commerce, Back Pack Angels, Friends of Sharon Staub Library Literacy Groups and Non-Profits. PSA announcements for the community and non-profits.

Affiliations

Affiliation	Year
	0

External Assessments and Accreditations

Assessment/Accreditation	Year

Risk Management Provisions

Government Licenses

Organization Licensed by the Government Yes

Plans

Fundraising Plan Yes

Communication Plan No

Strategic Plan No

Strategic Plan Years

Strategic Plan Adopted 0

Management Succession Plan No

Continuity of Operations Plan No

Policies

Nondiscrimination Policy No

Whistle Blower Policy No

Document Destruction Policy No

Directors and Officers Insurance Policy No

Policies and Procedures No

Comments

Management Comments by Organization As we grow with volunteers, the challenge has been for proper training. We do have job descriptions for all volunteers. However, to address this growing need for specialized areas, we are cross training volunteers in many areas including tech, editing, admin.

Multi-Media Comments by Organization Our all volunteer community radio station, WKDW 97.5FM "Builds Community by Open Communication".

Board Chair

Board Chair Mr Lawrence Sparky Bobo

Company Affiliation Realtor

Board Term Jan 2015 to Dec 2017

Board Chair Email lbobo747@comcast.net

Board Members

Name	Affiliation
Mr Lawrence Sparky Bobo	Realtor
Mrs. Marie C LaBrosse	Charlotte Well Drilling/co-owner
Mr. Robert Malhman	American Broadcasting Corporation
Mr Robert J Malloy	Arbitrator/Mediator
Mr Joe Morea	Retired Supervisor
Mr Rich Suggs	Co-Owner Suggs Group ( Accountant)
Mrs. Gale West	Former Radio Account Executive

Constituency Includes Client Representation Yes

Board Ethnicity

African American/Black 0

Asian American/Pacific Islander 0

Caucasian 7

Hispanic/Latino 0

Native American/American Indian 0

Other 0 0

Board Gender

Male 5

Female 2

Unspecified

Governance

Board Term Lengths 2

Board Term Limits 99

Board Orientation Yes

Number of Full Board Meetings Annually 14

Board Meeting Attendance % 94

Board Self-Evaluation Yes

Written Board Selection Criteria Under Development

Board Conflict of Interest Policy Yes

% of Board Making Monetary Contributions 100

% of Board Making In-Kind Contributions 100

Standing Committees


Development / Fund Development / Fund Raising / Grant Writing / Major Gifts
Communications / Promotion / Publicity / Public Relations
Marketing
Membership

Comments

Governance Comments by Organization CBRA boards commitment is to sustainability as its primary focus. Station Manager/non paid Executive Director R. J. Malloy (Attorney) and Asst. Station Manager Joe Morea along with committee chairs report to the board. All members of the board are on board of the mission, vision, and commitment needed for our all volunteer organization. We believe we have a strong board and are committed to continued strength and success.

Fiscal Year Projections

Fiscal Year Start Month Jan

Fiscal Year Start Day 01

Fiscal Year Begins 2017

Fiscal Year End Month Dec

Fiscal Year End Day 31

Fiscal Year Ends 2017

Projected Revenue $25,000.00

Projected Expenses $40,000.00

Total Projected Revenue includes "in-kind" contributions/ donations No

Organization has Endowment No

Endowment Spending Policy N/A

Capital Campaign

Currently In a Capital Campaign No

Anticipate Campaign within 5 years? Yes

Campaign Purpose To raise funds for equipment needs of the station as indicated on our needs list.

Campaign Goal $22,000.00

Campaign Dates Sept 2017 to June 2018

Amount Raised To Date 0 as of July 2017

IRS Form 990s


2016 990-N	2016
2015 990-N	2015
2014 990N	2014

Audit/Financial Documents


2017 Balance Sheet CBRA	2017
Income Stmt CBRA	2017
Balance Sheet	2016
Balance Sheet CBRA	2015
P & L CBRA	2015
Balance Sheet CBRA	2014
P & L CBRA	2014

Historical Financial Review

Revenue and Expenses

Fiscal Year	2017	2016	2015
Total Revenue	$27,098	$34,186	$8,656
Total Expenses	$22,771	$33,803	$10,108

Revenue Sources

Fiscal Year	2017	2016	2015
Foundation and Corporation Contributions	$0	$0	($2)
Government Contributions	$0	$0	$0
Federal	$0	$0	$0
State	$0	$0	$0
Local	$0	$0	$0
Unspecified	$0	$0	$0
Individual Contributions	$13,331	$0	$6,640
Indirect Public Support HelpIndirect public support represents revenue received through solicitation campaigns. This includes funding United Way and other federated fundraising organizations, but does not include donor designated contributions.	$0	$0	$0
Earned Revenue HelpEarned revenue represents income generated in direct exchange for a product or service.Earned income includes income from government contracts.	$8,847	$0	$995
Investment Income, Net of Losses	$0	$0	$0
Membership Dues	$4,920	$0	$0
Special Events	$0	$0	$0
Revenue In-Kind	$0	$0	$0
Other	$0	$0	$1,023

Expense Allocation

Fiscal Year	2017	2016	2015
Program Expense	$15,614	$42,638	$9,106
Administration Expense	$7,157	$2,214	$1,002
Fundraising Expense	$0	$0	$0
Payments to Affiliates	$0	$0	$0
Total Revenue/Total Expenses	1.19	1.01	0.86
Program Expense/Total Expenses	69%	126%	90%
Fundraising Expense/Contributed Revenue	0%	--	0%

Assets and Liabilities

Fiscal Year	2017	2016	2015
Total Assets	$60,027	$42,638	$3,275
Current Assets	$19,603	$2,214	$829
Long-Term Liabilities	$0	$0	$60
Current Liabilities	$32,543	$21,233	$25,732
Total Net Assets	$27,484	$21,405	($22,517)

Top Funding Sources

Fiscal Year	2017	2015
Top Funding Source & Dollar Amount	Contributions, gifts, grants $13,331	Contributions, gifts, grants $6,640
Second Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount	Ticket Sales $8,847	Other $1,023
Third Highest Funding Source & Dollar Amount	Membership Dues $4,920	Program Service Revenue $995

CEO/Executive Director Compensation N/A

Tax Credits No

Solvency

Short Term Solvency

Fiscal Year	2017	2016	2015
Current Ratio: Current Assets/Current Liabilities	0.60	0.10	0.03

Long Term Solvency

Fiscal Year	2017	2016	2015
Long-Term Liabilities/Total Assets	0%	0%	2%

Financials Comments

Financial Comments by Organization Being a FCC regulated community radio station, we are not allowed to advertise for businesses. With tech equipment continually needing repair or replacement, we are always looking for ways to keep us up and running. Through sponsors for shows, supporters of the radio station, membership, and Common Grounds Events, where many times the performers donate back their fee, and in kind donations, along with the 24 Hour Giving Challenge shot in the arm, we have been able to sustain. We are continually advocating for support. Our volunteers not only help with their time, but many donate financial and in kind support.

Financial Comments by Foundation Financial information taken from unaudited compilations as the organization files a 990-N. For 2016, no detail is currently available for income and expense.

Nonprofit Community Broadband Radio Association Inc

Community Broadband Radio Association, Inc.

Address 12737 TAMIAMI TRL S

NORTH PORT, FL 34287 1934

Phone 941 564-8739

Email info@kdwradio.com

Website http://www.kdwradio.com

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