In December 2024 - $4,963.00 arrived for our operations.
Our total monthly expenses accrue at the following levels.
Red: Utilities, Etcetera, Just Keeping the Doors Open. Yellow: Basic Staffing Needs (x2), Staff Begins Getting Partially Paid (currently 50%). Green: All Needs Met!
We are now into our 13th year of operation. The final quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025 will be a period of serious evaluation of our future.
Have you ever wondered "whatever happened to...?" Well, we all have at some point. Do you remember F.W. Woolworth, JCPenney, General Electric, RadioShack, Toys Я Us...Circuit City and countless Mom and Pop enterprises? Each story has its own specifics, but the common denominator is, a decline in support from the customer base.
Declining support, a result of tough economic conditions for each listener (and the entire nation), is a huge reality and may, unfortunately, soon require significant change to or even the total discontinuance of our local radio programming. The outright sale of this station is another possibility. Please pray that our future will be made clear as God wills!
Thank you all so very much for the sacrifices you have made so that Radio of Hope continues to be on the air each day!
Our 2024 cost of operation has been averaging approximately $8,000.00 to $9,000.00 per month. which allows for things like Studio space rental, utilities, office supplies, free materials sent to listeners, postage, insurance, two variable hourly positions, several over the air music licensing fees and a separate fee for streaming our signal on-line.
The Washington State DNR (Department of Natural Resources) land rental fee is currently about $6,748.00 per year for the excellent mountain-top location where our FM transmitter is located (Blyn Mountain - near Discovery Bay ).
With about 720 hours in the average month why not consider making a little chunk-of-time your own project each month. For some folks one single dollar ($1) a month fits into a very limited budget. For others, it's $5.00, $12.50 or $16.50 and in some cases it's $100.00, $200.00 or even $400.00. Whatever your situation may be please know that it is appreciated very much by all of us at Radio of Hope!
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We cannot over-state how seriously we take our mandate to faithfully use each dollar donated to the cause of Christ! Close study is made before any purchase is made and our dedicated radio staff is applying their expertise for a fraction of the industry norm. In short, we're laying up treasure in Heaven.
Radio of Hope is owned and operated by Olympic Media, Inc. a 501(c)3 organization.